Nikola Maraš
Nikola Maraš (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Мараш, pronounced [nǐkola mǎraʃ]; born 19 December 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club Almería on loan from Chaves.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Maraš | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partizan | |||
| 2010–2013 | Rad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Rad | 104 | (7) |
| 2017– | Chaves | 57 | (5) |
| 2019– | → Almería (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Serbia U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Serbia U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2015 | Serbia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Serbia | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2019 | |||
Club career
Rad
On 26 May 2013, Maraš made his senior debut for Rad, coming on as a second-half substitute for Uroš Vitas in a 3–1 home league win over Radnički Niš. He scored his first goal for the club on 16 August 2014, giving his side a 2–1 win over Borac Čačak also at the Stadion Kralj Petar I. Over the course of the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga, Maraš established himself as a regular member of the team's defensive line, recording the full 90 minutes in all of his 23 appearances. He was subsequently named as the team's captain, being an undisputed starter in the following two seasons (2015–16 and 2016–17). On 5 August 2017, Maraš made his 100th league appearance for Rad in a 1–2 loss to Mladost Lučani.
International career
On 29 September 2016, Maraš played the full 90 minutes in Serbia's 0–3 friendly loss to Qatar. He also appeared in a 0–0 draw against the United States on 29 January 2017, playing the entire match.[3]
Statistics
- As of 26 June 2019[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rad | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 104 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 109 | 7 | |||
| Chaves | 2017–18 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 57 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 62 | 5 | ||
| Almería (loan) | 2019–20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| Career total | 176 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 186 | 14 | ||
References
- "Flavienses oficializam Nikola Maras" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Nikola Maras se incorpora a los entrenamientos" (in Spanish). udalmeriasad.com. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "Watch: USA draws Serbia 0-0 in Arena's return; Nagbe, Pontius come close". si.com. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- Nikola Maraš at Soccerway
External links
- Nikola Maraš at ForaDeJogo
- Nikola Maraš at FootballDatabase.eu
- Nikola Maraš – UEFA competition record