Nemanja Antonov
Serbian professional footballer
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Nemanja Antonov (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Антонов; born 6 May 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Nyíregyháza Spartacus as a left-back.
![]() Antonov with Partizan in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Pančevo, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nyíregyháza | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS Kačarevo | |||
| OFK Beograd | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | OFK Beograd | 41 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Grasshoppers | 50 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Partizan (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Excel Mouscron | 31 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Újpest | 87 | (8) |
| 2023–2025 | MTK Budapest | 42 | (3) |
| 2025– | Nyíregyháza | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Serbia U19[1] | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Serbia U20 | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Serbia U21 | 15 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 January 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Pančevo, Antonov originating from the local neighbourhood Kačarevo, where he grown up.[2] He started out at OFK Beograd, making his senior debuts in the 2012–13 season. He remained with the club for two more seasons, before transferring to Swiss club Grasshoppers in July 2015.[3]
On 30 August 2017, Antonov was transferred to Partizan on a season-long loan.[4]
On 25 September 2020, he joined Újpest in Hungary.[5]
On 3 June 2023, it was announced that from the upcoming 2023-24 season, Antonov will join newly promoted OTP Bank Liga club MTK Budapest.[6]
On 30 June 2025, Antonov signed to Nyíregyháza Spartacus in Hungary.[7]
International career
Antonov represented Serbia at the 2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship, as the team was eliminated in the semi-final by Portugal. He was also a member of the team that won the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]
Subsequently, Antonov was a member of the team at the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Statistics
- As of end of 2021–22 season[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OFK Beograd | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 0 | |||
| Grasshoppers | 2015–16 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 56 | 0 | ||
| Partizan (loan) | 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Mouscron | 2018–19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[a] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| Újpest | 2020–21 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| Total | 59 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 75 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 183 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 223 | 9 | |
- Appearance in Europa League play-offs
Honours
Club
- Partizan
- Újpest
International
- Serbia
