Nikola Jojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јојић; born 15 September 2003) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Gorica on loan from EFL Championship club Stoke City.
Career
Mladost Lučani
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 breakout 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
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 December 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | 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 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Mladost Lučani (loan) | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 11 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2021–22 (Round 37[13])
References
- ^ "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. 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". www.stokecityfc.com. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Stoke City 0-2 Preston North End 2". BBC Sport. 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. "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. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Nikola Jojić joins HNK Gorica on loan". Stoke City. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ Nikola Jojić at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Igrač kola: Sjajna partija mladog Nikole Jojića za kraj sezone". www.superliga.rs. Retrieved 22 May 2022.