Nikola Jojić

Nikola Jojić
Personal information
Full name Nikola Jojić[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Čačak, Serbia and Montenegro
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Mladost Lučani
(on loan from Stoke City)
Number 29
Youth career
Mladost Lučani
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Mladost Lučani 44 (9)
2023– Stoke City 1 (0)
2024– → Mladost Lučani (loan) 12 (1)
International career
2022 Serbia U19 3 (0)
2023– Serbia U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2025

Nikola Jojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јојић; born 15 September 2003) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Mladost Lučani on loan from EFL Championship club Stoke City.

Career

Mladost Lučani

Jojić was born in Čačak and began his career with Mladost Lučani, making his Serbian SuperLiga debut at the age of 16 on 24 July 2021 against Red Star Belgrade.[2] He scored his first professional goals in a 2–1 win against Spartak Subotica on 20 May 2022.[3][4] Jojić had a breakout season in 2022–23 as he was fully integrated into the first team and went on score eight goals in 38 appearances.[5]

Stoke City

On 22 August 2023, Jojić signed for Championship club Stoke City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6] He made his league debut in England coming on as a late substitute against Preston North End on 2 September 2023.[7][8] Jojić spent the rest of the 2023–24 season with the under-21 team without making much of an impact.[9]

After struggling for game time with the under-21 team Jojić returned to Mladost Lučani for the 2024–25 season.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 September 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mladost Lučani 2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 5 2 0 0 — — 5 2
2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 37 7 1 1 — — 38 8
2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 44 9 1 1 — — 45 10
Stoke City 2023–24 EFL Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
2024–25 EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
Mladost Lučani (loan) 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 45 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 47 10

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "EFL - Squad List 2023/24" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Stoke City confirm 'emerging talent' Nikola Jojic as 12th signing of radical transfer window". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Jojić the best player of the last round of the Superliga". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Mladost Lučani vs. Spartak Subotica 2 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Nikola Jojić, the new projected capital of Mladost: My mother believed even when I didn't, Gordić is an example that dreams are achievable". MozzartSport (in Bosnian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Nikola Jojic joins the Potters". www.stokecityfc.com. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Stoke City 0-2 Preston North End 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Stoke City 0-2 Preston: Will Keane's double sends North End top". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  9. ^ Smith, Pete. "Pete Smith's Stoke City end of season player ratings for 35-man squad". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Nikola Jojić returns to FK Mladost Lučani on loan". Stoke City. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  11. ^ Nikola Jojić at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Igrač kola: Sjajna partija mladog Nikole Jojića za kraj sezone". www.superliga.rs. Retrieved 22 May 2022.