Nikola Vujnović

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.

Nikola Vujnović
Personal information
Full name Nikola Vujnović
Date of birth (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997
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) 4 (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 04:59, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2029

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
YearAppsGoals
202151
Total51
As of match played 13 November 2021. Montenegro score listed first, score column indicates score after each of his goal.
NoDateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 13 November 2021Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro3 Netherlands2–22–22022 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. 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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