Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nikola Jojić [1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 September 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Čačak, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Mladost Lučani | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020–2023 | Mladost Lučani | 44 | (9) |
2023– | Stoke City | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2022 | Serbia U19 | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Serbia U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:11, 2 September 2023 (UTC) |
Nikola Jojić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јојић; born 15 September 2003) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
Jojić was born in Čačak and began his career with Mladost Lučani, making his Serbian SuperLiga debut at the age of 16 on 24 July 2021 against Red Star Belgrade. [2] He scored his first professional goals in a 2–1 win against Spartak Subotica on 20 May 2022. [3] [4] Jojić had a breakout season in 2022–23 as he was fully integrated into the first team and went on score eight goals in 38 appearances. [5]
On 22 August 2023, Jojić signed for Championship club Stoke City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [6] He made his league debut in England coming on as a late substitute against Preston North End on 2 September 2023. [7] [8] Jojić spent the rest of the 2023–24 season with the under-21 team without making much of an impact. [9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mladost Lučani | 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 8 | |||
2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 10 | ||||
Stoke City | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 45 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 |
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