Nemanja Maksimović
Serbian footballer
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Nemanja Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Максимовић, pronounced [němaɲa maksǐːmoʋitɕ]; born 26 January 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for UAE Pro League club Shabab Al Ahli and the Serbia national team.
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| Full name | Nemanja Maksimović[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1995[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Banja Koviljača, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Shabab Al Ahli | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gučevo Banja Koviljača | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Omladinac Loznica | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | Red Star Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Hellas Verona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Domžale | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Domžale | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Astana | 54 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Valencia | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | Getafe | 207 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Panathinaikos | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Shabab Al Ahli | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Serbia U19 | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Serbia U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Serbia U21 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Serbia | 60 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early career
Born in Banja Koviljača, Maksimović played for Red Star Belgrade's youth selection teams up until the under-19 level, but eventually had his contract terminated. After his display at the 2013 UEFA U19 Championship, he signed with Slovenian side Domžale. He made his professional debut on 18 October 2013 in a 2–2 draw with Zavrč.[3]
Astana
On 7 February 2015, Maksimović signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Astana of the Kazakhstan Premier League.[4] On 27 August 2015, Maksimović scored the equalizing goal against APOEL in the second leg of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League play-offs, which qualified Astana to their first ever Champions League group stage campaign.[5]
Valencia
On 2 July 2017, Valencia announced the signing of Maksimović on a contract until 2022.[6] He made his debut for the club on 18 August, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Soler in a 1–0 La Liga home win against Las Palmas.[7]
Getafe
On 16 July 2018, Maksimović signed with Getafe until 2024.[8]
Panathinaikos
Nemanja Maksimović officially signed a three-year contract with Panathinaikos in January 2024, as confirmed by the club, and the transfer was set to run through the summer of 2027.[9] Although he signed in January, the agreement was structured to take effect on 1 July 2024, once his obligations with Getafe concluded. The move was completed on a free transfer, as Getafe let him go upon contract expiry, meaning Panathinaikos didn’t pay a transfer fee.
Shabab Al Ahli
Nemanja Maksimović officially became a player of Shabab Al Ahli Club, transferring from Panathinaikos.[10] The 30-year-old Serbian midfielder, who had signed for Panathinaikos as a free agent, departed after one season. Panathinaikos received a reported transfer fee of €5 million.[11]
International career
Maksimović played for the Serbia U19 team that won the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[12] He was named to Serbia's U20 squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand, scoring the winner with two minutes of extra-time remaining in the final, beating Brazil 2–1 for Serbia's first international honour as an independent nation.[13] Maksimović made his debut for Serbia on 23 March 2016, in a 1–0 defeat to Poland.[14] In May 2018 he was named in Serbia's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, but he wasn't selected for the final squad.[15]
In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[16] He played in all three group stage matches, against Brazil,[17] Cameroon,[18] and Switzerland.[19] Serbia finished fourth in the group.[20]
Maksimović was selected in Serbia's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024, but didn't make any appearances in the tournament.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 May 2025[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Domžale | 2013–14 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||||
| Astana | 2015 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 38 | 7 |
| 2016 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10[d] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 12 | ||
| Valencia | 2017–18 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Getafe | 2018–19 | La Liga | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 207 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 222 | 9 | |||
| Panathinaikos | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15[f] | 1 | — | 46 | 4 | |
| Career total | 330 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 400 | 30 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, eleven appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 14 October 2025[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Serbia | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maksimović goal.[22]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 23 March 2025 | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | 55 |  Austria | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs |
