Jovan Motika
Bosnian footballer (born 1998)
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Jovan Motika (Bosnian pronunciation: [jǒʋan mǒtika]; born 11 September 1998) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jovan Motika | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Negeri Sembilan | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Radnik Bijeljina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | Radnik Bijeljina | 74 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Bjelovar | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Kuala Lumpur City | 23 | (4) |
| 2025– | Negeri Sembilan | 12 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Radnik Bijeljina
Motika began his professional career with Radnik Bijeljina where he scored 10 goals in 47 appearances for the youth team. He was then promoted to the senior team at 17-years old. Motika made his senior debut on 6 July 2016 in a league match against Borac Banja Luka.[2][3]
Kuala Lumpur City
On 28 April 2024, Motika moved to Southeast Asia to signed with Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City, joining on a free transfer from Bjelovar. His move was officially announced on the club's Instagram account on 28 April 2024. Motika arrived in Malaysia shortly in preparations for the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League season. He joined fellow Balkan imports Lazar Sajčić and Adrijan Rudović as part of club's six-man foreign contingent for the campaign.[4][5][6] He make his debut on 12 May in a 1–1 draw to Kuching City. Motika then scored his first goal for the club scoring the only goal in the match against Selangor on 14 July.
Negeri Sembilan
On 4 July 2025, Motika was announced as a new signing for Malaysian club Negeri Sembilan ahead of the 2025–26 season.[7] He scored a brace on his debut on 12 August which entirely shocks entire Malaysian citizens and also Southeast Asian region where Motika scored two goals in 13 minutes against giants Johor Darul Ta'zim at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, however, Negeri Sembilan lost 5–3 to the reigning champions.[8]
International career
In June 2019, Motika received his first call-up to the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 squad. He made his debut on 5 June 2019 in an international friendly, coming on as a substitute for 21 minutes against Malta U21. This remains his sole appearance for the U21 national team.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kuala Lumpur City | 2024–25[10] | Malaysia Super League | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 7 |
| Negeri Sembilan | 2025–26[11] | Malaysia Super League | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 8 | |