Nikola Vujnović

Nikola Vujnović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Вујновић; born 11 January 1997) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian club Gorica.[3]

Nikola Vujnović
Personal information
Full name Nikola Vujnović
Date of birth (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997
Place of birth Cetinje, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Gorica
Number 46
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Radnički Obrenovac 20 (4)
2014 → Rad (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2018 Villarreal C 46 (9)
2018–2019 Villarreal B 18 (3)
2019–2020 Podgorica 31 (7)
2020–2022 Voždovac 43 (15)
2022 → Sporting Kansas City (loan) 9 (0)
2022– Gorica 30 (3)
International career‡
2012–2013[1] Montenegro U17 3 (1)
2014–2015 Montenegro U19 6 (6)
2014–2018 Montenegro U21[2] 9 (0)
2020– Montenegro 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:38, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 December 2021

Club career

Villarreal

Vujnović joined Spanish club Villarreal in the summer of 2015.[4] He initially played in Villarreal's C team in his first few seasons at the club. However, he was eventually promoted to Villarreal B. He featured in Villarreal B's 2018–19 Premier League International Cup campaign, scoring a penalty in a 7–0 win against Liverpool's reserves on 21 November 2018.[5]

Podgorica

On 30 July 2019, Vujnović signed a one-year contract with Montenegrin club Podgorica.[6] He scored a total of seven goals over the course of the 2019–20 season.[7]

Voždovac

On 29 July 2020, Vujnović joined Voždovac.[7]

Sporting Kansas City

On 15 February 2022, Vujnović signed with Sporting Kansas City on a season long loan with a purchase option.[8] On 8 July 2022, Vujnović and Kansas City agreed to terminate his loan at the club.[9]

International career

He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Latvia.[10][11]

Career

International
As of match played on 16 November 2021
Montenegro
YearAppsGoals
202151
Total51
As of match played 13 November 2021. Montenegro score listed first, score column indicates score after each of his goal.
NoDateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 13 November 2021Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro3 Netherlands2–22–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. "Kadetska reprezentacija: Ljutica pozvao 18 fudbalera". Pobjeda.me (in Serbian). 6 December 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. "VLAISAVLJEVIĆ: Igramo jedan od najljepših fudbala u Evropi". portalanalitika.me (in Serbian). 28 February 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. Nikola Vujnović at Soccerway
  4. "Бивши нападач Рада Никола Вујновић у Виљареалу". Sportski žurnal. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. "Villarreal close in on knockout stage with win". Premier League. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. "Deveto pojačanje: Podgorica dovela Vujnovića iz Viljareala". Aktuelno.me (in Serbian). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. Svetozar Janičić (29 July 2020). "Nikola Vujnović pojačao napad Voždovca" (in Serbian). Sport Klub. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. "Sporting Kansas City sign striker Nikola Vujnovic on loan from Serbian club". Major League Soccer. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  9. "Sporting KC and forward Nikola Vujnovic mutually agree to terminate contract".
  10. "Montenegro v Latvia game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
  11. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-10-18.


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