Nikola Jojić
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nikola Jojić[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 September 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Čačak, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Mladost Lučani (on loan from Stoke City) | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
Mladost Lučani | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Mladost Lučani | 44 | (9) |
2023– | Stoke City | 1 | (0) |
2024– | → Mladost Lučani (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2022 | Serbia U19 | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Serbia U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:11, 2 September 2023 (UTC) |
Nikola Jojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јојић; born 15 September 2003) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Mladost Lučani on loan from EFL Championship club Stoke City.
Career
[edit]Mladost Lučani
[edit]Jojić was born in Čačak and began his career with Mladost Lučani, making his Serbian SuperLiga debut at the age of 16 on 24 July 2021 against Red Star Belgrade.[2] He scored his first professional goals in a 2–1 win against Spartak Subotica on 20 May 2022.[3][4] Jojić had a breakout season in 2022–23 as he was fully integrated into the first team and went on score eight goals in 38 appearances.[5]
Stoke City
[edit]On 22 August 2023, Jojić signed for Championship club Stoke City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6] He made his league debut in England coming on as a late substitute against Preston North End on 2 September 2023.[7][8] Jojić spent the rest of the 2023–24 season with the under-21 team without making much of an impact.[9]
After struggling for game time with the under-21 team Jojić returned to Mladost Lučani for the 2024–25 season.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 September 2023[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mladost Lučani | 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 8 | |||
2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 10 | ||||
Stoke City | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2024–25 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Mladost Lučani (loan) | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 45 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 |
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2021–22 (Round 37[12])
References
[edit]- ^ "EFL - Squad List 2023/24" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Stoke City confirm 'emerging talent' Nikola Jojic as 12th signing of radical transfer window". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Jojić the best player of the last round of the Superliga". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Mladost Lučani vs. Spartak Subotica 2 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Nikola Jojić, the new projected capital of Mladost: My mother believed even when I didn't, Gordić is an example that dreams are achievable". MozzartSport (in Bosnian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Nikola Jojic joins the Potters". www.stokecityfc.com. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Stoke City 0-2 Preston North End 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Stoke City 0-2 Preston: Will Keane's double sends North End top". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Smith, Pete. "Pete Smith's Stoke City end of season player ratings for 35-man squad". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Nikola Jojić returns to FK Mladost Lučani on loan". Stoke City. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Nikola Jojić at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Igrač kola: Sjajna partija mladog Nikole Jojića za kraj sezone". www.superliga.rs. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Čačak
- Men's association football midfielders
- Serbian men's footballers
- Serbia men's youth international footballers
- Serbia men's under-21 international footballers
- FK Mladost Lučani players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- English Football League players
- Serbian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in England