Nemanja Kuzmanović (born 27 May 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Nemanja Kuzmanović
Kuzmanović in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-27) 27 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Šabac, Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
MFK Havířov
Number 8
Youth career
Novi Sad 1921
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Slovan HAC 13 (3)
2010-2012 Leobendorf SV 53 (18)
2012–2014 Bohemians Střížkov 41 (6)
2014Baník Sokolov (loan) 14 (3)
2014–2018 Opava 129 (46)
2019–2023 Baník Ostrava 142 (24)
2023–2024 Nea Salamis Famagusta 22 (1)
Total 434 (101)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024

Club career

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Kuzmanović was born in Šabac, Yugoslavia.[1] He started playing senior football at lower amateur competitions in Serbia, Romania and Austria. His first professional engagement was with Bohemians Střížkov in the Czech National Football League, where he arrived in 2012. Before the 2014–15 season, he transferred to SFC Opava. He played regularly at the club for the next 4+12 seasons and worked his way up to the position of team captain. In the 2017–18 season, he became the second top scorer of the competition with 18 goals and helped his team to promote to the Czech First League.[2][3]

At the beginning of 2019, he transferred to a regional rival team, Baník Ostrava in the Czech First League.[3] In the following seasons, he played 142 league matches for Ostrava and became one of the top scorers in the modern history of the club with 24 league goals.[4] In 2023, Baník Ostrava decided not to extend Kuzmanović's contract, so he transferred to the Cyprian club Nea Salamis Famagusta.[5]

In July 2024, Kuzmanović returned to the Czech Republic and signed with MFK Havířov, playing in the amateur competition of Czech Fourth Division (4th tier).[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Srbova cesta do Sparty: z města jako Kuzmanovič, Chalušova chvála i útlum". isport.blesk.cz (in Czech). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Třaskavý přestup? Opavský "kápo" Kuzmanovič se měl dohodnout s Baníkem" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Kapitán Opavy přestoupil do znepřáteleného Baníku. 'Z komentářů si hlavu nedělám,' říká Kuzmanović" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Nemanja Kuzmanovič". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Srbský útočník Kuzmanović se loučil s fanoušky Baníku přímo v kotli" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. ^ Nohavica, Jakub (23 July 2024). "Přestupová bomba v Havířove! Klub potvrdil příchod Kuzmanoviče. Co už předvedl?" (in Czech). Deník.cz. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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