Nikola Paunic

Nikola Paunic (born October 13, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player.

Nikola Paunic
Paunic captaining TFC Academy in 2012
Personal information
Full name Nikola Paunić
Date of birth (1993-10-13) October 13, 1993
Place of birth Podgorica, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2003–2009 Serbian White Eagles
2010–2012 TFC Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Toronto Varsity Blues
2013–2014 South Florida Bulls 40 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Serbian White Eagles 4 (0)
2014 K-W United 8 (0)
2015 Orange County Blues 4 (0)
International career‡
2012 Canada U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 23, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 15, 2017

Career

Youth & College

Paunic played two years of college soccer at the University of Toronto, before transferring to the University of South Florida in 2013.[1][2][3] He played in the Canadian Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles.[4]

Paunic also appeared for USL PDL side K-W United FC in 2014.[5]

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Paunic was selected 74th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[6]

Paunic wasn't signed by Vancouver and joined United Soccer League side Orange County Blues on June 2, 2015.[7]

Managerial career

Paunic became a coach for the Stella Rossa Football Club Academy in the Ontario Academy Soccer League.[8]

References
  1. "Nikola Paunic - Men's Soccer".
  2. "Nikola Paunic - Men's Soccer".
  3. Vujcic, Djuradj (2013-09-02). "Paunic joins NCAA's University of South Florida Bulls". Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  4. Davidson, Neil (January 12, 2015). "MLS Superdraft to feature several Canadian soccer stars". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  5. http://www.uslpdl.com/home/808431.html
  6. "Vancouver Whitecaps FC select five players in final two rounds of 2015 MLS SuperDraft | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Archived from the original on 2015-01-21.
  7. http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=210125658
  8. "FC Stella Rossa". www.stellarossafc.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.


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