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Nikola Vujadinović Personal information Full name Nikola Vujadinović Date of birth July 31, 1986 Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia Height 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) Playing position Centre back, Left back Club information Current club Udinese Youth career 1996–2004 Red Star Belgrade Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2005 Rad Beograd 21 (0) 2005–2006 FK Zeta 22 (2) 2006–2007 Radnički Pirot 25 (4) 2007–2008 CSKA Sofia 24 (1) 2008– Udinese 0 (0) 2009–2010 → Unirea Alba Iulia (loan) 23 (0) 2010–2011 → Aberdeen (loan) 18 (1) National team‡ 2007–2008 Montenegro U-21 6 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 August 2010Nikola Vujadinović (Cyrillic: Никола Вујадиновић) (born July 31, 1986 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin football defender who is contracted to Serie A club Udinese.
Vujadinović holds a Bulgarian passport (and consequently EU citizenship) due to his grandfather Velichko being a Bulgarian from Pirot.[1]
Career
Vujadinović was a Red Star Belgrade trainee. He later played for FK Rad of Belgrade, FK Zeta of Podgorica and FK Radnički Pirot of Pirot.
In May 2007, he moved to CSKA Sofia on a free transfer, agreeing a three-year contract with the Bulgarian Premier League side.[2]
In August 2008, Udinese announced that they secured the services of Vujadinović for €1 million.[3] He agreed a five year contract with the Serie A club.[3][4]
In September 2009, he was loaned by Udinese to Unirea Alba Iulia of Romania.[5][6][7]
For the 2010–11 season, Udinese loaned the player to Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.[3] Aberdeen, who signed Vujadinović as a replacement for Richard Foster, had their initial application for a work permit rejected.[3] A permit was granted after an appeal.[8]
On 15 January 2011, the loan was extended until the end of the season.[9] 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.[10][11] His loan to Aberdeen expired at the end of the 2010-11 season.[12]
References
- ^ Новото попълнение на ЦСКА Никола Вуядинович От Звезда при Люпко през Арсенал на Венгер до „Армията“ и Стойчо | Футбол, новини, Спорт
- ^ "CSKA Sofia add international duo". UEFA.com. 2007-07-05. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=558800.html. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ^ a b c d Duncan, Colin (4 September 2010). "Work permit sweat over Serie A defender for Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee". Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2010/09/04/work-permit-sweat-over-serie-a-defender-for-aberdeen-manager-mark-mcghee-86908-22536648/. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ "Official: Vujadinovic to Udinese". Goal.com. 6 August 2008. http://www.goal.com/en/news/723/serie-a/2008/08/06/807473/official-vujadinovi%C4%87-to-udinese. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Nikola Vujadinović domestic profile for 2009/10". Uefa.com. 26 May 2010. http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=104887/domestic/index.html. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Vujadinovic a titolo temporaneo all' S.C. Unirea" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 2009-09-09. http://www.udinese.it/notizie/archivio/flash-news/vujadinovic-a-titolo-temporaneo-all-s-c-unirea/view. Retrieved 2009-09-10.[dead link]
- ^ "FC Unirea s-a întărit cu doi jucători" (in Romanian). FC Unirea Alba Iulia. 2009-09-12. http://www.unireafc.ro/viewnews.php?id=123. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "Aberdeen get permit for defender Nikola Vujadinovic". BBC Sport. 6 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8963591.stm. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ "Prolungata la cessione di Vujadinovic [Loan extension of Vujadinovic]" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 15 January 2011. http://www.udinese.it/script/view_flsh_news.php?id=866. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "Nikola Vujadinovic profile". Aberdeen FC. http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/nikola-vujadinovic-udinese_2212045_44457. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Nikola Vujadinovic performance data". transfermarkt.co.uk. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/nikola-vujadinovic/leistungsdaten/spieler_58474.html. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Aberdeen FC announce trio can go". Evening Express (Scotland). 27 April 2011. http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/2242801. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Belgrade
- People of Bulgarian descent
- Montenegrin footballers
- Association football defenders
- FK Rad players
- FK Zeta players
- FK Radnički Pirot players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- Udinese Calcio players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Montenegrin expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
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