Nemanja Radoja
Serbian footballer
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Nemanja Radoja (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Радоја, pronounced [nêmaɲa rǎdoja]; born 6 February 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Cultural Leonesa.
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Radoja in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nemanja Radoja | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vojvodina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Vojvodina | 48 | (1) |
| 2011 | → ČSK (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Cement (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2014–2019 | Celta | 115 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Levante | 66 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Sporting Kansas City | 70 | (1) |
| 2026– | Cultural Leonesa | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Serbia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Serbia U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Serbia U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Serbia | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 October 2025 | |||
Club career
Vojvodina
Born in Novi Sad, Radoja grew up in neighboring Veternik, and graduated from Vojvodina's youth setup. Following the footsteps of his older brother, Stefan, he started training football.[citation needed] Radoja was promoted to the first team in summer 2011 but later moved on loan to third tier club ČSK Čelarevo.[citation needed] He signed a new five-year professional contract with the Vojvodina on 8 March 2012[1] before moving on loan to fellow third division club Cement Beočin.[citation needed]
Radoja played his first match as a professional on 18 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away victory against Spartak.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 17 April 2013, netting FK Vojvodina's only one in a Serbian Cup semifinal 1–1 draw against OFK Beograd (2–1 on aggregate), thus taking the club to the finals.[3]
Radoja played regularly for Voša in the 2012–13 campaign, appearing in 22 matches (16 starts, 1553 minutes of action) and helping his club to finish in the third position.[citation needed] He maintained his starting place in the following season, appearing in 25 matches, as well as being selected in the league's best XI.[citation needed]
Celta
In August 2014, Radoja signed a five-year contract with La Liga club Celta de Vigo.[4] He made his debut for the club on 24 August, playing the last three minutes in a 3–1 home victory against Getafe.[5]
Radoja did not make any appearance during the entire 2018–19 season after he expressed his desire to play in the Premier League and refused a contract renewal from Celta.[6]
Levante
On 21 August 2019, Radoja signed three-year contract with another La Liga club Levante as a free agent.[7]
Sporting Kansas City
Radoja signed for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on 26 October 2022.[8] Following the 2025 season, Kansas City opted to release him from the club.[9]
Cultural Leonesa
On 13 February 2026, Radoja returned to Spain and signed for Cultural Leonesa in Segunda División.[10]
International career
Radoja played for Serbia under-18 and under-19 teams.[11] He was a member of under-19's at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, playing regularly.[11] Radoja received his first call-up to the Serbian senior team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Moldova and Austria in October 2016.[12] He made his debut in a friendly match against Ukraine the same year on 15 November.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 October 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ČSK (loan) | 2011–12 | League Vojvodina | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Cement (loan) | 2011–12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Vojvodina | 2012–13 | SuperLiga | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 69 | 2 | ||
| Celta | 2014–15 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12[b] | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 115 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 146 | 1 | ||
| Levante | 2019–20 | La Liga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 74 | 1 | |||
| Sporting KC | 2023 | MLS | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 54 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 304 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 370 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League Qualifying rounds
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
| Serbia | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
