Nebojša Kosović
Nebojša Kosović (Montenegrin: Небојша Косовић; born 24 February 1995) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka and the Montenegro national team.
.jpg.webp) Kosović with Montenegro in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nebojša Kosović | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Nikšić, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Meizhou Hakka | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Vojvodina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Vojvodina | 30 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Standard Liège | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Újpest (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Partizan | 60 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Kairat | 57 | (8) |
| 2022– | Meizhou Hakka | 44 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Montenegro U17[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | (1) |
| 2014 | Montenegro U19[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Montenegro U21[lower-alpha 1] | 15 | (0) |
| 2016– | Montenegro | 33 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:38, 13 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:38, 13 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Vojvodina
Born in Nikšić, Kosović joined Vojvodina as a trainee. He made his first team debut for the club in a 3–1 home league victory over Sloboda Užice on 9 April 2011. Until the end of the 2010–11 season, Kosović recorded one more league appearance, as the club finished in third place. He subsequently signed his first professional contract with Vojvodina, penning a three-year deal in February 2012. Kosović also made one league appearance in the 2011–12 season. He scored his first senior goal for the club in a 3–3 away draw against BSK Borča on 9 March 2013.[1] In the following 2013–14 season, Kosović scored his first goal in UEFA competitions, finding the back of the net in a 4–1 away win over Maltese club Hibernians on 4 July 2013.[2] He also extended his contract with Vojvodina in September 2013, to last until the summer of 2017.[3]
Standard Liège
In January 2014, Kosović was transferred to Belgian side Standard Liège.[4] He signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Les Rouches, before being immediately loaned to Hungarian club Újpest.[5] Led by his former manager Nebojša Vignjević, Kosović was a member of the team that won two major trophies (Magyar Kupa and Szuperkupa). He eventually returned to Standard Liège in the 2015 winter transfer window, but failed to make any competitive appearance for their first team.
Partizan
On 7 August 2015, Kosović moved back to Serbia and signed with Partizan, penning a four-year deal.[6] He made his debut for the club on 22 August 2015, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 away league win over Borac Čačak. On 12 March 2016, Kosović scored his first goal for Partizan in a 3–0 home league win over Voždovac with a bicycle kick.[7] He helped the side win the Serbian Cup in his first season with the Crno-beli.[8] In the following 2016–17 campaign, Kosović recorded 22 appearances and scored three goals in all competitions (league and cup), as Partizan won the double. In November 2018, he extended his contract with Partizan to June 2021.[9]
Kairat
In the spring of 2019, Kosović signed a two-year contract[10] with Kazakh club Kairat in a €450,000 transfer from Partizan.[11]
Meizhou Hakka
On 21 April 2022, Kosović joined Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.[12]
International career
Kosović represented his country at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He scored a brace in a 2–3 group stage loss against Singapore. Kosović also capped for Montenegro at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.
On 29 May 2016, Kosović made his full international debut for Montenegro, coming on as a substitute in a 0–1 friendly loss away against Turkey.[13][14]
Personal life
His nickname is Kića.[15]
Statistics
- As of 14 December 2018[16]
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vojvodina | 2010–11 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Újpest (loan) | 2013–14 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Partizan | 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 81 | 5 | ||
| Kairat | 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |||
| Total | 57 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 70 | 9 | ||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 191 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 245 | 23 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2019 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Hungary | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Notes
- Only official UEFA matches included
References
- "BSK-Vojvodina3 : 3" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- "Hibernians-Vojvodina 1 : 4" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- "Zalog Za Budućnost" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- "Nebojša Kosović U Standardu" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- "Un jeune espoir monténégrin prêté par le Standard à l'Ujpest" (in French). 7sur7.be. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- "Nebojša Kosović potpisao za Partizan" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- "Tako Mlad, A Već Šoša Kosović sjajnim makazicama postigao prvenac u Partizanu /Video/" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- "Kup je naš!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Nebojša Kosović produžio ugovor sa Partizanom" (in Montenegrin). reprezentacija.me. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- Madiyar Zhampeisov (2 April 2019). "Полузащитник из Черногории Небойша Косович стал игроком "Кайрата"". Экспресс К (in Russian). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- "Nebojša Kosović u Kairatu za 450.000 evra". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). 30 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "梅州客家官方：武卡诺维奇、杜加利奇、科索维奇等4外援加盟" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Nevjerovatan poraz, u posljednjoj sekundi Turska - Crna Gora 1:0" (in Montenegrin). vijesti.me. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- Mozzart Sport (2018-01-17). "Uživam da gledam kako igra Kića Kosović" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- Nebojša Kosović at Soccerway
- "Nebojša Kosović". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
External links
- Nebojša Kosović at the Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
- Nebojša Kosović at FootballDatabase.eu
- Nebojša Kosović – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Nebojša Kosović – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Nebojša Kosović at National-Football-Teams.com