Nemanja Kojić (footballer)

Nemanja Kojić
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Loznica, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Brodarac
Youth career
Rad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Rad 86 (18)
2013–2015 Partizan 42 (16)
2015–2016 Gaziantep BB 45 (12)
2017 Radnički Niš 16 (3)
2017–2018 Istanbulspor 25 (4)
2018 Ordabasy 13 (3)
2019 Tokyo Verdy 9 (2)
2019 Napredak Kruševac 9 (1)
2020–2021 Radnički Niš 23 (3)
2021 Bylis 18 (0)
2021 Dečić 1 (0)
2021 PSS Sleman 11 (3)
2022–2023 Zvijezda 09 19 (6)
2023 Loznica
2024 Zemun
2024- Brodarac
International career
2007 Serbia U19[a] 3 (1)
2010–2012 Serbia U21 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2023

Nemanja Kojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Којић; born 3 February 1990) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian First League club Brodarac.

Club career

Rad

Born in Loznica, Kojić joined Rad as a trainee in 2003. He made his senior debuts in the 2006–07 season, recording three appearances in the process. In May 2008, Kojić broke his leg in a match against Sevojno, causing him to miss the entire 2008–09 season. On 2 May 2010, he scored his first senior career goal, finding the back of the net in a 1–0 home win over Jagodina.[2] On 30 June 2011, he scored a goal and provided three assists in a 6–0 home win over Tre Penne in the first leg of Europa League first qualifying round.[3] One week later, he scored twice in the return leg against Tre Penne in a 1–3 away win.[4] On 19 August 2012, Kojić scored twice in a 2–2 away draw against Red Star Belgrade.[5] He scored another brace on 1 September 2012 in a 2–3 away league win over Spartak Subotica.[6]

Partizan

On 3 February 2013, on his 23rd birthday, Kojić was transferred to Partizan, together with Predrag Luka. Both players signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.[7] Kojić made his debut for Partizan against Donji Srem on 2 March 2013.[8] Four days later, Kojić scored his first two goals for Partizan in a 4–0 away league win over BSK Borča.[9]

On 26 April 2014, Kojić scored the winning goal in the 90th minute of the Belgrade derby in a 2–1 home win over Red Star Belgrade.[10] On 3 May 2014, Kojić scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 away win over Donji Srem.[11] He finished the season as the club's top scorer with eight goals.

Gaziantep BB

In August 2016, Kojić joined Turkish second-tier side Gaziantep BB, signing a three-year contract and was given the number 36 shirt.[12]

Radnički Niš

On 15 February 2017, Kojić returned to his homeland and signed with Radnički Niš until the end of the 2016–17 season.[13]

Tokyo Verdy

On 16 January 2019, Tokyo Verdy announced the signing of Kojić.[14]

International career

Kojić was a regular member of the Serbia national under-21 team during the qualifications for the 2013 UEFA European Championship.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rad 2006–07 Serbian First League 3 0 0 0 — — — 3 0
2007–08 5 0 1 0 — — — 6 0
2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
2009–10 7 1 — — — 7 1
2010–11 27 3 1 0 — — — 28 3
2011–12 25 4 0 0 — 4 4 — 29 8
2012–13 15 5 3 1 — — — 18 6
Total 82 13 5 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 91 18
Partizan 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga 13 6 0 0 — 0 0 — 13 6
2013–14 15 7 2 1 — 3 0 — 20 8
2014–15 13 2 5 0 — 3 0 — 21 2
2015–16 1 1 0 0 — 0 0 — 1 1
Total 42 16 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 55 17
Gaziantep BB 2015–16 TFF First League 29 9 0 0 — — — 29 9
2016–17 16 3 0 0 — — — 16 3
Total 45 12 0 0 — — — 45 12
Radnički Niš 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 16 3 0 0 — 0 0 — 16 3
Istanbulspor 2017–18 TFF First League 25 4 1 0 — — — 26 4
Ordabasy 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League 13 3 0 0 — — — 13 3
Tokyo Verdy 2019 J2 League 10 2 0 0 — — — 10 2
Career total 212 50 13 2 0 0 10 4 0 0 219 56

Honours

Partizan

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ Only official UEFA matches included

References

  1. ^ "Nemanja Kojić: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "JSL: Kojić u 93. za pobedu Rada" (in Serbian). b92.net. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Rad počistio Tre Pene" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ^ "LE: Rad pobedio i u San Marinu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Nemoćna Zvezda remizirala sa igračem više, Rad odneo bod sa Marakane!" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Kojić vodio Rad do pobede u Subotici, "junajted forsi" uletali na teren, Voša na vrhu!" (in Serbian). b92.net. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Predstavljena nova pojačanja iz Rada" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Luka i Šćepović doneli Partizanu prvu prolećnu pobedu (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). telegraf.rs. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Bingo Kojić i Brašanac iz kornera za šampionovih plus osam (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Kojić ne da titulu! (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Partizanova golgeterska eksplozija! Het-trik Nemanje Kojića (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  12. ^ "НАПАДАЧ ОТПУТОВАО У ТУРСКУ: Немања Којић три године у Гацијантепу" (in Serbian). Sportski žurnal. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Којић потписао за Раднички" (in Serbian). FK Radnički Niš official website. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  14. ^ "ネマニャ コイッチ選手移籍加入のお知らせ". verdy.co.jp (in Japanese). Tokyo Verdy. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Igrač kola: Iskusni Nemanja Kojić najzaslužniji za trijumf Nišlija u Senti". www.superliga.rs. Retrieved 14 September 2020.