Nemanja Kojić (footballer)

Nemanja Kojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Којић; born 3 February 1990) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Radnički Niš.

Nemanja Kojić

Personal information
Full name	Nemanja Kojić
Date of birth	3 February 1990
Place of birth	Loznica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Radnički Niš
Number	36
Youth career
	Rad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	Rad	86	(18)
2013–2015	Partizan	55	(18)
2015–2016	Gaziantep BB	45	(12)
2017	Radnički Niš	16	(3)
2017–2018	Istanbulspor	25	(4)
2018	Ordabasy	13	(3)
2019	Tokyo Verdy	10	(2)
2019	Napredak Kruševac	9	(2)
2020–	Radnički Niš	13	(1)
National team
2007	Serbia U19[lower-alpha 1]	3	(1)
2010–2012	Serbia U21	15	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:03, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Career

Rad

Born in Loznica, Kojić joined Rad as a trainee in 2003. He made his senior debuts in the 2006–07 season, recording three appearances in the process. In May 2008, Kojić broke his leg in a match against Sevojno, causing him to miss the entire 2008–09 season. On 2 May 2010, he scored his first senior career goal, finding the back of the net in a 1–0 home win over Jagodina.[1] On 30 June 2011, he scored a goal and provided three assists in a 6–0 home win over Tre Penne in the first leg of Europa League first qualifying round.[2] One week later, he scored twice in the return leg against Tre Penne in a 1–3 away win.[3] On 19 August 2012, Kojić scored twice in a 2–2 away draw against Red Star Belgrade.[4] He scored another brace on 1 September 2012 in a 2–3 away league win over Spartak Subotica.[5]

Partizan

On 3 February 2013, on his 23rd birthday, Kojić was transferred to Partizan, together with Predrag Luka. Both players signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.[6] Kojić made his debut for Partizan against Donji Srem on 2 March 2013.[7] Four days later, Kojić scored his first two goals for Partizan in a 0–4 away league win over BSK Borča.[8]

On 26 April 2014, Kojić scored the winning goal in the 90th minute of the Belgrade derby in a 2–1 home win over Red Star Belgrade.[9] On 3 May 2014, Kojić scored a hat-trick in a 0–5 away win over Donji Srem.[10] He finished the season as the club's top scorer with eight goals.

Gaziantep BB

In August 2016, Kojić joined Turkish second tier side Gaziantep BB, signing a three-year contract and was given the number 36 shirt.[11]

Radnički Niš

On 15 February 2017, Kojić returned to his homeland and signed with Radnički Niš until the end of the 2016–17 season.[12]

Tokyo Verdy

On 16 January 2019, Tokyo Verdy announced the signing of Kojić.[13]

International

Kojić was a regular member of the Serbia national under-21 team during the qualifications for the 2013 UEFA European Championship.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 April 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rad	2006–07	Serbian First League	3	0	0	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2007–08		5	0	1	0	—		—		—		6	0
	2008–09	Serbian SuperLiga	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2009–10		7	1			—		—		—		7	1
	2010–11		27	3	1	0	—		—		—		28	3
	2011–12		25	4	0	0	—		4	4	—		29	8
	2012–13		15	5	3	1	—		—		—		18	6
	Total		82	13	5	1	-	-	4	4	-	-	91	18
Partizan	2012–13	Serbian SuperLiga	13	6	0	0	—		0	0	—		13	6
	2013–14		15	7	2	1	—		3	0	—		20	8
	2014–15		13	2	5	0	—		3	0	—		21	2
	2015–16		1	1	0	0	—		0	0	—		1	1
	Total		42	16	7	1	-	-	6	0	-	-	55	17
Gaziantep BB	2015–16	TFF First League	29	9	0	0	—		—		—		29	9
	2016–17		16	3	0	0	—		—		—		16	3
	Total		45	12	0	0	—		—		—		45	12
Radnički Niš	2016–17	Serbian SuperLiga	16	3	0	0	—		0	0	—		16	3
Istanbulspor	2017–18	TFF First League	25	4	1	0	—		—		—		26	4
Ordabasy	2018	Kazakhstan Premier League	13	3	0	0	—		—		—		13	3
Tokyo Verdy	2019	J2 League	10	2	0	0	—		—		—		10	2
Career total			212	50	13	2	-	-	10	4	-	-	219	56

Honours

Partizan

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2012–13, 2014–15

Notes

1. Only official UEFA matches included

References

1. "JSL: Kojić u 93. za pobedu Rada" (in Serbian). b92.net. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
2. "Rad počistio Tre Pene" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
3. "LE: Rad pobedio i u San Marinu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
4. "Nemoćna Zvezda remizirala sa igračem više, Rad odneo bod sa Marakane!" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
5. "Kojić vodio Rad do pobede u Subotici, "junajted forsi" uletali na teren, Voša na vrhu!" (in Serbian). b92.net. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
6. "Predstavljena nova pojačanja iz Rada" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
7. "Luka i Šćepović doneli Partizanu prvu prolećnu pobedu (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). telegraf.rs. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
8. "Bingo Kojić i Brašanac iz kornera za šampionovih plus osam (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
9. "Kojić ne da titulu! (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
10. "Partizanova golgeterska eksplozija! Het-trik Nemanje Kojića (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
11. "НАПАДАЧ ОТПУТОВАО У ТУРСКУ: Немања Којић три године у Гацијантепу" (in Serbian). Sportski žurnal. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
12. "Којић потписао за Раднички" (in Serbian). FK Radnički Niš official website. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
13. "ネマニャ コイッチ選手移籍加入のお知らせ". verdy.co.jp (in Japanese). Tokyo Verdy. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

External links

• Nemanja Kojić at Soccerway
• Nemanja Kojić at FootballDatabase.eu
• Nemanja Kojić – UEFA competition record
• Nemanja Kojić at J.League (in Japanese)