Pavle Ninkov
Pavle Ninkov (Serbian Cyrillic: Павле Нинков, born 20 April 1985[1]) is a Serbian football right-back. His former clubs include Radnički Beograd, Rad and Čukarički, and Ligue 1 side Toulouse FC. In international competition Ninkov has represented Serbia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pavle Ninkov | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Železničar Beograd | 14 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Radnički Beograd | 27 | (3) |
| 2005 | Rad | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Čukarički | 56 | (4) |
| 2008–2011 | Red Star Belgrade | 88 | (3) |
| 2011–2017 | Toulouse | 109 | (1) |
| 2018 | Zemun | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Serbia | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Red Star Belgrade
In January 2008, he joined Red Star Belgrade from FK Čukarički. Ninkov was given the number 24 shirt for Red Star Belgrade and became an integral member of the squad. During the 2010–11 season he was promoted to team captain.
Toulouse
On 21 June 2011, he joined Toulouse FC, signing a four-year contract with the club.[2][3][4]
Ninkov began the 2013–14 season playing 13 league matches, starting eight times. In December 2013, Toulouse announced he would be out of action for three weeks due to a foot injury.[5]
He was released by the club at the end of the 2016–17 season.[6]
International career
Ninkov made his debut for the Serbia national football team on 6 February 2008 during a friendly match against Macedonia. Ninkov was then called up by coach Miroslav Đukić to represent Serbia's Olympic football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but did not participate.
On 11 November 2011, in a friendly match against Mexico, Mexican TV referred to Ninkov as "Pablo Ninkon".[8]
Career statistics
- As of 3 December 2017[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
| Red Star | 2007–08 | SuperLiga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2009–10 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 88 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 3 | ||
| France | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Coupe de la Ligue | Total | |||||||
| Toulouse | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 109 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 120 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 197 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 229 | 4 | ||
References
- soccerway profile
- Grima, Mitchell. "Official: Toulouse sign Serbian international Pavle Ninkov from Red Star Belgrade". Goal. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- Boudreault, Patric (22 June 2011). "Avec Pavle Ninkov, le TFC consolide sa défense". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- Ninkov in Toulouse 4 years – Serbian (Cyrillic)
- "TFC : Pavle Ninkov absent trois semaines". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 12 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- Desprez, Patrick (20 May 2017). "TFC : adieux aux armes". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- Pavle Ninkov o dolasku u Zemun: Spontano...‚ mondo.rs, 18 February 2018
- México vs Serbia 2–0 Futbol Amistoso on YouTube [11/11/11] Full Highlights. 12 November 2011
- "Pavle Ninkov » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
External links
- Pavle Ninkov at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)