Nikola Krstović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Krstović | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zeta | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Zeta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Zeta | 59 | (20) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Montenegro U17[a] | 6 | (2) |
| 2017– | Montenegro U19[a] | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Montenegro U21[a] | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 July 2018 | |||
Nikola Krstović (Cyrillic: Никола Крстовић; born 5 April 2000) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a striker for Zeta. He is considered to be one of the most promising young talents in Montenegro.[1]
Club career
On 23 April 2016, Krstović made his competitive debut for Zeta, being assigned the number 13 jersey. He came on as a second-half substitute for Filip Kukuličić in their 1–1 league draw away against Iskra Danilovgrad, becoming the youngest player ever to appear in a 1. CFL game at the age of 16 years and 18 days old.[2] Until the end of the 2015–16 Montenegrin First League, Krstović would go on to play in three more fixtures (all as a substitute) as the club hovered around the middle of the table.
On 5 November 2016, Krstović made his first appearance of the 2016–17 season, entering the field during the second half of a 1–0 home league win over Bokelj. He scored his first senior goals in March of the following year, netting a brace in a 3–0 away victory over Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje,[3] making him the first player born in the 2000s to find the back of the net in the top flight of Montenegrin football.[4] In his first full season at Zeta, Krstović played in 19 games (all in the league) and bagged seven goals.[5]
On 29 June 2017, Krstović appeared as a starter for Zeta wearing the number 9 shirt in a 1–0 away loss to Željezničar Sarajevo in the first leg of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. He then scored an equalizer in the return tie a week later at home (the game ended in a 2–2 draw).[6] In October of the same year, Krstović netted his first senior hat-trick and led his team to a 4–2 home win over Kom.[7] He tallied 15 goals in 39 matches across all competitions throughout the season.
International career
Krstović was capped for Montenegro at all youth levels from under-17 through to under-21. He made his debuts for the national under-21 team at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament in June 2017, appearing in both of his side's matches and scoring a brace in a 3–2 victory over Slovenia U21 in the third-place game.[8] Later that year, Krstović netted a goal in a UEFA Under-21 Championship 2019 qualifier away to Bulgaria, as Montenegro suffered a 3–1 loss.[9]
Statistics
- As of 5 July 2018[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zeta | 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 15 | |
| Career total | 59 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 22 | |
Notes
References
- ^ "Krstović za MONDO: Moji idoli Mitar i Zlatan…" (in Montenegrin). mondo.me. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Novi rekord u 1.CFL: Dobili smo najmlađeg debitanta" (in Montenegrin). cg-fudbal.com. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "ČUDO OD DETETA Ima 17 godina i 14 prvoligaških golova - Da li je ovo novi Savićević ili Mijatović?" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Vrtić iz Golubovaca hoće u Evropu, a mogao je i do titule" (in Montenegrin). vijesti.me. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Fudbaler rođen 2000. godine očekuje prolaz protiv Želje" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Nikola Krstović – biser crnogorskog fudbala" (in Montenegrin). reprezentacija.me. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Ovo su golovi cijele ekipe" (in Montenegrin). dan.co.me. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Krstović nastavio da rešeta: Crna Gora bolja od Slovenije" (in Montenegrin). vijesti.me. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Kažnjeni za promašaje" (in Montenegrin). fscg.me. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Nikola Krstović" (in Montenegrin). fscg.me. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
External links
- Nikola Krstović at Soccerway
- Nikola Krstović at FootballDatabase.eu
- Nikola Krstović – UEFA competition record (archive)