Stefan Nikolić (

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: Стефан Николић; born 14 March 1994) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Mladost Podgorica

Nikolić is a product of the

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and

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academy. Although he played successfully for the youth team's first eleven on the

position, Nikolić failed to secure a first team contract. He signed his first professional contract with Montenegrin side

Mladost Podgorica OFK Titograd ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: ОФК Титоград) is a professional football club based in Podgorica, Montenegro. Founded in 1951, they play in the Third League of Montenegro. The team has one league trophy and two Montenegrin Cup tr ...

. However, he was released after only 6 months at the club, appearing in only two league matches.

Vojvodina

In a bizarre twist of events, Nikolić was invited to a trial at Vojvodina, due to the club's new policy to focus on youth players from its own academy. He secured a two-year deal at his old club. He made his debut for Vojvodina on 13 April 2014, under manager

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, in a 1–0 home loss against Rad. While at Vojvodina, Nikolić won the

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. He was released from the club at the end of the 2014–15 season.

OFK Bačka

In early July 2015, Nikolić signed with

OFK Bačka OFK Bačka (Serbian Cyrillic: ОФК Бачка) is a football club based in Bačka Palanka, Serbia, that competes in the Serbian League Vojvodina. In 2016, the club achieved promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga. It is known as one of the most su ...

on a free transfer. He left Bačka in late 2017.

Krupa

In March 2018, Nikolić signed a contract with

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club Krupa. He was part of the Krupa team that played in the 2017–18 Bosnian Cup final against Željezničar, losing both final matches. Nikolić got relegated with Krupa back to the First League of RS in the 2018–19 season, but got promoted back to the Bosnian Premier League in the next season, though after the season was ended abruptly due to the

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, after which, by default, Krupa were crowned league champions and got promoted. He terminated his contract with the club on 19 December 2020.

Honours

Vojvodina *

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: 2013–14 Krupa * First League of RS: 2019–20

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolic, Stefan 1994 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegrin First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian First League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players First League of the Republika Srpska players OFK Titograd players FK Vojvodina players OFK Bačka players FK Krupa players Men's association football fullbacks 21st-century Serbian sportsmen