Nikola Petković (footballer, born 2003)

For the footballers of the same name, see Nikola Petković (footballer, born 1996) and Nikola Petković (footballer, born 1986).

Nikola Petković
Personal information
Full name Nikola Petković
Date of birth (2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Zrenjanin, Serbia and Montenegro
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crown Legacy
Number 60
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Čukarički 17 (0)
2023– Crown Legacy 13 (3)
International career‡
2022– Serbia U21 7 (0)
2023– Serbia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:36, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:20, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Nikola Petković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Петковић; born 23 February 2003) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for MLS Next Pro side Crown Legacy.

Career

At the age of 4, Petkovic began playing football before joining the Bambi Academy at the age of 7.[1]

Petković began his career with Čukarički.[2]

On 16 February 2023, he joined Crown Legacy FC, the reserve team for Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC, who compete in the MLS Next Pro.[3]

International career

He has captained the Serbia national under-19 football team.[4] Petković made his debut for Serbia national football team on 25 January 2023 in a friendly match against USA. Serbia won the game 2 – 1, with Petković being starter.[5][6]

Career statistics

International

As of 25 January 2023
Serbia
Year Apps Goals
2023 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Čukin biser za Meridian sport: Nestvarno mi je da sam dobio poziv za reprezentaciju". meridianbetsport.rs.
  2. ^ PETKOVIĆ Nikola at superliga.rs, 17-1-2023 (in Serbian)
  3. ^ "Crown Legacy FC Signs Serbian International Nikola Petković from FK Čukarički".
  4. ^ "Nikola Petković kao kapiten predvodi Srbiju na EURO U19". ilovezrenjanin.com. 13 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Nikola je iskoristio američku turneju – Piksi je dobio još jednog aduta". srbijapres.rs. 28 January 2023.
  6. ^ "БРАВО ОРЛОВИ, СРБИЈА БОЉА ОД АМЕРИКЕ". Football Association of Serbia. 26 January 2023.

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