Nikola Maraš

Serbian footballer (born 1995)

Nikola Maraš
Maraš in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Levante
(on loan from Alavés)
Number 14
Youth career
Partizan
2010–2013 Rad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Rad 104 (7)
2017–2020 Chaves 57 (5)
2019–2020 → Almería (loan) 38 (2)
2020–2022 Almería 30 (1)
2021–2022 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 16 (0)
2022–2023 → Alavés (loan) 20 (0)
2023– Alavés 0 (0)
2024– → Levante (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Serbia U20 3 (1)
2016–2017 Serbia U21 5 (2)
2015 Serbia U23 1 (0)
2016– Serbia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2019

Nikola Maraš (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Мараш, pronounced [nǐkola mǎraʃ]; born 19 December 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Levante UD, on loan from Deportivo Alavés.

Club career

Rad

On 26 May 2013, Maraš made his senior debut for Rad, coming on as a second-half substitute for Uroš Vitas in a 3–1 home league win over Radnički Niš. He scored his first goal for the club on 16 August 2014, giving his side a 2–1 win over Borac Čačak also at the Stadion Kralj Petar I. Over the course of the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga, Maraš established himself as a regular member of the team's defensive line, recording the full 90 minutes in all of his 23 appearances. He was subsequently named as the team's captain, being an undisputed starter in the following two seasons (2015–16 and 2016–17). On 5 August 2017, Maraš made his 100th league appearance for Rad in a 1–2 loss to Mladost Lučani.

Chaves

On 31 August 2017, Maraš was officially transferred to Portuguese club Chaves on a four-year deal.[1]

Almería

On 15 August 2019, Maraš joined Spanish club Almería on a one-year loan.[2] On 22 August of the following year, after being a regular starter, he signed a permanent four-year deal with the club.[3]

On 31 August 2021, Maraš moved to La Liga side Rayo Vallecano on loan for the 2021–22 season.[4]

Alavés

On 11 August 2022, Maraš moved to second division side Deportivo Alavés also in a temporary one-year deal.[5] On 26 June 2023, after the club's promotion to the top tier, he signed a permanent four-year contract.[6]

On 1 February 2024, after failing to make any league appearances for the first half of the 2023–24 campaign, Maraš returned to the second division after being loaned out to Levante UD.[7]

International career

On 29 September 2016, Maraš played the full 90 minutes in Serbia's 0–3 friendly loss to Qatar. He also appeared in a 0–0 draw against the United States on 29 January 2017, playing the entire match.[8]

Career statistics

As of 26 June 2019[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rad 2012–13 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2013–14 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2014–15 23 1 3 0 — — 26 1
2015–16 34 4 0 0 — — 34 4
2016–17 34 2 2 0 — — 36 2
2017–18 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Total 104 7 5 0 — — 109 7
Chaves 2017–18 29 1 2 0 0 0 — 31 1
2018–19 28 4 0 0 3 0 — 31 4
Total 57 5 2 0 3 0 — 62 5
Almería (loan) 2019–20 15 2 0 0 0 0 — 15 2
Career total 176 14 7 0 3 0 — 186 14

References

  1. ^ "Flavienses oficializam Nikola Maras" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Nikola Maras se incorpora a los entrenamientos" (in Spanish). udalmeriasad.com. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Nikola Maras, primer fichaje del Almería 2020–21" [Nikola Maras, first signing of Almería 2020–21] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Maraš loaned out to Rayo Vallecano while Juan Ibiza and Vada end contracts". UD Almería. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Maras se marcha cedido al Deportivo Alavés hasta final de temporada" [Maras moves out on loan to Deportivo Alavés until the end of the season] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. ^ "El Deportivo Alavés ejecuta la compra de Nikola Maras" [Deportivo Alavés exercise the buyout clause of Nikola Maras] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Nikola Maraš jugará cedido en el Levante UD" [Nikola Maraš will play on loan at Levante UD] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Watch: USA draws Serbia 0–0 in Arena's return; Nagbe, Pontius come close". Sports Illustrated. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  9. ^ Nikola Maraš at Soccerway

External links

  • Nikola Maraš at BDFutbol
  • Nikola Maraš at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Nikola Maraš at FootballDatabase.eu
  • Nikola Maraš – UEFA competition record (archive)
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