Wikipedia
Nikola Jojić
Nikola Jojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јојић; born 15 September 2003) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Jojić[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Čačak, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mladost Lučani | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Mladost Lučani | 44 | (9) |
| 2023– | Stoke City | 1 | (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) | |||
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]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 2 September 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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[8])
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.
- ^ 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.