Nikola Žakula (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Жакула; born 18 August 1992) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Metalac Gornji Milanovac.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metalac Gornji Milanovac | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Železničar Beograd | ||
| 2012–2013 | Jedinstvo Stara Pazova | 28 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | Novi Sad | 28 | (2) |
| 2014 | Dunav Stari Banovci | 14 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | ČSK Čelarevo | 46 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | Radnik Surdulica | 35 | (2) |
| 2018 | Mačva Šabac | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | OFK Bačka | 64 | (14) |
| 2021–2022 | Inđija | 34 | (7) |
| 2022– | Metalac Gornji Milanovac | 41 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023 | |||
Club career
editŽakula started his career with football club Železničar Beograd, where he played between 2010 and 2011. Later he played for a period with Jedinstvo Stara Pazova in the Vojvodina League West and Serbian League Vojvodina. Next he also in the same league rank played as a member of RFK Novi Sad, Dunav Stari Banovci and ČSK Čelarevo. Scoring 5 goals on 15 league matches, Žakula helped ČSK to win the first place and make promotion to the 2015–16 Serbian First League.[1] At the beginning of 2017, Žakula signed a three-year contract with the Serbian SuperLiga side Radnik Surdulica, along with teammate Mladen Vukasović.[2] In the first friendly match for new club, Žakula score two goals against Radnički Pirot.[3]
Career statistics
edit- As of 12 June 2018[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jedinstvo Stara Pazova | 2012–13 | Serbian League Vojvodina | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | |||
| Novi Sad | 2013–14 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Dunav Stari Banovci | 2014–15 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| ČSK Čelarevo | 2014–15 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Serbian First League | 17 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 50 | 6 | |||
| Radnik Surdulica | 2016–17[7] | Serbian SuperLiga | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[8] | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 151 | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 156 | 20 | |||
- ^ Including preliminary round match against Mačva Šabac[5]
- ^ Including final round of the FA Vojvodina cup against Dolina Padina[6]
Honours
edit- ČSK Čelarevo
References
edit- ^ "Zakula, Nikola". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Вукасовић и Жакула из ЧСК-а прешли у Радник из Сурдулице". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Жакула двоструки стрелац: Радник – Раднички (П) 4: 0". vranjske.co.rs (in Serbian). 26 January 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ Nikola Žakula at Soccerway
- ^ "Ђокић "Зове" Звезду у варош". Sport, detail from printed edition (in Serbian). 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "ЧСК одбранио пехар". Dnevnik (in Serbian). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Žakula, Nikola 2016–17 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Žakula, Nikola 2017–18 season". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Успех по рецепту Драгана Ивановића". Dnevnik (in Serbian). 12 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
External links
edit- Nikola Žakula at WorldFootball.net