Njegoš Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Његош Петровић; born 18 July 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Krupanj, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vojvodina | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rađevac | |||
| Rad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Rad | 64 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Red Star Belgrade | 64 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Granada | 51 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Vojvodina (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2024– | Vojvodina | 13 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Serbia U16 | 17 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Serbia U17 | 15 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Serbia U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Serbia U21 | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2020 | |||
Club career
editRad
editBorn in Krupanj, he started playing football with local club Rađevac[2] and later moved to FK Rad, where he passed youth categories and signed a scholarship contract with club in 2014.[3] Petrović was licensed with senior squad for the 2015–16 season, but he officially joined the first team in summer 2016, when he signed a four-year professional contract with Rad.[4] Previously, he made his Serbian SuperLiga debut in fourth fixture match of the 2016–17 season on 10 August 2016 against Radnik Surdulica.[5] After seven league matches which he started from the bench and the whole cup match against Dinamo Vranje, Petrović started his first league match on the field and played the whole game against Borac Čačak in 13th fixture of the 2016–17 season.[6]
Red Star Belgrade
editIn August 2019, Petrović signed a four-year contract with Red Star Belgrade[7] in a €400,000 transfer from Rad.[8] Red Star's sports director Mitar Mrkela commented that "Petrović is the best player in [his] position in Serbia".[8] He made his debut for Red Star on 9 August 2019 in a 2–0 win against Mladost Lučani under coach Vladan Milojević.[9]
Granada
editIn January 2022, Petrović signed a 4+1⁄2-year contract with Granada in a €1,500,000 transfer from Red Star.[10]
Loan to Vojvodina
editOn 15 January 2024, Petrović was loaned to Serbian club Vojvodina until the end of the season, with the option to buy.[11]
Vojvodina
editOn 19 April 2024, Vojvodina made the loan transfer of Petrović permanent, for a reported transfer fee of €800,000.[12] Petrović signed a three-year contract with the club.[12] The move became official on 29 May 2024.[13]
International career
editPetrović was a member of Serbia U16[14] and Serbia U17[15] squads between 2014 and 2016. In August 2016, Petrović was called into Serbia U19 squad for memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić – Ćele", where he debuted in opening match against United States.[16] Petrović suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during the match against Sweden, played on 14 November 2016.[17]
Personal life
editCareer statistics
editClub
edit- As of 9 November 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rad | 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3 | ||
| Red Star | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 87 | 3 | ||
| Granada | 2021–22 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
| Vojvodina (loan) | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |
| Vojvodina | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 209 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 244 | 12 | ||
Honours
editRed Star Belgrade
Granada
References
edit- ^ "Његош Петровић дебитовао за први тим!". FK Rad official website (in Serbian). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Његош хоће главне улоге". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 13 December 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Промоција стипендиста". FK Rad official website (in Serbian). 5 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Рад промовисао Његоша Петровића". FK Rad official website (in Serbian). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Njegoš Petrović at Soccerway
- ^ "13.Kolo: Rad - Borac". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). 22 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Njegoš Petrović joins from Rad". Red Star Belgrade. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Zvezda promovisala Petrovića, Mrkela ga nahvalio: Najbolji je u Srbiji". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Nenad Jovanović (10 August 2019). "Uzbuđeni Njegoš Petrović: Kad mi je Milojević rekao da igram, nisam spavao čitavu noć". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Звезда ТВ | Хвала, Њего". Red Star Belgrade. 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Његош Петровић треће зимско појачање Војводине!". FK Vojvodina official website (in Serbian). 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b "ЕКСКЛУЗИВНО - ФК ВОЈВОДИНА ЗАВРШИЛА ПОСАО ГОДИНЕ СА ШПАНСКОМ ГРАНАДОМ: Његош је наш !!!". Dnevnik (in Serbian). 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Војводина и званично активирала клаузулу за откуп Његоша Петровића". FK Vojvodina official website (in Serbian). 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Млaђи кaдети на УEФA Рaзвoјнoм турниру". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 23 February 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ ""Orlići" na EP: Uživati u svakom minutu". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ ""Стевaн Ћеле Вилoтић": Србијa – СAД 2:1 (1:1)". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Његош Петровић покидао лигаменте". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 14 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Five Red Star players test positive for Covid-19 days after 18,000 fans attend Proleter clash". goal.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
External links
edit- Njegoš Petrović at Soccerbase
- Njegoš Petrović – UEFA competition record (archive)