Stojiljković with Braga in 2016
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nikola Stojiljković | ||
Date of birth | 17 August 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Niš, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Braga | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Filip Filipović | |||
Partizan | |||
2006–2010 | Rad | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Rad | 26 | (5) |
2013–2015 | Čukarički | 74 | (25) |
2015– | Braga | 54 | (15) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Serbia U17 | 2 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Serbia U19 | 5 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Serbia U21 | 8 | (1) |
2016– | Serbia | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:23, 9 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2017 |
Nikola Stojiljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Стојиљковић; born 17 August 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Portuguese club Braga.
Born in Niš, Stojiljković spent his formatting years at Partizan and Rad. He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut with Rad on 30 May 2009, coming on as a substitute and providing a vital injury time assist in a 2–2 home draw with Vojvodina. During his tenure at Banjica, Stojiljković scored five goals in 26 league appearances, all of them in the 2011–12 season.
In the 2013 winter transfer window, Stojiljković moved to Serbian First League club Čukarički, scoring seven goals in 15 league appearances until the end of the 2012–13 season, thus helping them win promotion back to the top flight. With seven goals in the 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga, Stojiljković was one of the most deserving for the team's success, finishing in fifth place in the competition, eventually securing them a spot in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. He scored two goals in the qualifying phase, including the winning goal against SV Grödig. Stojiljković finished the season as the club's top scorer with 14 goals in all competitions, helping them win the 2014–15 Serbian Cup, the club's first ever major title.
On 8 August 2015, Stojiljković was transferred to Portuguese club Braga, on a five-year deal. He made his debut for the club eight days later, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute for Rodrigo Pinho in a 2–1 home win over Nacional in the first game of the Primeira Liga season. Stojiljković scored his first goals as an Arsenalista on 21 September, a brace in a 5–1 win over Marítimo also at the Estádio Municipal de Braga.