Nikola Jojić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Jojić[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Čačak, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Start | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mladost Lučani | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Mladost Lučani | 44 | (9) |
| 2023–2026 | Stoke City | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Mladost Lučani (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Gorica (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Radomlje (loan) | 31 | (8) |
| 2026– | Start | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Serbia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Serbia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:21, 22 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Nikola Jojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јојић; born 15 September 2003) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Start.
Career
[edit]Mladost Lučani
[edit]Jojić was born in Čačak and began his career with Mladost Lučani, making his Serbian SuperLiga debut at the age of 16 on 24 July 2021 against Red Star Belgrade.[2] He scored his first professional goals in a 2–1 win against Spartak Subotica on 20 May 2022.[3][4] Jojić had a break-out season in 2022–23 as he was fully integrated into the first team and went on score eight goals in 38 appearances.[5]
Stoke City
[edit]On 22 August 2023, Jojić signed for Championship club Stoke City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6] He made his league debut in England coming on as a late substitute against Preston North End on 2 September 2023.[7][8] Jojić spent the rest of the 2023–24 season with the under-21 team without making much of an impact.[9]
After struggling for game time with the under-21 team Jojić returned to Mladost Lučani for the 2024–25 season.[10] After making 14 appearances back at Mladost, Jojić moved on to Croatian Football League side Gorica in February 2025 on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[11] Jojić only made three appearances for Gorica.[12] In July 2025 he joined Slovenian PrvaLiga side Radomlje on loan.[13] He played 34 times for Radomlje, scoring nine goals as they finished in sixth position.[12] His contract at Stoke was terminated by mutual consent in July 2026.[14]
IK Start
[edit]In August 2026, Jojić signed for Norwegian Eliteserien side Start.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 May 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mladost Lučani | 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 10 | ||||
| Stoke City | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Mladost Lučani (loan) | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Gorica (loan) | 2024–25 | Croatian Football League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Radomlje (loan) | 2025–26 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||
| Start | 2026 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 91 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 20 | ||
- ↑ Includes Serbian Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2021–22 (Round 37)[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2023/24" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ "Stoke City confirm 'emerging talent' Nikola Jojic as 12th signing of radical transfer window". Stoke Sentinel. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ "Jojić the best player of the last round of the Superliga". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ↑ "Mladost Lučani vs. Spartak Subotica 2 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ↑ "Nikola Jojić, the new projected capital of Mladost: My mother believed even when I didn't, Gordić is an example that dreams are achievable". MozzartSport (in Bosnian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ↑ "Nikola Jojic joins the Potters". Stoke City F.C. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Stoke City 0–2 Preston North End 2". BBC Sport. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ↑ "Stoke City 0–2 Preston: Will Keane's double sends North End top". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ↑ Smith, Pete (9 May 2024). "Pete Smith's Stoke City end of season player ratings for 35-man squad". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ↑ "Nikola Jojić returns to FK Mladost Lučani on loan". Stoke City. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ↑ "Nikola Jojić joins HNK Gorica on loan". Stoke City. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- 1 2 3 Nikola Jojić at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Nikola Jojić came from Stoke City". nk-radomlje.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ "Nikola Jojić leaves Stoke City". Stoke City. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nikola Jojic signs for IK Start". IK Start. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Igrač kola: Sjajna partija mladog Nikole Jojića za kraj sezone". superliga.rs. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Čačak
- Men's association football midfielders
- Serbian men's footballers
- Serbia men's youth international footballers
- Serbia men's under-21 international footballers
- FK Mladost Lučani players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- English Football League players
- Serbian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in England