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Miloš Ninković
Ninković with FC Dynamo Kyiv in 2009
Personal information
Full name Miloš Ninković
Date of birth (1984-12-25) 25 December 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder / Attacking midfielder / Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Čukarički 46 (6)
2004–2013 Dynamo Kyiv 109 (14)
2013 → Évian (loan) 17 (1)
2013–2014 Red Star Belgrade 27 (5)
2014–2015 Évian 15 (0)
2015 → Évian II (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2022 Sydney FC 181 (35)
2022– Western Sydney Wanderers 6 (0)
International career‡
2009–2012 Serbia 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2015

Miloš Ninković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Нинковић; born 25 December 1984) is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.

Club career

Čukarički

At a young age Ninković joined FK Čukarički's youth academy and later graduated into the club's first-team. He left Čukarički as a teenager to join Dynamo Kyiv.[citation needed]

Dynamo Kyiv

At the age of 19, he initially struggled for playing time in Dynamo. He gradually became a mainstay of the side, helping them win the Ukrainian Premier League three times and the domestic cup twice. The performances were noticed by Serbia's (now former) national team coach Radomir Antić, and he has since become a regular for the Serbian national team. In the 2010–11 season, Ninković was considered one of Dynamo's most crucial and talented players. Some team mates described Ninković having an "eye for goal" and being a very optimistic footballer.

Évian

In December 2012 it was announced that the last six months of Ninković's contract, which expires June 2013, was to be spent on loan with French club Évian.[1] Ninković initially was negotiating a transfer to Red Star Belgrade, but was denied the possibility to shorten his contract with Dynamo from June 2013 to January 2013.[2] Over a week after his loan spell to Évian was announced, Ninković told B92 that Red Star remained a fallback option for him, suggesting an eventual transfer to Red Star Belgrade after his contract and loan expire in June 2013.[3]

Red Star Belgrade

On 4 July 2013, Ninković signed a one-year contract with an option for one additional year with Red Star Belgrade.[4] Ninković's scored his first goals for Red Star on 17 August 2013, when he scored a brace against FK Jagodina.[5]

Sydney FC

On 16 July 2015, Ninković signed a two-year contract with Sydney FC.[6] Ninković scored the match-winning goal in the 88th minute of the tenth Sydney Derby to win the game for Sydney FC and put them at then the top of the table in round three of the 2015/16 season. During round 13 of the 2015/16 season, Ninković scored a brace in a 2–2 draw against Melbourne City.

Ninković enjoyed a good start to the 2016–17 A-League season, scoring 6 times, and with 7 assists within the space of 13 games. The playmaker backed up this form for the rest of the season, winning eleven Man of the Match awards resulting in claiming the Alex Tobin Medal for season's best player from Fox Sports Australia.[7]

Ninković also won the Johnny Warren Medal for the 2016–17 season, becoming the first Sydney FC player to ever do so.[8] He scored the winning penalty in the 2017 A-League Grand Final shoot-out for Sydney FC, securing them a third championship and ensuring him cult status.

On 9 May 2017, Ninković was re-signed by Sydney FC for another year as their new international marquee.[9] Following a premiership winning season, it was announced that Ninkovic had re-signed for a further two-year deal.[10] On 21 June 2022, it was announced on the club's website that Ninković decided to leave Sydney FC, ending his seven years association with the club.[11]

Western Sydney Wanderers

It was announced on the 3rd of July 2022 that Ninković had joined arch rivals the Western Sydney Wanderers, signing a one year deal, ahead of the upcoming season.[12] The move was met with controversy, with British newspaper The Guardian described him "as a mercenary, who thrown away his connection with the Sky Blues’ faithful, will likely permeate the fanbase", while his former teammate Alex Brosque said the move was a "slap in the face" to both clubs and criticised all those involved in a transfer, saying it should never have happened.[13][14]

On 12 November 2022, Ninković made his first Sydney Derby appearance for the Wanderers, in which he was the subject of a pre-match tifo from The Cove criticising his decision to join the Wanderers; the tifo read ‘LEGENDS ARE CHERISHED. TRAITORS’ LEGACIES WILL PERISH’, along with depictions of club greats Steve Corica, Rhyan Grant and Alex Brosque as knights in shining armour, with Ninković's old No. 10 jersey being burned in the background. In the first Sydney Derby played at the reconstructed Sydney Football Stadium, and in front of a crowd of 34,232, the biggest Sydney Derby crowd since 2017, the Wanderers achieved their first Sydney Derby win at the Sydney Football Stadium in 3304 days, winning 1–0 through a Kusini Yengi goal in the 70th minute, with Ninković providing the assist.[15]

International career

Ninković made his maiden appearance for the Serbian national team in 2009 against Sweden.

