Nikola Maksimović

Nikola Maksimović
Никола Максимовић

Maksimović playing for Torino in 2015
Personal information
Full name Nikola Maksimović
Date of birth (1991-11-25) 25 November 1991
Place of birth Bajina Bašta, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Torino
Number 19
Youth career
2002–2004 Kosmos Bajina Bašta
2004–2006 Sloga Bajina Bašta
2006–2008 Sloboda Užice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2012 Sloboda Užice 63 (3)
2012–2013 Red Star Belgrade 25 (1)
2013– Torino 66 (0)
National team‡
2012– Serbia 9 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:10, 20 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Nikola Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Максимовић; born 25 November 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian club Torino and the Serbian national team.

Club career

Early career

Maksimović began his career in 2002 with Kosmos Bajina Bašta, for which he represented in the various youth competitions in Serbia, before he moved to FK Sloga Bajina Bašta in 2004. On 16 July 2006 he moved to the youth ranks of Sloboda Užice, where, precisely two years later, he made his debut for the first team in a game against FBK Kaunas. On 19 September 2010 Maksimović received the first yellow card of his career during a match against Spartak Subotica;[1] and scored the first goal of his professional career on 5 March 2011 in Lučani.[2]

Red Star

During the 2012 winter transfer window Maksimović was signed by Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade, for a reported fee of €300,000. He made his debut on 3 March 2012 in a match against Spartak Zlatibor.[3][4]

At the end of the season 51% of his contract was acquired by Cypriots Apollon Limassol.

Torino

On 23 July 2013 he was loaned to Italian Serie A club Torino with a buyout clause;[5][6] he made his official debut on 6 October as a substitute against Sampdoria in Genoa, finishing 2–2.[7] Over the course of the season he earned a spot in the starting lineup, first, as a central defender, then as a right-sided midfielder.

On 27 May 2014 Torino exercised the right to purchase him outright; Maksimović signed a contract until 2018.[8][9]

International career

He made 4 appearances for the Serbian national youth teams: two with the under-19[10][11] and two with the under-21. He was first called up to the Serbian national team on 31 May 2012, for two friendly matches against France[12] and Sweden,[13] in which he was played as a starter. He returned for two friendlies against Ireland (where he entered in the second half) and Chile (from the onset), a 3–1 win.[14]

Style of play

Able to play as a defensive midfielder,[15] he grew up playing mainly as a central defender. He is agile for his considerable height (193 cm), combined with a predisposition for the air and marking opponents.[16] At home he has been repeatedly compared to Nemanja Vidić.[17]

Career statistics

Club

Updated 20 April 2016.[18]

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sloboda Užice 2008–09 Serbian First League 7 0 0 0— — 7 0
2009–10 24 2 0 0 3 0 — 27 2
2010–11 Serbian SuperLiga 20 1 3 0— — 23 1
2011–12 12 0 1 0— — 13 0
Total 63 3 4 0 3 0 — 70 3
Red Star Belgrade 2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga 12 0 3 0— — 15 0
2012–13 13 1 1 0 6 0 — 20 1
Total 25 1 4 0 6 0 — 35 1
Torino 2013–14 Serie A 23 0 0 0— — 23 0
2014–15 27 0 1 0 9 0 — 37 0
2015–16 16 0 0 0 0 0 — 16 0
Total 66 0 1 0 9 0 — 76 0
Career Total 154490180001804

    International

    Serbian national team
    YearAppsGoals
    201240
    201300
    201410
    201520
    201620
    Total90

    Honours

    Club

    Red Star Belgrade

    Individual

    References

    External links

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