Nemanja Milunović

Nemanja Milunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Милуновић, pronounced [němaɲa mǐlunoʋitɕ, - milǔː-]; born 31 May 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.

Nemanja Milunović

Personal information
Full name	Nemanja Milunović
Date of birth	(1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Čačak, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Red Star Belgrade
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Borac Čačak	4	(1)
2008–2009	→ Mladost Lučani (loan)	31	(0)
2010–2011	→ Mladost Lučani (loan)	26	(0)
2011–2015	Mladost Lučani	96	(12)
2015–2018	BATE Borisov	59	(6)
2019–2021	Red Star Belgrade	54	(6)
2021–2022	Alanyaspor	27	(1)
2022–	Red Star Belgrade	25	(0)
International career^‡
2016–2019	Serbia	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2019

Club career

Early career

Milunović made his professional debut with hometown club Borac Čačak, but saw little playing time.^[2] He was then loaned to Mladost Lučani for the 2010–11 season; at the time the team played in the Serbia's second tier. Mladost Lučani returned to the Serbian SuperLiga the following season, during which Milunović played a total of 30 games and scored a total of six goals.^[2] Eventually, Mladost Lučani purchased Milunović's contract from Borac Čačak.^[2] At Mladost Lučani, Milunović was coached by Neško Milovanović.^[2]

BATE Borisov

In 2015, Milunović joined Belarusian team BATE Borisov in a €300,000 transfer from Mladost Lučani.^[2] He played in the team's 2015–16 UEFA Champions League campaign under coach Alyaksandr Yermakovich. On 16 September 2015, he scored BATE's only goal in their first Champions League match that season, a 4–1 loss against Bayer Leverkusen.^[3] Although BATE was last in their group by the end of the 2015 UEFA Champions League group stage, BATE's general secretary Andrei Vashkevich stated that Milunović was one of the team's most consistent players, even suggesting that he had a chance to be named the Vysheyshaya Liga's Player of the Year.^[4] Milunović was subsequently named in the ideal team of the Belarus's Vysheyshaya Liga for two consecutive seasons.^[2]

Red Star Belgrade

After Milunović decided not to renew his contract with BATE Borisov, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Red Star Belgrade as a free agent in the 2018–19 winter transfer window.^[5] He played in Red Star's 2019–20 UEFA Champions League campaign under coach Vladan Milojević.

Alanyaspor

In June 2021, after his contract with Red Star expired, Milunović signed 2-year contract with Turkish side Alanyaspor.^[6]

International career

Milunović made his first appearance for the Serbia national football team under coach Slavoljub Muslin in a 2-1 friendly win over Cyprus in November 2016.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2021–22 season^[8]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borac Čačak	2007–08	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	2009–10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Mladost Lučani	2008–09	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
	2010–11	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
	2011–12	30	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	6
	2012–13	24	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	25	4
	2013–14	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	1
	2014–15	15	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	2
	Total	153	12	4	1	0	0	0	0	157	13
BATE	2015	23	2	5	0	12	1	1	0	41	3
	2016	11	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	15	2
	2017	20	2	3	0	11	1	1	0	35	3
	2018	5	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	12	0
	Total	59	6	15	0	26	2	3	0	103	8
Red Star	2018–19	12	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	16	1
	2019–20	20	2	2	0	13	1	0	0	35	3
	2020–21	22	4	4	1	10	1	0	0	36	6
	Total	54	6	10	2	23	2	0	0	87	9
Alanyaspor	2021–22	27	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	32	1
Career total		297	26	34	3	49	4	3	0	383	33

International statistics

Serbia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	3	1
2017	0	0
2018	0	0
2019	1	0
Total	4	1

International goals

Score and Result lists Serbia's goals first^[8]

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	31 May 2016	Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia	2	Israel	2–1	3–1	Friendly

Honours

Mladost Lučani

• Serbian First League: 2013–14

BATE Borisov

• Belarusian Premier League: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Belarusian Cup: 2014-15
• Belarusian Super Cup: 2015, 2016, 2017

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga (4): 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
• Serbian Cup (2): 2020–21, 2022–23

References

1. "Nemanja Milunović". Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
2. Darko Noveski (16 November 2018). "KO JE NEMANJA MILUNOVIĆ: Muslinovo iznenađenje, Zvezdina višegodišnja želja, za Krstajića 'Kasper'". HotSport (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 October 2019.
3. "Bayer Leverkusen beats BATE Borisov 4-1 in Champions League". USA Today. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
4. "VIEW FROM THE OPPOSITION: BATE BORISOV". A.S. Roma. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
5. Darjan Nedeljković (16 November 2018). "GOTOVO! Milunović u Zvezdi dve i po godine". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 October 2019.
6. "Nemanja Milunovic Aytemiz Alanyaspor'umuzda". alanyaspor.org.tr (in Turkish). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
7. "Фудбалски савез Србије - званична веб презентација". Fss.rs. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
8. "N. Milunović". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

External links

• Nemanja Milunović at Soccerway
• Nemanja Milunović Stats at utakmica.rs