Nemanja Milunović

Nemanja Milunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Милуновић, pronounced [němaɲa mǐlunoʋitɕ, - milǔː-]; born 31 May 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade and the Serbia national team.

Nemanja Milunović
Personal information
Full name Nemanja Milunović
Date of birth (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989
Place of birth Čačak, SR Serbia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Red Star Belgrade
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Borac Čačak 4 (1)
2008–2009 → Mladost Lučani (loan) 31 (0)
2010–2011 → Mladost Lučani (loan) 26 (0)
2011–2015 Mladost Lučani 96 (12)
2015–2018 BATE Borisov 59 (6)
2019–2021 Red Star Belgrade 54 (6)
2021–2022 Alanyaspor 27 (1)
2022– Red Star Belgrade 22 (0)
International career‡
2016– Serbia 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2019

Club career

Early career

Milunović made his professional debut with hometown club Borac Čačak, but saw little playing time.[2] He was then loaned to Mladost Lučani for the 2010–11 season; at the time the team played in the Serbia's second tier. Mladost Lučani returned to the Serbian SuperLiga the following season, during which Milunović played a total of 30 games and scored a total of six goals.[2] Eventually, Mladost Lučani purchased Milunović's contract from Borac Čačak.[2] At Mladost Lučani, Milunović was coached by Neško Milovanović.[2]

BATE Borisov

In 2015, Milunović joined Belarusian team BATE Borisov in a €300,000 transfer from Mladost Lučani.[2] He played in the team's 2015–16 UEFA Champions League campaign under coach Alyaksandr Yermakovich. On 16 September 2015, he scored BATE's only goal in their first Champions League match that season, a 4–1 loss against Bayer Leverkusen.[3] Although BATE was last in their group by the end of the 2015 UEFA Champions League group stage, BATE's general secretary Andrei Vashkevich stated that Milunović was one of the team's most consistent players, even suggesting that he had a chance to be named the Vysheyshaya Liga's Player of the Year.[4] Milunović was subsequently named in the ideal team of the Belarus's Vysheyshaya Liga for two consecutive seasons.[2]

Red Star Belgrade

After Milunović decided not to renew his contract with BATE Borisov, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Red Star Belgrade as a free agent in the 2018–19 winter transfer window.[5] He played in Red Star's 2019–20 UEFA Champions League campaign under coach Vladan Milojević.

Alanyaspor

In June 2021, after his contract with Red Star expired, Milunović signed 2-year contract with Turkish side Alanyaspor.[6]

International career

Milunović made his first appearance for the Serbia national football team under coach Slavoljub Muslin in a 2-1 friendly win over Cyprus in November 2016.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of end of 2021–22 season[8]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borac Čačak 2007–08 2100000021
2009–10 2000000020
Total 4100000041
Mladost Lučani 2008–09 310000000310
2010–11 260000000260
2011–12 306100000316
2012–13 243110000254
2013–14 271100000281
2014–15 152100000162
Total 1531241000015713
BATE 2015 2325012110413
2016 112400000152
2017 2023011110353
2018 50303010120
Total 596150262301038
Red Star 2018–19 120410000161
2019–20 2022013100353
2020–21 2244110100366
Total 54610223200879
Alanyaspor 2021–22 271500000321
Career total 297263434943038333

International statistics
Serbia national team
YearAppsGoals
201631
201700
201800
201910
Total41

International goals

Score and Result lists Serbia's goals first[8]

No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 May 2016Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia2 Israel2–13–1Friendly

Honours
Mladost Lučani
BATE Borisov
Red Star Belgrade

References
  1. "Nemanja Milunović". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. Darko Noveski (16 November 2018). "KO JE NEMANJA MILUNOVIĆ: Muslinovo iznenađenje, Zvezdina višegodišnja želja, za Krstajića 'Kasper'". HotSport (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. "Bayer Leverkusen beats BATE Borisov 4-1 in Champions League". USA Today. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. "VIEW FROM THE OPPOSITION: BATE BORISOV". A.S. Roma. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. Darjan Nedeljković (16 November 2018). "GOTOVO! Milunović u Zvezdi dve i po godine". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  6. "Nemanja Milunovic Aytemiz Alanyaspor'umuzda". alanyaspor.org.tr (in Turkish). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. "Фудбалски савез Србије - званична веб презентација". Fss.rs. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  8. "N. Milunović". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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