Nikola Petković (footballer, born 1986)

Nikola Petković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Петковић, pronounced [nǐkola pêtkoʋitɕ];^[2][3] born 28 March 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.^[4] Born in Serbia, he most recently represented China internationally.

Nikola Petković

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-03-28) 28 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Belgrade, Serbia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Rad Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Radnički Pirot	12	(0)
2006–2007	Vojvodina	36	(1)
2007–2008	Gençlerbirliği	6	(0)
2008	→ Hacettepe (loan)	10	(0)
2008	→ Red Star Belgrade (loan)	13	(0)
2009–2011	Eintracht Frankfurt	11	(0)
2010	→ Tom Tomsk (loan)	10	(0)
2011	→ Al-Ahli (loan)	17	(0)
2011–2013	Red Star Belgrade	23	(0)
2012	→ Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)	8	(0)
2013–2015	Sydney FC	54	(0)
2015–2016	Westerlo	15	(1)
2016–2017	Yanbian Funde	31	(3)
2018	Zemun	8	(3)
2018	Police Tero	15	(0)
2019	Sichuan Longfor	10	(0)
2019	Vojvodina	3	(0)
International career
2007–2009	Serbia U21	13	(2)
2019	China U25^[1]	1	(0)
Medal record UEFA Under-21 Championship 2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Petković began his career with FK Vojvodina with which he played excellently in the 2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga season. Foreign clubs became interested in his services and he subsequently signed for Gençlerbirliği S.K., where he got less playing time and was loaned to two different clubs. In the summer of 2009, he signed with Eintracht Frankfurt, but again only managed to play on an infrequent basis and was loaned out to FC Tom Tomsk and Al-Ahli (Jeddah) before coming to sign for Red Star Belgrade in 2011.

Red Star Belgrade

Petković signed a two-year contract with Red Star Belgrade on the last day of the summer 2011 transfer window.^[5]

Sydney FC

On 19 September 2013, Sydney FC announced that they had completed their squad for the 2013/14 season by signing Petković on a one-year deal.^[6] After completing the move, Sydney FC manager Frank Farina stated: "I am expecting big things from him this season and believe he will have a big influence on the squad." Petković made his debut for Sydney FC on 11 October 2013 at home to Newcastle Jets where Sydney FC won 2–0.

On 8 October 2014, Petković, along with teammate Saša Ognenovski were appointed Sydney FC's vice-captains for the 2014–15 A-League season.^[7]

K.V.C. Westerlo

On 24 June, Petković signed with K.V.C. Westerlo due to homesickness.^[8] Despite being contracted until 2017, Petkovic terminated his contract in January 2016 for personal reasons.^[9]

Yanbian Fude

On 26 January 2016, Petković transferred to Yanbian Funde in the Chinese Super League.^[10] He extended his contract with Yanbian on 10 February 2017.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 4 November 2017

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Serbia			League		Serbian Cup		Europe		Total
2005–06	Vojvodina	SuperLiga	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
2006–07			22	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
Turkey			League		Turkish Cup		Europe		Total
2007–08	Gençlerbirliği	Süper Lig	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Hacettepe (loan)		10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Serbia			League		Serbian Cup		Europe		Total
2008–09	Red Star (loan)	SuperLiga	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
2008–09	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bundesliga	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
2009–10			2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Russia			League		Russian Cup		Europe		Total
2010	Tom Tomsk (loan)	Premier League	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
2010–11	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Saudi Arabia			League		Crown Prince Cup		Asia		Total
2010–11	Al-Ahli (loan)	Saudi Professional League	9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
Serbia			League		Serbian Cup		Europe		Total
2011–12	Red Star	SuperLiga	12	0	2	0	0	0	14	0
Israel			League		Israel State Cup		Europe		Total
2012–13	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Ligat HaAl	11	0	0	0	3	0	14	0
Serbia			League		Serbian Cup		Europe		Total
2012–13	Red Star	SuperLiga	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Australia			League		Cup		Asia		Total
2013–14	Sydney FC	A-League	28	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
2014–15			26	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Belgium			League		Cup		Europe		Total
2015–16	K.V.C. Westerlo	Belgian Pro League	11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
China PR			League		FA Cup		Asia		Total
2016	Yanbian FC	Chinese Super League	22	3	0	0	-		22	3
2017			9	0	0	0	-		9	0
			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Total	Serbia		57	1	2	0	0	0	59	1
	Turkey		16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
	Germany		9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Russia		7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Saudi Arabia		9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	Israel		11	0	0	0	3	0	11	0
	Australia		50	0	0	0	0	0	50	0
	Belgium		11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
	China PR		31	3	0	0	0	0	31	3
Career total			161	2	3	0	3	0	167	2

Honours

Club

Al Ahli Saudi

• Kings Cup: 2010–11

Red Star

• Serbian Cup: 2011–12

Individual

• Sydney FC Player of the Year: 2013–14

References

1. "Da, i to je moguće: Nikola Petković igrao za reprezentaciju Kine | MozzartSport".
2. "Nìkola". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Nìkola
3. "Pètar". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Pȅtković
4. Nikola Petković at WorldFootball.net
5. [1] Vecernje Novosti (Serbian): Petković potpisao za Zvezdu! 30 August 2011
6. . Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
7. "Football news, features and statistics | FourFourTwo".
8. Hassett, Sebastian (24 June 2015). "Sydney FC defender Nikola Petkovic joins Belgian side Westerlo". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
9. "Lolo draw at KVC Westerlo, Petkovic leaves". No. 14 January 2016. rtv. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
10. 延边福德宣布签约塞尔维亚后卫尼古拉 at sports.163.com 26 January 2016 Retrieved 2016-01-26 (in Chinese)
11. 外援双中卫!延边重新签回尼古拉 6外援谁将被弃 at sports.sina.com 10 February 2017 Retrieved 2017-02-10 (in Chinese)

External links

• Nikola Petković at Soccerway
• Nikola Petković at tff.org
• Nikola Petković 19 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine at worldsoccerstats