.jpg) Nikač withMontenegro in a friendly versusIran in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darko Nikač | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-09-15)15 September 1990 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Titograd,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Budućnost | 101 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | →Mladost Podgorica (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Grbalj | 11 | (6) |
| 2015 | Pune | 16 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Budućnost | 16 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | MTK Budapest | 18 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Budućnost | 46 | (12) |
| 2018 | Navbahor Namangan | 11 | (2) |
| 2019 | Iskra Danilovgrad | 17 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | Teuta Durrës | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Gjilani | 33 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | FK Sutjeska Nikšić | 27 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | FK Iskra | 33 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | FK Arsenal Tivat | 24 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Montenegro U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Montenegro | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2023 | |||
Darko Nikač (Serbian Cyrillic:Дарко Никач; born 15 September 1990) is aMontenegrinfootballer who lastly played as aforward for Montenegrin sideFK Arsenal Tivat.[1] He debuted forMontenegro's national team in 2013.
Nikač made his professional debut withBudućnost in the 2009–10 season. In the summer of 2013, he was in negotiations for a transfer toFC Wil 1900.[2] In February 2014,Strømsgodset IF negotiated with Budućnost over Nikač,[3] but Nikač remained at Budućnost.
Nikač signed forIndianI-League sidePune for the2014-15 I-League.[4] He scored his first goal for the club, in a 9th-minute strike againstBengaluru FC.[5] He then scored againstShillong Lajong in a 5-2 Win. By the end of the season, Nikač scored five goals in 16 games for Pune.[6]
On June 26, 2015, it was announced that Nikač returned to Budućnost after one season in India.[6] According to Montenegrin newspaperVijesti, Nikač's new contract with Budućnost might be as short as six months, but the details were not disclosed as of June 2015.[6]
He received his first full international cap on 17 November 2013, coming on in the 78th minute in a friendly againstLuxembourg.[7][8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Budućnost Podgorica | 2009–10[9] | Montenegrin First League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 2010–11[9] | Montenegrin First League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12[9] | Montenegrin First League | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13[9] | Montenegrin First League | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2013–14[9] | Montenegrin First League | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 101 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 111 | 17 | ||||
| Grbalj | 2014–15[9] | Montenegrin First League | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||
| Pune | 2014–15[9] | I-League | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 128 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 28 | ||