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Nikola Vujnović

Nikola Vujnović
Personal information
Full name Nikola Vujnović
Date of birth (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Cetinje, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Sumgayit
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Radnički Obrenovac 20 (4)
2014Rad (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)
2022Sporting Kansas City (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2024 Gorica 46 (5)
2024– Sumgayit 0 (0)
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 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 December 2021

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

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]

Sumgayit

On 13 July 2024, Vujnović signed with Sumgayit FK.[10]

International career

He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Latvia.[11][12]

Career

International

As of match played on 16 November 2021
Montenegro
Year Apps Goals
2021 5 1
Total 5 1
As of match played 13 November 2021. Montenegro score listed first, score column indicates score after each of his goal.
No Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 November 2021 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro 3  Netherlands 2–2 2–2 2022 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. ^ a b 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. ^ ""Sumqayıt" FK Nikola Vuynoviç ilə müqavilə imzalayıb". facebook.com/sumqayitfc (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK Facebook. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Montenegro v Latvia game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-10-18.