Novica Eraković
Novica Eraković (Cyrillic: Новица Ераковић; born 16 March 1999) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Omonia and the Montenegro national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Nikšić, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Omonia | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sutjeska | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Sutjeska | 107 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | → Lovćen (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2023– | Omonia | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Montenegro U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Montenegro | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:23, 26 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Eraković is a youth product of Sutjeska, and began his senior career on loan with Lovćen in the Montenegrin First League for the 2018–19 season. He extended his contract with the club on 10 March 2022.[1] He helped Sutjeska win the 2021–22 Montenegrin First League, and was named into the league's team of the season.[2] After winning the 2022–23 Montenegrin Cup with Sutjeska, he joined Cypriot club Omonia on a free transfer in June 2023.[3] However, a cruciate ligament rupture he suffered in pre-season has prevented him from making his official debut.[4]
International career
Eraković is a youth international for Montenegro, having played for the Montenegro U21s. He received his first callup to the senior Montenegro national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022. He debuted in a 1–0 friendly loss to Armenia on 23 March 2022.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 July 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lovćen (loan) | 2018–19 | Montenegrin First League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Sutjeska | 2019–20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| Total | 107 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 122 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 137 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 9 | ||
References
- "Sutjeska se već pojačava – Novica Eraković produžio ugovor". Sportklub. March 10, 2022.
- "ДАН - Балша Секулић играч сезоне". www.dan.co.me. May 27, 2022.
- "Ομόνοια: Εράκοβιτς και με βούλα ο πρώτος! | Goal News Cy" (in Greek). 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- "Επιβεβαιώθηκαν οι εκτιμήσεις για Εράκοβιτς, υπέστη ρήξη χιαστών | AlphaNews.Live". www.alphanews.live (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- "Novica Eraković: Nije očekivao poziv, a sada se o njemu priča". vijesti.me.
External links
- Novica Eraković at Soccerway
- Novica Eraković at National-Football-Teams.com
- FSCG Profile