Nikola Leković
{{short description|Serbian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nikola Leković
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|12|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
| height = 1.76 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Mladost Lučani
| clubnumber = 35
| youthyears1 = 1998–2007
| youthclubs1 = Partizan
| youthyears2 = 2007–2008
| youthclubs2 = Bežanija
| years1 = 2008–2010
| clubs1 = Bežanija
| caps1 = 38
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 2010–2013
| clubs2 = Rad
| caps2 = 81
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = Vojvodina
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2016
| clubs4 = Lechia Gdańsk
| caps4 = 35
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2015–2016
| clubs5 = → Partizan (loan)
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2016
| clubs6 = Napredak Kruševac
| caps6 = 11
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2017
| clubs7 = Dinamo Minsk
| caps7 = 23
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2018
| clubs8 = Kerkyra
| caps8 = 9
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2018
| clubs9 = Karabükspor
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2018–2019
| clubs10 = Mladost Lučani
| caps10 = 42
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2020
| clubs11 = Tuzla City
| caps11 = 3
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2020
| clubs12 = Napredak Kruševac
| caps12 = 18
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2021–
| clubs13 = Mladost Lučani
| caps13 = 116
| goals13 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalteam1 = Serbia U21
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 19 December 2024
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Nikola Leković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лековић; born 19 December 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Mladost Lučani.
Club career
Born in Belgrade, Leković started out at Partizan as a trainee in 1998.{{Cite web | url=http://volimpartizan.rs/nikola-lekovicbio-mi-je-san-da-zaigram-u-partizanu-8199/ | title=NIKOLA LEKOVIĆ:Bio mi je san da zaigram u Partizanu ! | language=Serbian | publisher=volimpartizan.rs | date=28 December 2016 | accessdate=5 February 2017}} He spent nine years in the club's youth setup, before switching to Bežanija in 2007. After initially playing for their youth team, Leković was promoted to the senior squad in May 2008, making his Serbian SuperLiga debut in a 0–1 home loss to Hajduk Kula. He spent two more seasons at the club, as the side competed in the Serbian First League, before securing a transfer to Rad in the summer of 2010. Over the following three seasons at Banjica, Leković made 88 appearances in all competitions.
In July 2013, Leković was transferred to Vojvodina on a two-year contract plus a one-year option.{{Cite web | url=http://www.fkvojvodina.rs/2013/07/nikola-lekovic-crveno-beli/ | title=NIKOLA LEKOVIĆ "CRVENO-BELI" | language=Serbian | publisher=fkvojvodina.rs | date=28 July 2013 | accessdate=28 July 2013}} He scored a goal in the 90th minute of a 1–2 away loss against Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round, as Vojvodina were eliminated. In February 2014, Leković moved abroad and signed with Polish club Lechia Gdańsk.{{Cite web | url=http://www.lechia.pl/aktualnosci/nikola-lekovic-zawodnikiem-lechii-gdansk-3261 | title=Nikola Leković zawodnikiem Lechii Gdańsk | language=Polish | publisher=lechia.pl | date=12 February 2014 | accessdate=5 February 2017}}
On 31 August 2015, Leković joined his parent club Partizan on a season-long loan from Lechia Gdańsk.{{Cite web | url=http://www.sr.partizan.rs/121389-nikola-lekovic-nova-akvizicija-partizana/ | title=Nikola Leković nova akvizicija Partizana | language=Serbian | publisher=partizan.rs | date=31 August 2015 | accessdate=31 August 2015}} He was given the number 3 shirt, previously worn by Vladimir Volkov. After becoming a free agent, Leković agreed terms with Napredak Kruševac in July 2016.
In January 2017, Leković moved abroad for the second time and signed with Belarusian club Dinamo Minsk.{{Cite web | url=http://dinamo-minsk.by/ru/press-tsentr/~shownews/transfernews_12012017 | title=Никола Лекович - футболист минского Динамо. | language=Russian | publisher=dinamo-minsk.by | date=12 January 2017 | accessdate=5 February 2017}} After Dinamo, he also played for Kerkyra and Karabükspor during 2018, and for Mladost Lučani from 2018 to 2019.
On 30 December 2019, Leković signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Tuzla City.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/nikola-lekovic-novo-pojacanje-fk-tuzla-city/346285|title=Nikola Leković novo pojačanje FK Tuzla City|date=30 December 2019|accessdate=30 December 2019|language=Bosnian|author=R. Pašić|publisher=sportsport.ba}} He made his official debut for Tuzla City in a 6–2 league loss against Sarajevo on 22 February 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/sarajevo-u-spektakularnom-derbiju-razbilo-tuzla-city-hat-trick-ahmetovica/200222082|title=Sarajevo u spektakularnom derbiju razbilo Tuzla City, hat-trick Ahmetovića|date=22 February 2020|accessdate=22 February 2020|language=Bosnian|author=E.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}} On 24 June 2020, Leković decided to terminate his contract and leave Tuzla City.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/nikola-lekovic-vise-nije-nogometas-tuzla-cityja/366398|title=Nikola Leković više nije nogometaš Tuzla Cityja|date=24 June 2020|accessdate=24 June 2020|language=Bosnian|author=E. Oštraković|publisher=sportsport.ba}}
International career
Leković represented Serbia at under-21 level, making two appearances in the team's unsuccessful qualifiers for the 2011 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
Career statistics
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{{updated|match played 8 March 2020.}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nikola-lekovic/143418/|title=N. Leković: Summary|accessdate=8 March 2020|website=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Bežanija
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008–09
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10
|Serbian First League |31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 8 | |
| rowspan="4"|Rad
|Serbian SuperLiga |27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12
|Serbian SuperLiga |29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2012–13
|Serbian SuperLiga |25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!81 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 2 | |
| Vojvodina
|Serbian SuperLiga |11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4"|Lechia Gdańsk
|15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|Ekstraklasa |18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16
|Ekstraklasa |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 1 | ||
| Partizan (loan)
|Serbian SuperLiga |5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Napredak Kruševac
|Serbian SuperLiga |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Minsk
|2017 |23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Kerkyra
|9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |||
| Karabükspor
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Mladost Lučani
|Serbian SuperLiga |23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|Serbian SuperLiga |19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 0 | ||
| Tuzla City
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!258 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 288 | 13 |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{90minut|26861}}
- {{UEFA player|250021649}}
{{FK Mladost Lučani squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lekovic, Nikola}}
Category:Footballers from Belgrade
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Serbian men's footballers
Category:Serbia men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Lechia Gdańsk players
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Category:FC Dinamo Minsk players
Category:Kardemir Karabükspor footballers
Category:FK Mladost Lučani players
Category:FK Tuzla City players
Category:Serbian SuperLiga players
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Category:Belarusian Premier League players
Category:Super League Greece players
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Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
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