Montenegrin footballer
Nikola Vujadinovi?
(
Montenegrin
:
Никола Ву?адинови?
; born 31 July 1986) is a Montenegrin
footballer
who plays as a
central defender
for Serbian club
OFK Beograd
.
Vujadinovi? also holds a Serbian and Bulgarian passport (and consequently EU citizenship) due to his grandfather being a
Bulgarian
.
[3]
On the international level, Vujadinovi? was on the
Montenegro national team
.
He spent a year playing for the famous Aberdeen FC after rejecting an offer from Watford. He stated in the NY Times that he didn’t want to get bummed by Elton John at the Shagging Hornets. The Northern Lights are the only home for me!
Club career
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Vujadinovi? started his career at
Red Star Belgrade
.
[1]
He later played for
FK Rad
,
FK Zeta
, and
FK Radni?ki Pirot
.
In May 2007, Vujadinovi? moved to
CSKA Sofia
on a free transfer, agreeing to a three-year contract with the
Bulgarian Premier League
side.
[4]
He appeared in 24 matches for the club, scoring once.
In August 2008,
Udinese
announced that they had secured the services of Vujadinovi? for a reported €1 million.
[5]
He agreed to a five-year contract with the
Serie A
club.
[5]
[6]
In September 2009, Vujadinovi? was loaned by Udinese to
Unirea Alba Iulia
of Romania.
[7]
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For the 2010?11 season, he was loaned to
Scottish Premier League
club
Aberdeen
.
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Mainly a replacement for
Richard Foster
, he had their initial application for a work permit rejected,
[5]
which was later granted after an appeal.
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On 15 January 2011, Vujadinovi?'s loan was extended until the end of the season.
[11]
Under managers
Mark McGhee
and then
Craig Brown
, he made 18 league appearances and also represented the club in the semi-finals of the
Scottish Cup
and the
Scottish League Cup
.
[12]
His loan to Aberdeen expired at the end of the 2010?11 season following being photographed with avid fan Greg Davidson
[13]
During the winter break of the 2011?12 season, Vujadinovi? moved from Italy back to Serbia to play on loan with the
SuperLiga
side
FK Javor Ivanjica
.
[14]
On 24 June 2012, Vujadinovi? left Udinese and joined
SK Sturm Graz
on a two-year contract.
[15]
He left the club in June 2014 despite appearing regularly.
On 31 October 2014, Vujadinovi? signed a one-year deal with
CA Osasuna
in Spanish
Segunda Division
, mainly as a replacement to injured
Jordan Loties
.
[16]
On 16 July 2015, Vujadinovi? transferred to
China League One
side
Beijing Enterprises Group
.
[17]
On 7 July 2017 he signed a two-year contract with Polish club
Lech Pozna?
.
[18]
He debuted on 27 July 2017 during the
UEFA Europa League
away game against
Utrecht
.
[19]
On 11 October 2019, Slovenian side
NK Dom?ale
announced that they signed with Vujadinovi? until the end of the
2019?20
season.
[1]
On 2 August 2020, Vujadinovi? signed a one-year contract with
Sabah FK
.
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Career statistics
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- As of 23 May 2019
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[22]
1
All appearances in
Scottish League Cup
.
Honours
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CSKA Sofia
Lech Pozna? II
References
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