Nikola Vujnović

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Nikola Vujnović
Personal information
Full name Nikola Vujnović
Date of birth (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Cetinje, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City
(on loan from Voždovac)
Number 19
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– Voždovac 43 (15)
2022– → Sporting Kansas City (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013[1] Montenegro U17 3 (1)
2014– Montenegro U19 6 (6)
2014–2018 Montenegro U21[2] 9 (0)
2020– Montenegro 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:29, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2029

Nikola Vujnović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Вујновић; born 11 January 1997) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer on loan from Serbian club Voždovac.

Club career[]

Villareal[]

Vujnović joined Spanish club Villareal in the summer of 2015.[3] He initially played in Villareal's C team in his first few seasons at the club. However, he was eventually promoted to Villareal B. He featured in Villareal 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.[4]

Podgorica[]

On 30 July 2019, Vujnović signed a one-year contract with Montenegrin club Podgorica.[5] He scored a total of seven goals over the course of the 2019–20 season.[6]

Voždovac[]

On 29 July 2020, Vujnović joined Voždovac.[6]

Sporting Kansas City[]

On 15 February 2022, Vujnović signed with Sporting Kansas City on a season long loan with a purchase option.[7]

International career[]

He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Latvia.[8][9]

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. ^ "Бивши нападач Рада Никола Вујновић у Виљареалу". Sportski žurnal. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Villarreal close in on knockout stage with win". Premier League. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Deveto pojačanje: Podgorica dovela Vujnovića iz Viljareala". Aktuelno.me (in Serbian). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b Svetozar Janičić (29 July 2020). "Nikola Vujnović pojačao napad Voždovca" (in Serbian). Sport Klub. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Sporting Kansas City sign striker Nikola Vujnovic on loan from Serbian club". Major League Soccer. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Montenegro v Latvia game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

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