Nemanja Maksimović

Nemanja Maksimović
Maksimović with Getafe in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nemanja Maksimović[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Banja Koviljača, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 20
Youth career
Gučevo Banja Koviljača
2002–2007 Omladinac Loznica
2007–2013 Red Star Belgrade
2013 Hellas Verona
2013 Domžale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Domžale 27 (3)
2015–2017 Astana 54 (9)
2017–2018 Valencia 15 (0)
2018–2024 Getafe 207 (9)
2024– Panathinaikos 11 (1)
International career‡
2013–2014 Serbia U19 16 (3)
2015 Serbia U20 7 (2)
2015–2017 Serbia U21 9 (0)
2016– Serbia 53 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Serbia
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 New Zealand Team
UEFA U-19 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lithuania Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Nemanja Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Максимовић, pronounced [němaɲa maksǐːmoʋitɕ]; born 26 January 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League club Panathinaikos and the Serbia national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Banja Koviljača, Maksimović played for Red Star Belgrade's youth selection teams up until the under-19 level, but eventually had his contract terminated. After his display at the 2013 UEFA U19 Championship, he signed with Slovenian side Domžale. He made his professional debut on 18 October 2013 in a 2–2 draw with Zavrč.[3]

Astana

On 7 February 2015, Maksimović signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Astana of the Kazakhstan Premier League.[4] On 27 August 2015, Maksimović scored the equalizing goal against APOEL in the second leg of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League play-offs, which qualified Astana to their first ever Champions League group stage campaign.[5]

Valencia

On 2 July 2017, Valencia announced the signing of Maksimović on a contract until 2022.[6] He made his debut for the club on 18 August, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Soler in a 1–0 La Liga home win against Las Palmas.[7]

Getafe

On 16 July 2018, Maksimović signed with Getafe until 2024.[8]

International career

Maksimović played for the Serbia U19 team that won the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[9] He was named to Serbia's U20 squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand, scoring the winner with two minutes of extra-time remaining in the final, beating Brazil 2–1 for Serbia's first international honour as an independent nation.[10] Maksimović made his debut for Serbia on 23 March 2016, in a 1–0 defeat to Poland.[11] In May 2018 he was named in Serbia's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, but he wasn't selected for the final squad.[12]

In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[13] He played in all three group stage matches, against Brazil,[14] Cameroon,[15] and Switzerland.[16] Serbia finished fourth in the group.[17]

Maksimović was selected in Serbia's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024, but didn't make any appearances in the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Domžale 2013–14 1. SNL 11 0 0 0 0 0 — 11 0
2014–15 16 3 3 1 — — 19 4
Total 27 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 30 4
Astana 2015 Premier League 23 6 3 0 11[a] 1 1[b] 0 38 7
2016 31 3 1 0 10[c] 2 1[b] 0 43 5
2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 54 9 4 0 21 3 2 0 81 12
Valencia 2017–18 La Liga 15 0 6 1 — — 21 1
Getafe 2018–19 La Liga 36 1 4 0 — — 40 1
2019–20 35 2 1 0 7[d] 0 — 43 2
2020–21 35 1 0 0 — — 35 1
2021–22 35 1 0 0 — — 35 1
2022–23 29 0 0 0 — — 29 0
2023–24 37 4 0 0 — — 37 4
Total 207 9 5 0 7 0 0 0 218 9
Panathinaikos 2024–25 Super League Greece 11 1 1 0 9[e] 0 — 21 1
Career total 314 22 19 2 37 3 2 0 372 27
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Kazakhstan Super Cup
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, Seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Four appearance in UEFA Europa League, five in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 18 November 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2016 3 0
2017 1 0
2018 7 0
2019 8 0
2020 7 0
2021 11 0
2022 6 0
2023 5 0
2024 5 0
Total 53 0

Honours

Astana[20]

Serbia[20]

Orders

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Serbia (SRB)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 26. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Nemanja Maksimović" (in Spanish). Getafe CF. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Zavrč – Domžale 2:2 – Prva liga Telekom Slovenije". prvaliga.si (in Slovenian). 18 October 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. ^ В ФК Астана - чемпион Европы-2013 (in Russian). FC Astana official website. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. ^ Petar Lazić (13 May 2017). "Hotsport.rs: HOTSPORT INTERVJU – NEMANJA MAKSIMOVIĆ: San mi se nije ostvario da igram za voljeni klub, a sada ću igrati protiv Mesija i Ronalda" (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Maksimovic, new Valencia CF player until 2022". valenciacf.com. Valencia CF. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Este Valencia pinta bien" [This Valencia look good] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  8. ^ "El Getafe se hace con Maksimovic" [Getafe signs Maksimovic] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  9. ^ [1] UEFA: Match Report - France 0-1 Serbia - 1 August 2013
  10. ^ "Under-20 World Cup: Serbia beat Brazil in Auckland final". BBC Sport. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  11. ^ Максимович дебютировал за Сербию. sports.kz (in Russian). Sports.KZ. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  12. ^ Један тим, срцем свим – Младен Крстајић одабрао [One team, with all their hearts – Mladen Krstajić selects]. FSS.rs (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Head-coach Dragan Stojković announces the list of players for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Football Association of Serbia. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  14. ^ Conti, Kristen (24 November 2022). "Richarlison Brings Brazil to Life in the Second Half, Defeats Serbia 2-0". NBCNew York. New York. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  15. ^ Sky Sports (28 November 2022). "World Cup 2022 - Cameroon 3-3 Serbia: Vincent Aboubakar and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting goals complete stunning comeback". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  16. ^ Ames, Nick (2 December 2022). "Switzerland advance and Serbia go out as Freuler finish settles stormy contest". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  17. ^ Mendola, Nicholas (2 December 2022). "World Cup 2022 Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Cameroon, Switzerland schedule, fixtures, rankings". NBC Sports. Lusail. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  18. ^ "N. Maksimović". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  19. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Nemanja Maksimović". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  20. ^ a b "N. MAKSIMOVIĆ". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  21. ^ "Dodik odlikovao zlatne "orliće" poreklom iz Republike Srpske" [Dodik decorated golden "eagles" from Republika Srpska] (in Serbian). sport.blic.rs. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
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