Nikola Petković (footballer, born 2003)
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Petković with Charlotte FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Petković | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Zrenjanin, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Seattle Sounders (on loan from Charlotte FC) | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Čukarički | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Crown Legacy FC | 18 | (3) |
| 2024– | Charlotte FC | 18 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Seattle Sounders (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Serbia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Serbia | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:58, 27 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:20, 24 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Nikola Petković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Петковић; born 23 February 2003) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer side Seattle Sounders FC, on loan from Charlotte FC.
Career
At the age of 4, Petkovic began playing football before joining the Bambi Academy at the age of 7.[1]
Petković began his career with Čukarički.[2]
On 16 February 2023, he joined Crown Legacy FC, the reserve team for Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC, who compete in the MLS Next Pro.[3]
Petković made multiple appearances for the first team during the 2025 season. On 8 January 2026, he was loaned to Seattle Sounders FC for one a one-year term in exchange for a 2027 MLS SuperDraft pick.[4]
International career
He has captained the Serbia national under-19 football team.[5] Petković made his debut for Serbia national football team on 25 January 2023 in a friendly match against USA. Serbia won the game 2–1, with Petković being a starter.[6][7]
Career statistics
International
- As of 25 January 2023
| Serbia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Čukin biser za Meridian sport: Nestvarno mi je da sam dobio poziv za reprezentaciju". meridianbetsport.rs.
- ^ PETKOVIĆ Nikola at superliga.rs, 17-1-2023 (in Serbian)
- ^ "Crown Legacy FC Signs Serbian International Nikola Petković from FK Čukarički".
- ^ "Sounders FC Acquires Midfielder Nikola Petković on Loan from Charlotte FC" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Nikola Petković kao kapiten predvodi Srbiju na EURO U19". ilovezrenjanin.com. 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Nikola je iskoristio američku turneju – Piksi je dobio još jednog aduta". srbijapres.rs. 28 January 2023.
- ^ "БРАВО ОРЛОВИ, СРБИЈА БОЉА ОД АМЕРИКЕ". Football Association of Serbia. 26 January 2023.
External links
- Nikola Petković at Soccerway
- Nikola Petković at WorldFootball.net