Nikola Paunic

Nikola Paunic
Paunic captaining TFC Academy in 2012
Personal information
Full name Nikola Paunić
Date of birth (1993-10-13) October 13, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Podgorica, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2003–2009 Serbian White Eagles
2010–2012 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Toronto Varsity Blues
2013–2014 South Florida Bulls 40 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Serbian White Eagles 4 (0)
2014 K-W United 8 (0)
2015 Orange County Blues 4 (0)
International career‡
2012 Canada U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 23, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 15, 2017

Nikola Paunic (born October 13, 1993) is a Canadian former soccer player.

Career

Youth & College

Paunic played two years of college soccer at the University of Toronto, before transferring to the University of South Florida in 2013.[1][2][3] He played in the Canadian Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles.[4] In 2011, while playing with Serbia's reserve team in the league's second division he was nominated for the division's defender of the year award.[5]

Paunic also appeared for USL PDL side K-W United FC in 2014.[6]

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Paunic was selected 74th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[7]

Paunic wasn't signed by Vancouver and joined United Soccer League side Orange County Blues on June 2, 2015.[8]

Managerial career

Paunic became a coach for the Stella Rossa Football Club Academy in the Ontario Academy Soccer League.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Nikola Paunic - Men's Soccer - University of Toronto Athletics".
  2. ^ "Nikola Paunic - Men's Soccer - USF Athletics".
  3. ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (2013-09-02). "Paunic joins NCAA's University of South Florida Bulls". RedNation Online. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  4. ^ Davidson, Neil (January 12, 2015). "MLS Superdraft to feature several Canadian soccer stars". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  5. ^ "Sports briefs - Turnbull nominated". Brantford Expositor. 10 November 2011. pp. B1.
  6. ^ http://www.uslpdl.com/home/808431.html [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC select five players in final two rounds of 2015 MLS SuperDraft | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Archived from the original on 2015-01-21.
  8. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=210125658 [dead link‍]
  9. ^ "FC Stella Rossa". www.stellarossafc.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.


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