Igor Nikić
Montenegrin footballer
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Igor Nikić (Montenegrin: Игор Никић; born 25 August 2000) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Argeș Pitești and the Montenegro national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kotor, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Argeș Pitești | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bokelj Kotor | |||
| –2021 | Podgorica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Podgorica | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Mladost DG | 31 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Arsenal Tivat | 36 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Dečić | 65 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Mirandés | 17 | (0) |
| 2026– | Argeș Pitești | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Montenegro | 9 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Kotor, Nikić played for Bokelj Kotor as a youth before joining the structure of Podgorica. He made his first team – and Montenegrin First League – debut on 19 May 2021, starting in a 4–0 home loss to Sutjeska Nikšić.
Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Nikić became a member of affiliate team Mladost Donja Gorica in the Montenegrin Second League, but also featured with Podgorica's first team. In July 2022, he signed for Arsenal Tivat also in the top tier.
On 5 June 2023, Nikić joined Dečić.[1][2] In November 2024, he was reportedly a target of Ajax,[3] but nothing came of it.
On 12 August 2025, Nikić moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Mirandés.[4][5]
International career
On 31 May 2024, Nikić was called up to the Montenegro national team by manager Robert Prosinečki for two friendlies against Belgium and Georgia.[6] He made his full international debut on 11 October, starting in a 1–0 loss to Turkey in the third round of the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 September 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Podgorica | 2020–21 | Montenegrin First League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Mladost DG | 2021–22 | Montenegrin Second League | 31 | 0 | – | – | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal Tivat | 2022–23 | Montenegrin First League | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 0 | ||
| Dečić | 2022–23 | Montenegrin First League | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | – | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[d] | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 82 | 0 | |||
| Mirandés | 2025–26 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Argeș Pitești | 2026–27 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 154 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 0 | ||
- Includes Montenegrin Cup
- Appearances in Montenegrin First League promotion/relegation play-offs
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 17 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | |||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |