Nikola Leković

Nikola Leković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лековић; born 19 December 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Mladost Lučani.

Nikola Leković

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-12-19) 19 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Mladost Lučani
Number	35
Youth career
1998–2007	Partizan
2007–2008	Bežanija
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Bežanija	38	(8)
2010–2013	Rad	81	(2)
2013	Vojvodina	11	(0)
2014–2016	Lechia Gdańsk	35	(1)
2015–2016	→ Partizan (loan)	5	(0)
2016	Napredak Kruševac	11	(0)
2017	Dinamo Minsk	23	(1)
2018	Kerkyra	9	(0)
2018	Karabükspor	0	(0)
2018–2019	Mladost Lučani	42	(0)
2020	Tuzla City	3	(0)
2020	Napredak Kruševac	18	(0)
2021–	Mladost Lučani	112	(2)
International career
2010	Serbia U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2024

Club career

Born in Belgrade, Leković started out at Partizan as a trainee in 1998.^[1] He spent nine years in the club's youth setup, before switching to Bežanija in 2007. After initially playing for their youth team, Leković was promoted to the senior squad in May 2008, making his Serbian SuperLiga debut in a 0–1 home loss to Hajduk Kula. He spent two more seasons at the club, as the side competed in the Serbian First League, before securing a transfer to Rad in the summer of 2010. Over the following three seasons at Banjica, Leković made 88 appearances in all competitions.

In July 2013, Leković was transferred to Vojvodina on a two-year contract plus a one-year option.^[2] He scored a goal in the 90th minute of a 1–2 away loss against Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round, as Vojvodina were eliminated. In February 2014, Leković moved abroad and signed with Polish club Lechia Gdańsk.^[3]

On 31 August 2015, Leković joined his parent club Partizan on a season-long loan from Lechia Gdańsk.^[4] He was given the number 3 shirt, previously worn by Vladimir Volkov. After becoming a free agent, Leković agreed terms with Napredak Kruševac in July 2016.

In January 2017, Leković moved abroad for the second time and signed with Belarusian club Dinamo Minsk.^[5] After Dinamo, he also played for Kerkyra and Karabükspor during 2018, and for Mladost Lučani from 2018 to 2019.

On 30 December 2019, Leković signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Tuzla City.^[6] He made his official debut for Tuzla City in a 6–2 league loss against Sarajevo on 22 February 2020.^[7] On 24 June 2020, Leković decided to terminate his contract and leave Tuzla City.^[8]

International career

Leković represented Serbia at under-21 level, making two appearances in the team's unsuccessful qualifiers for the 2011 UEFA Under-21 Championship.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 March 2020.^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bežanija	2007–08	Serbian SuperLiga	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2008–09	Serbian First League	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2009–10	Serbian First League	31	8	0	0	—		31	8
	Total		38	8	0	0	0	0	38	8
Rad	2010–11	Serbian SuperLiga	27	1	1	0	—		28	1
	2011–12	Serbian SuperLiga	29	1	0	0	4	0	33	1
	2012–13	Serbian SuperLiga	25	0	2	0	—		27	0
	Total		81	2	3	0	4	0	88	2
Vojvodina	2013–14	Serbian SuperLiga	11	0	2	0	4	1	17	1
Lechia Gdańsk	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	15	0	2	0	—		17	0
	2014–15	Ekstraklasa	18	1	1	0	—		19	1
	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		35	1	3	0	—		38	1
Partizan (loan)	2015–16	Serbian SuperLiga	5	0	1	0	2	0	8	0
Napredak Kruševac	2016–17	Serbian SuperLiga	11	0	0	0	—		11	0
Dinamo Minsk	2017	Belarusian Premier League	23	1	1	0	6	0	30	1
Kerkyra	2017–18	Super League Greece	9	0	—		—		9	0
Karabükspor	2018–19	TFF First League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Mladost Lučani	2018–19	Serbian SuperLiga	23	0	3	0	—		26	0
	2019–20	Serbian SuperLiga	19	0	0	0	—		19	0
	Total		42	0	3	0	—		45	0
Tuzla City	2019–20	Bosnian Premier League	3	0	1	0	—		4	0
Career total			258	12	14	0	16	1	288	13

Honours

Partizan^[9]

• Serbian Cup: 2015–16

References

1. "NIKOLA LEKOVIĆ:Bio mi je san da zaigram u Partizanu !" (in Serbian). volimpartizan.rs. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
2. "NIKOLA LEKOVIĆ "CRVENO-BELI"" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
3. "Nikola Leković zawodnikiem Lechii Gdańsk" (in Polish). lechia.pl. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
4. "Nikola Leković nova akvizicija Partizana" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
5. "Никола Лекович - футболист минского Динамо" (in Russian). dinamo-minsk.by. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
6. R. Pašić (30 December 2019). "Nikola Leković novo pojačanje FK Tuzla City" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
7. E.B. (22 February 2020). "Sarajevo u spektakularnom derbiju razbilo Tuzla City, hat-trick Ahmetovića" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
8. E. Oštraković (24 June 2020). "Nikola Leković više nije nogometaš Tuzla Cityja" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
9. "N. Leković: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

External links

• Nikola Leković at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Nikola Leković – UEFA competition record (archive)