Nemanja Motika (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Мотика; born 20 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth, on loan from Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana. Born in Germany, he represented both Germany and Serbia at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Greuther Fürth (on loan from Olimpija Ljubljana) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BFC Preussen | |||
| –2012 | Hertha Zehlendorf | ||
| 2012–2017 | Hertha BSC | ||
| 2017–2022 | Bayern Munich | ||
| 2022 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Bayern Munich II | 27 | (16) |
| 2022–2023 | Red Star Belgrade | 10 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Austria Lustenau (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2023– | Olimpija Ljubljana | 38 | (8) |
| 2024– | → Greuther Fürth (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Serbia U19 | 12 | (3) |
| 2022 | Serbia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 | |||
Club career
editBayern Munich
editMotika made his professional debut for Bayern Munich II in the 3. Liga on 9 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Rémy Vita against SpVgg Unterhaching. Four minutes later, he scored his first goal for the club, halving Bayern's deficit to 2–1. The home match finished as a loss with no further goals scored.[2]
Red Star Belgrade
editAfter an impressive half-season at Bayern Munich II, where he scored 15 goals and provided 8 assists for the Martín Demichelis' team, Motika came into the spotlight of big clubs as well as Bayern Munich senior team, for which he was subsequently called up to Julian Nagelsmann's squad for the first match in 2022 against Borussia Monchengladbach, but ultimately he did not enter the game.[citation needed]
During the winter transfer window, he was the target of both Hamburger SV and Fiorentina among others, but Red Star Belgrade was the most persistent and fastest managing to attract the player's interest. On 2 February 2022, Motika signed a four-year contract with Red Star and took the number 17 shirt on the advice of fellow German footballer Marko Marin.[3]
Olimpija Ljubljana
editOn 12 June 2023, Motika transferred to Slovenian PrvaLiga champions Olimpija Ljubljana on a free transfer, with Red Star receiving the full transfer fee for future transfers under €1.5 million and an additional 20% of the remaining fee should the transfer exceed this price.[4]
International career
editMotika played one match for the Germany national under-16 team in September 2018 against Cyprus.[5] In November 2020, he was called up to train with the Serbia national under-19 team.[6]
Personal life
editMotika was born in Berlin, and is of Serbian descent.[7] His father hails from the Nišići plateau near Sarajevo, and his mother hails from Vranje.[8]
Career statistics
edit- As of 3 February 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
Honours
editRed Star Belgrade
References
edit- ^ "Nemanja Motika" (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Germany » 3. Liga 2020/2021 » 36. Round » Bayern München II – SpVgg Unterhaching 1:2". WorldFootball.net. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Немања Мотика у Звезди!" (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Olimpijo okrepil nekdanji član Bayerna, Maribor alžirski reprezentant" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "U16 Friendlies 2018 » September » Cyprus – Germany 2:3". WorldFootball.net. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "U19 | На окупу нова такмичарска генерација омладинаца, селектор Игор Спасић позвао 27 играча на мини - припреме" [U19 | At the gathering of the new competitive generation of youth, the selector Igor Spasić invited 27 players to mini-preparations]. Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Nemanja Motika at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Kostić, Katarina (10 January 2021). "Mladi fudbaler Bajerna za SK: Uskoro ću debitovati za Srbiju". Sportklub (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Nemanja Motika at Soccerway
External links
edit- Nemanja Motika at DFB (also available in German)
- Nemanja Motika at kicker (in German)
- Nemanja Motika at Soccerway