Nikola Maraš

Nikola Maraš
Personal information
Full name	Nikola Maraš
Date of birth	19 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Almería
Number	18
Youth career
	Partizan
2010–2013	Rad
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2017	Rad
2017–2020	Chaves
2019–2020	→ Almería (loan)
2020–	Almería
International career‡
2015	Serbia U20
2016–2017	Serbia U21
2015	Serbia U23
2016–	Serbia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2019

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.

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.

Chaves

On 31 August 2017, Maraš was officially transferred to Portuguese club Chaves on a four-year deal.^[1]

Almería

On 15 August 2019, Maraš joined Spanish club Almería on a one-year loan.^[2] On 22 August of the following year, after being a regular starter, he signed a permanent four-year deal with the club.^[3]

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.^[4]

Statistics

As of 26 June 2019^[5]

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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.
^ "Nikola Maras, primer fichaje del Almería 2020–21" [Nikola Maras, first signing of Almería 2020–21] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ "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 (archived)
Nikola Maraš at FootballDatabase.eu
Nikola Maraš – UEFA competition record (archive)

[1] "Flavienses oficializam Nikola Maras" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[2] "Nikola Maras se incorpora a los entrenamientos" (in Spanish). udalmeriasad.com. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[3] "Nikola Maras, primer fichaje del Almería 2020–21" [Nikola Maras, first signing of Almería 2020–21] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[4] "Watch: USA draws Serbia 0-0 in Arena's return; Nagbe, Pontius come close". si.com. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[5] Nikola Maraš at Soccerway

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