He was a member of Serbia's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. Having been benched in the match against Ghana, he was in Serbia's starting XI against Germany and Australia.

Personal life

Ninković became an Australian citizen in November 2022.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2021-22 season
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Čukarički 2002–03 First League 15 0 ? ? — — 15 0
2003–04 31 6 ? ? — — 31 6
Total 46 6 ? ? — — 46 6
Dynamo Kyiv 2004–05 Ukrainian Premier League 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
2005–06 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2006–07 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
2007–08 17 2 5 0 3 0 1 0 26 2
2008–09 20 5 2 0 14 0 1 0 37 5
2009–10 26 4 1 0 6 0 0 0 33 4
2010–11 13 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 20 1
2011–12 16 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 22 2
2012–13 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 1
Total 109 14 12 0 41 1 3 0 165 15
Évian (loan) 2012–13 Ligue 1 17 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 22 2
Red Star Belgrade 2013–14 SuperLiga 27 5 2 0 4 0 — 33 5
Évian 2014–15 Ligue 1 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 0
Sydney FC 2015–16 A-League 25 4 1 0 7 1 0 0 33 5
2016–17 28 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 32 10
2017–18 25 6 5 2 4 1 0 0 34 9
2018–19 28 3 5 1 4 0 0 0 37 4
2019–20 26 6 1 0 3 0 0 0 30 6
2020–21 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 4
2021–22 22 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 28 3
Total 181 35 19 4 32 2 0 0 221 41
Career total 395 61 40 5 66 3 4 0 505 69

International

Serbia national team
Year Apps Goals
2009 6 0
2010 9 0
2011 9 0
2012 4 0
Total 28 0

Honours

Club

Dynamo Kyiv

Red Star

Sydney FC

Individual

References

  1. ^ ETG – Milos Ninkovic en prêt de 6 mois à Evian TG Archived 11 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine 15 December 2012. By Yannick Bouvard
  2. ^ Vecernje Novosti (Serbian): Čović stavio tačku na nagađanja: Ninković je hteo da dođe u Zvezdu 22 December 2012
  3. ^ Sportski Zurnal (Serbian): Нинковић: Звезда ми је приоритет у јуну 24 December 2012
  4. ^ [1] Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine FK Crvena Zvezda: Милош Нинковић послушао срце (in Serbian) 4 July 2013
  5. ^ [2] Blic Sport: Dva gola Ninkovića za slavlje na Marakani, navijači Zvezde prekidali meč sa Jagodinom (in Serbian) 17 August 2013
  6. ^ Ninković stiže u Sidnej umesto Dimitrijevića Вечерње Новости (in Serbian) 16 July 2015
  7. ^ "Ninkovic wins Alex Tobin Medal - Australian FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 4 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Ninkovic wins Johnny Warren Medal, Kerr takes out Julie Dolan Medal". ABC News. May 2017.
  9. ^ "Sydney FC hang on to Ninkovic with new marquee deal". ABC News. 9 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Sydney FC Re-Sign Midfield Maestro". 31 May 2018.
  11. ^ Warriner, David (21 June 2022). "Milos Ninkovic Decides To Leave Sydney FC". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Ninkovic is Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 3 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Miloš Ninković joins infamous band of football turncoats with cross-Sydney move". The Guardian. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  14. ^ "'Slap in the face': Sydney FC legend slams Ninkovic's move to Wanderers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  15. ^ Rugari, Vince. "Ninkovic gets last laugh after setting up winner in fiery Sydney derby". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  16. ^ Pisani, Sacha. "AUSSIE MILOS: NINKOVIC APPROVED FOR AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP". KeepUp. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Sydney FC set new Australian record with Grand Final success". Football Federation Australia. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  18. ^ "PFA reveals LUCRF Super A-League Team of the Season". 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  19. ^ Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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