Nikola Katic

Nikola Katic

Personal information
Full name	Nikola Katic
Date of birth	June 1, 1986 (1986-06-01) (age 25)
Place of birth	Makarska, Yugoslavia
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Number	4
Youth career
2005–2006	ICC Cougars
2007–2008	Western Illinois Leathernecks
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007	Chicago Fire Premier	10	(0)
2008	Springfield Demize	9	(0)
2009–	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	35	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 10, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Nikola Katic (born June 1, 1986 in Makarska) is a Croatian footballer who currently plays for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Professional Division.

Career

College

Katic came to the United States from his native Croatia in 2005 to attend Illinois Central College, where he majored in marketing and was a two year starter and captain. In 2006, he was honored as an NJCAA All American after he scored five goals and had eight assists.

In 2007 he transferred to Western Illinois University, where he was selected to the Comfort Inn & Suites All-Tournament Team, and was named the team’s newcomer of the year. In 2008, Katic was named to the Country Inn Green Bay Nike Soccer Classic All Tournament team. He was also selected to the All-Summit League Second Team, named to the All-Summit league All-Tournament Team and to the NSCAA/Adidas All-Midwest Region Team.

During his college years Katic also played in the USL Premier Development League with both Chicago Fire Premier and Springfield Demize.

Professional

Katic turned professional in 2009 when he signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds upon their return to the USL Second Division. He made his professional debut on May 30, 2009 in a 3-1 win over the Wilmington Hammerheads.^[1]

References

1. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1052064.html

External links

• Riverhounds bio
• Western Illinois bio

Persondata
Name	Katic, Nikola
Alternative names
Short description	Croatian footballer
Date of birth	June 1, 1986
Place of birth	Makarska, Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death