Nemanja Antonov (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Антонов; born 6 May 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club MTK Budapest as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Pančevo, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MTK Budapest | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS Kačarevo | |||
| OFK Beograd | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | OFK Beograd | 41 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Grasshoppers | 50 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Partizan (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Excel Mouscron | 31 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Újpest | 87 | (8) |
| 2023– | MTK Budapest | 27 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Serbia U19[1] | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Serbia U20 | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Serbia U21 | 15 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Pančevo, Antonov originating from the local neighbourhood Kačarevo, where he grown up.[2] He started out at OFK Beograd, making his senior debuts in the 2012–13 season. He remained with the club for two more seasons, before transferring to Swiss club Grasshoppers in July 2015.[3]
On 30 August 2017, Antonov was transferred to Partizan on a season-long loan.[4]
On 25 September 2020, he joined Újpest in Hungary.[5]
On 3 June 2023, it was announced that from the upcoming 2023-24 season, Antonov will join newly promoted OTP Bank Liga club MTK Budapest.[6]
International career
editAntonov represented Serbia at the 2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship, as the team was eliminated in the semi-final by Portugal. He was also a member of the team that won the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]
Subsequently, Antonov was a member of the team at the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Statistics
edit- As of end of 2021–22 season[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OFK Beograd | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 0 | |||
| Grasshoppers | 2015–16 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 56 | 0 | ||
| Partizan (loan) | 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Mouscron | 2018–19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[a] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| Újpest | 2020–21 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| Total | 59 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 75 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 183 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 223 | 9 | |
- ^ Appearance in Europa League play-offs
Honours
editClub
edit- Partizan
- Újpest
International
edit- Serbia
References
edit- ^ Only official UEFA matches included
- ^ "Немања Антонов: Победимо ли Плзењ, водим све на Сланинијаду у Качарево!". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "NEMANJA ANTONOV ZUM GRASSHOPPER CLUB ZÜRICH" (in German). gcz.ch. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Nemanja Antonov novo pojačanje" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Tovább erősödik a védelem!" (in Hungarian). Újpest. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "ANTONOV IS AZ MTK BUDAPESTET VÁLASZTOTTA!" [ANTONOV TOO CHOOSE MTK BUDAPEST!] (in Hungarian). mtkbudapest.hu. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Ecstasy in Auckland as Serbia make history". fifa.com. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Nemanja Antonov at Soccerway
External links
edit- Nemanja Antonov at Soccerway.com
- Nemanja Antonov at FBref.com
