Milos Nikolic (New Zealand footballer)

Milos Nikolic

Personal information
Full name	Milos Nikolic
Date of birth	16 August 1989 (1989-08-16) (age 22)
Place of birth	Zaječar, Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Waikato FC
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–2010	Auckland City	6	(4)
2010–	Waikato FC	12	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5:16, 6 March 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Milos Nikolic (born 16 August 1989) is a Serbian-born New Zealand footballer who plays as a striker for Waikato FC in the ASB Premiership.

Nikolic was born in Zaječar, Yugoslavia and started his senior football career in 2008 with Auckland City. After playing a few matches with Auckland City in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, Nikolic moved to Waikato FC in the 2010–11 season. Nikolic was the inaugural goal scorer of the 2010–11 ASB Premiership season.^[1]

Early life

Milos Nikolic was born in Zaječar, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, on 16 August 1989.^[2][3][4]

Club career

2008–09 season

Nikolic first played international football in the 2008 OFC U-20 Championship, where he played all three warm-up matches, scoring two goals, before being played on the bench and not substituted on for the first two matches of the championship. However, he was substituted on in the 52nd minute in New Zealand's final match against New Caledonia, where New Zealand drew 2–2, thereby failing to qualify for the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt.

Nikolic debuted in New Zealand's top-level league for Auckland City in the 2008–09 New Zealand Football Championship season, but despite scoring two goals on his debut, and a goal in his next two matches, he was then dropped for the rest of the season.^[2]

2009–10 season

In the 2009–10 New Zealand Football Championship season, Nikolic played for Auckland City in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, where he was placed on the bench for all three matches. He was only on the field for the last twelve minutes of Auckland's second round match against the Mexican club Atlante, where Auckland lost 3–0. In the New Zealand Football Championship, he played only two matches, but was once again dropped after remaining goalless for the season.

2010–11 season

Nikolic started the 2010–11 ASB Premiership season with new club Waikato FC in style, with the season opening goal against his former club Auckland City.^[1] He then went on to score six goals in games, starting round 7, and ended the season equal second on the goal-scorers table, with 9 goals.

Honours

Club honours

Auckland City

• ASB Premiership

• Championship (1): 2008–09
• Premiership (1): 2009–10

• OFC Champions League (1): 2009–10

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mulligan opens ASB Premiership with a bang". NZFC.co.nz: Official Home of the ASB Premiership. Published 16/10/2010. Retrieved 06/03/2011.
2. ^ ^{a b} "New Zealand - Milos Nikolic". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 06/03/2011.
3. ^ "ASB Premiership". NZFC.co.nz: Official Home of the ASB Premiership. Retrieved 06/03/2011.
4. ^ "Milos Nikolic". zerozerofootball.com. Retrieved 06/03/2011.

External links

• Milos Nikolic career stats at Soccerway
• Milos Nikolic – FIFA competition record

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Name	Nikolic, Milos
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Date of birth	16 August 1989
Place of birth	Zaječar, Yugoslavia
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