Nikola Đurković (Montenegrin footballer)

Nikola Đurković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Ђурковић; born 3 January 1994) is a Montenegrin football midfielder who plays for Canadian Soccer League club Serbian White Eagles FC.[1]

This article is about the Montenegrin footballer born in 1994. For the Serbian-Israeli footballer born in 2002, see Nikola Đurković (Serbian-Israeli footballer).
Nikola Đurković
Đurković with Serbian White Eagles in 2022
Personal information
Full name Nikola Đurković
Date of birth (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994
Place of birth Podgorica, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Serbian White Eagles
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Budućnost Podgorica
2014–2015 Zabjelo
2015–2016 Dečić 5 (0)
2016–2020 Kom
2020–2022 Jezero 58 (3)
2022– Serbian White Eagles
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Montenegro

He started in his hometown club Budućnost Podgorica. In 2014, he arrived in Zabjelo, where he stayed for one season, usually playing as a defensive midfielder. He then moved to Dečić which marked his return to the Montenegrin top tier.[2] In his debut season with the Tuzi-based club, he appeared in five matches.[2] Following a season with Dečić he returned to the country's second division to sign with his hometown club Kom where he stayed for four years.

In his debut season with Kom, he helped the club secure promotion to the first division by winning the league title.[3] The 2017–18 season marked his third stint in the top flight where he appeared in 27 matches and recorded 2 goals.[2] The club was relegated the following season where Đurković remained with the club and assisted in securing promotion back to the first division during the 2018–19 season.[4] In his final season with Kom, he made 24 appearances and registered 1 goal.[2]

In 2020, he signed with league rivals Jezero.[5] Đurković would make 31 appearances for the club in his debut season.[2] He re-signed with Jezero for the following season where he featured in 28 matches with 3 goals.[6]

Canada

Đurković began to play abroad by joining the Serbian White Eagles prior to the 2022 season.[1][7] He recorded his first goal for the Serbs in his debut match against FC Continentals on May 29, 2022.[8] Several weeks after he recorded a hattrick against BGHC FC on June 19, 2022.[9] He helped the western Toronto side secure the regular season title which automatically clinched a playoff berth for the club.[10][11] However, the Serbs were eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs to the Continentals.[12]

He re-signed with the Serbs for the 2023 season where he participated in the Royal CSL Cup final where Toronto Falcons defeated the White Eagles in a penalty shootout.[13]

Honors

Serbian White Eagles

References
  1. Vujcic, Djuradj (16 November 2022). "Re-Cap of 2022 Signings". Serbian White Eagles FC. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. "Montenegro - N. Đurković - Perfil con noticias, estadísticas de carrera e historia - Soccerway". el.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  3. "Montenegro 2016/17". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. "Zlatna šansa za tim sa Zlatice: Danas borba Koma i Lovćena za ulazak u Prvu ligu (VIDEO)" [With the support of "Devils", Kom confirms his return to the First League (VIDEO)]. ИН4С (in Serbian). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. Mitrović, Danilo (25 July 2022). "Prvoligaši u pogonu, iako još ne znaju kad počinje prvenstvo" [First league players in operation, although they do not yet know when the championship will start]. vijesti.me (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  6. Janičić, Svetozar (1 October 2021). "Jezero pobedilo Iskru, presudio Nikola Đurković" (in Serbian). Sport Klub. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  7. "Igrač Jezera pojačao SWE • CG-Fudbal" [Jezera player reinforced SWE]. CG-Fudbal (in Montenegrin). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  8. Adamson, Stan (30 May 2022). "Victories Denied in CSL Opener......Three games end in draw". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  9. Adamson, Stan (19 June 2022). "Durkovic Hits 4 for White Eagles Victory - Shooters on Top". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  10. Stanchev, Stancho (13 August 2022). "„Скарбъро" на брежанския мениджър К. Димитров остана трети в редовния сезон на канадската Втора лига" ["Scarborough" of Brezhan manager K. Dimitrov remained third in the regular season of the Canadian Second League]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  11. Stanchev, Stancho (19 August 2022). "К. Димитров-Брежанеца на две стъпки от дубъл на титлата в Канада" [K. Dimitrov-Brezhanetsa is two steps away from a double title in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  12. Stanchev, Stancho (25 August 2022). "К. Димитров-Брежанеца и подопечните му пробиха на 6-и финал за шампионската титла в Канада" [K. Dimitrov-Brezhanetsa and his wards broke through to the 6th final for the championship title in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  13. Vujcic, Djuradj (24 May 2023). "SWE Finish Second in First Ever Royal CSL Cup". serbianwhiteagles.ca. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  14. Adamson, Stan (18 August 2022). "Saturday's Championship Semi-finals Wide Open.......No favorite but lots of excitement". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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