Samir Nurković (Serbian Cyrillic: Самир Нурковић, born 13 June 1992) is a Serbian football striker who is currently playing for a South African club in the South African Premiership league called SuperSport United F.C..[2][3]

Samir Nurković
Personal information
Full name Samir Nurković
Date of birth (1992-06-13) 13 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Tutin,[1] Serbia and Montenegro
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
TS Galaxy
Number 9
Youth career
FK Tutin
Partizan Belgrade
Košice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Košice 8 (1)
2013ViOn Zlaté Moravce (loan) 4 (1)
2014Dunajská Streda (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015Slovan Duslo Šaľa (loan) 25 (11)
2016 Spartak Vráble ? (?)
2016 Pohronie 18 (9)
2017 ViOn Zlaté Moravce 8 (1)
2017 Pohronie 10 (4)
2018–2019 Komárno 41 (35)
2019–2022 Kaizer Chiefs 60 (34)
2022–2023 Royal AM 11 (2)
2023–2024 TS Galaxy 22 (8)
2024– Supersport F.C. 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Club career

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Samir was born in Tutin, Serbia and Montenegro. Nurković finished his football formation in Slovakia with Košice, joining the club at the age of 18. He played mainly for the reserve squad.[citation needed]

MFK Košice

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On 5 November 2011, Nurković made his Corgoň Liga debut with Košice against ViOn Zlaté Moravce, where he scored the third goal of the match in a 3–2 away loss.[4]

Kaizer Chiefs

Having averaged just under a goal a game for KFC Komarno in the 2018/19 season, Nurković was going to sign for a European club ahead of the following season, but Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp spoke to him and convinced him to sign for Chiefs instead. Nurković went on to score 13 league goals during the 2019/20 season. This was the most by a Chiefs player since Knowledge Musona bagged 15 in the 2010/11 season.[5]

Royal AM

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Nurković joined Royal AM at the beginning of the 2022 season. His stay at the club was acrimonious, with the club terminating his contract in October 2022, claiming the player had only reported for duty once, before an unofficial game. FIFA ruled that the termination was unlawful, and Royal AM received a transfer ban effective 3 July 2023.

Ts Galaxy

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On August 2023, Ts Galaxy signed Nurković as a free agent.

SuperSport United F.C.

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In November 2024, SuperSport United have completed the signing of Samir Nurković on a free transfer. Nurković signed a one-and-a-half-year deal.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ FC ViOn pred štartom jari: hráčske profily a zaujímavosti 17.02.2017, nasanitra.sme.sk
  2. ^ Samir Nurković Futbalnet Archived 2014-11-13 at the Wayback Machine 31.12.2014, futbalnet.sk
  3. ^ Samir Nurković Eurofotbal 31.12.2014, eurofotbal.cz
  4. ^ ZLATÉ MORAVCE VS. KOŠICE 3 – 2 05.11.2012, soccerway.com
  5. ^ "Resilience: The Ernst Middendorp Authorised Biography". exclusivebooks.co.za. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. ^ Lewis, Craig (5 October 2022). "BOMBSHELL: Royal Am seek to part ways with Nurkovic – report". The South African. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  7. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Royal AM face FIFA ban following Samir Nurkovic request". sabcsport.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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