Niko Datković

Niko Datković
Personal information
Full name Niko Datković[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Rijeka, Croatia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Borac Banja Luka
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2008 Pomorac
2008–2011 Rijeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Rijeka 39 (2)
2014–2015 → Spezia (loan) 31 (4)
2015–2016 → Lugano (loan) 27 (2)
2016–2018 Spezia 10 (0)
2017 → Universitatea Craiova (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2020 Cracovia 32 (1)
2020–2021 Kisvárda 7 (1)
2021–2022 Admira Wacker 23 (1)
2022 Mirandés 3 (0)
2022–2024 Nea Salamina 41 (2)
2024– Borac Banja Luka 0 (0)
International career
2010 Croatia U17 1 (0)
2011 Croatia U18 4 (0)
2011–2012 Croatia U19 5 (0)
2011–2013 Croatia U20 9 (1)
2013–2014 Croatia U21 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:40, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Niko Datković (born 21 April 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian club Borac Banja Luka.

Club career

Datković was a regular starter in Rijeka's defense during his first professional year with the club in 2011–12. He made his professional debut on 26 August 2011, aged 18, in Rijeka's home win against Šibenik.[2] In two and a half seasons with Rijeka, he collected 38 caps and scored two goals.[3]

In early 2014, Datković was loaned to Spezia in Italy's Serie B, where he spent the second half of the 2013–14 season and the entire 2014–15 season. He spent the following season on loan with Lugano in the Swiss Super League.

On 3 September 2017, it was revealed that Spezia sent Datković on a season-long loan to CS U Craiova in Romania.[4] On 5 August 2020, he signed with Hungarian club Kisvárda.[5]

On 2 February 2021, Datković moved to the Austrian club Admira Wacker.[6] On 29 January of the following year, he moved to Spanish Segunda División side Mirandés on a short-term deal.[7]

Career statistics

Season Club League League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2011–12 Rijeka Prva HNL 16 0 1 0 – 17 0
2012–13 17 2 1 0 – 18 2
2013–14 5 0 1 0 2 0 8 0
Rijeka total 38 2 3 0 2 0 43 2
2013–14 Spezia (loan) Serie B 6 1 – – 6 1
2014–15 25 3 2 0 – 27 3
2015–16 Lugano (loan) Swiss Super League 27 2 2 0 – 29 2
2016–17 Spezia Serie B 10 0 – – 10 0
2017–18 0 0 – – 0 0
2017–18 Craiova (loan) Liga I 9 0 1 0 – 10 0
Spezia total 41 4 2 0 0 0 43 4
2017–18 Cracovia Ekstraklasa 6 0 1 0 – 7 0
2018–19 22 1 0 0 – 22 1
2019–20 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Cracovia total 32 1 2 0 1 0 35 1
2020–21 Admira Austrian Bundesliga 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 151 10 8 0 3 0 145 9
Last Update: 20 September 2020.

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ HRnogomet.com
  3. ^ HRnogomet.com
  4. ^ "Craiova a transferat doi jucători croați. Unul dintre ei va avea un salariu record" (in Romanian). 3 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Horvát játékos Lengyelországból" (in Hungarian). Kisvárda. 5 August 2020.
  6. ^ "FC FLYERALARM ADMIRA HOLT INNENVERTEIDIGER NIKO DATKOVIC" (in German). Admira Wacker. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Niko Datkovic firma con el C.D.Mirandés" [Niko Datkovic signs with C.D.Mirandés] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.


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