Darko Nikač
{{Short description|Montenegrin footballer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Darko Nikač
| image = Iran vs. Montenegro 2014-05-26 (185).jpg
| caption = Nikač with Montenegro in a friendly versus Iran in 2014
| fullname = Darko Nikač
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|09|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia
| height = 1.85m
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Forward
| years1 = 2009–2014 | clubs1 = Budućnost | caps1 = 101 | goals1 = 15
| years2 = 2009–2010 | clubs2 = → Mladost Podgorica (loan) | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014–2015 | clubs3 = Grbalj | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2015 | clubs4 = Pune | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2015–2016 | clubs5 = Budućnost | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 10
| years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = MTK Budapest | caps6 = 18 | goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Budućnost | caps7 = 46 | goals7 = 12
| years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = Navbahor Namangan | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2019 | clubs9 = Iskra Danilovgrad | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 12
| years10 = 2019–2020 | clubs10= Teuta Durrës | caps10= 17 | goals10= 1
| years11 = 2020–2021 | clubs11= Gjilani | caps11= 33 | goals11= 9
| years12 = 2021–2022 | clubs12= FK Sutjeska Nikšić | caps12= 27 | goals12= 7
| years13 = 2022–2023 | clubs13= FK Iskra | caps13= 33 | goals13= 1
| years14 = 2023–2024 | clubs14= FK Arsenal Tivat | caps14= 24 | goals14= 3
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = Montenegro U21
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam2 = Montenegro
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 17 October 2023
| ntupdate =
}}
Darko Nikač ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Дарко Никач}}; born 15 May 1990) is a Montenegrin footballer who lastly played as a forward for Montenegrin side FK Arsenal Tivat.{{Soccerway|darko-nikac/82993}} He debuted for Montenegro's national team in 2013.
Club career
=Budućnost=
Nikač made his professional debut with Budućnost in the 2009–10 season. In the summer of 2013, he was in negotiations for a transfer to FC Wil 1900.[http://reprezentacija.me/nikac-blizu-vila/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714141822/http://reprezentacija.me/nikac-blizu-vila/ |date=14 July 2014 }} Reprezentacija.me: Nikač blizu Vila {{in lang|sr}} 21 June 2013 In February 2014, Strømsgodset IF negotiated with Budućnost over Nikač,[http://www.vijesti.me/sport/nikac-blizu-norveske-clanak-178405] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011250/http://www.vijesti.me/sport/nikac-blizu-norveske-clanak-178405 |date=5 March 2016 }} Mitrović, Danilo. Vijesti: Nikač blizu Norveške {{in lang|sr}} 13 February 2014 but Nikač remained at Budućnost.
=Pune=
Nikač signed for Indian I-League side Pune for the 2014-15 I-League.{{Cite web |url=http://i-league.org/pune-fc-announce-marquee-player-signing/ |title=Hero I-League | Pune FC Announce Marquee Player Signing |access-date=16 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120055814/http://i-league.org/pune-fc-announce-marquee-player-signing/ |archive-date=20 January 2015 |url-status=dead }} He scored his first goal for the club, in a 9th-minute strike against Bengaluru FC.{{cite web|title=Bengaluru FC vs Pune FC|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-pune/1980974?ICID=HP_HN_HP_RI_0_2|publisher=Goal|accessdate=24 January 2015|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310010733/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-pune/1980974?ICID=HP_HN_HP_RI_0_2|url-status=live}} He then scored against Shillong Lajong in a 5-2 Win. By the end of the season, Nikač scored five goals in 16 games for Pune.{{cite web|url=http://www.vijesti.me/sport/nikac-se-vratio-blizu-potpisa-je-i-golubovic-839987|author=Danilo Mitrović|title=Nikač se vratio, blizu potpisa je i Golubović|date=June 26, 2015|language=Serbian|access-date=9 July 2015|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072114/http://www.vijesti.me/sport/nikac-se-vratio-blizu-potpisa-je-i-golubovic-839987|url-status=dead}}
=Return to Budućnost=
On June 26, 2015, it was announced that Nikač returned to Budućnost after one season in India. According to Montenegrin newspaper Vijesti, Nikač's new contract with Budućnost might be as short as six months, but the details were not disclosed as of June 2015.
International career
He received his first full international cap on 17 November 2013, coming on in the 78th minute in a friendly against Luxembourg.{{Citation|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/17/world/friendlies/luxembourg/montenegro/1598657/|title=LUXEMBOURG VS. MONTENEGRO 1 - 4|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-date=10 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910211030/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/17/world/friendlies/luxembourg/montenegro/1598657/|url-status=live}}[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=28415 Player's profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008213024/http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=28415 |date=8 October 2014 }}, eu-football.info
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|30 May 2015}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|Budućnost Podgorica
|2009–10{{cite web|title=D. Nikač|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/darko-nikac/82993/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=3 February 2015|archive-date=29 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029200811/http://int.soccerway.com/players/darko-nikac/82993/|url-status=live}} |10 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| 2010–11
|Montenegrin First League |21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12
|Montenegrin First League |17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13
|Montenegrin First League |26 | 5 | 5 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2013–14
|Montenegrin First League |27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 4 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!101 | 15 | 7 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 111 | 17 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Grbalj
|Montenegrin First League |11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 6 | ||||
| rowspan="1"|Pune
|16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 5 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!128 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 28 |
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References
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External sources
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