Nikola Kusturica
Serbian basketball player
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Nikola Kusturica (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Кустурица; born 30 April 2009), is a Serbian basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and EuroLeague. He also plays for Barcelona's reserve team in the Liga U. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), Kusturica plays in the small forward position.
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EuroLeague
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| No. 43 – FC Barcelona | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 April 2009 Novi Sad, Serbia | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2025–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2025–present | FC Barcelona | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | →FC Barcelona B | ||||||||||||||
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Early life and youth career
Kusturica was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, in 2009. He started playing basketball in the youth ranks of his hometown teams KK Defense and KK Star.[1] In the summer of 2023, he signed for FC Barcelona's youth team.[2]
Kusturica took part in the inaugural season of the Liga U with FC Barcelona B.[3] Playing with the youth team, he won the 2026 NextGen EuroLeague regional tournament held in Bologna.[4] In May 2026, Kusturica won the 2025–26 EuroLeague NextGen Final tournament with Barcelona, being the final's top-scorer.[5]
Professional career
FC Barcelona (2025–present)
Kusturica made his professional debut on September 17, 2025, playing 11 minutes with the FC Barcelona first team during a 2025 Catalan League game against BC Andorra. He managed to score 2 points and became the youngest player to ever play an official game for FC Barcelona, surpassing Eric Vila.[6][7]
Kusturica made his Liga ACB debut on October 12, 2025, playing a few seconds in a game against Hiopos Lleida at the Palau Blaugrana.[8] He became the youngest player to ever play for FC Barcelona in the competition.[9] On December 16, 2025, he made his debut in the EuroLeague, once again becoming the youngest player to play for Barcelona in the competition.[10] In February 2026, he became the youngest player to ever score for Barcelona in a Liga ACB game, scoring 11 points during a home game against BAXI Manresa.[11][12][13][2]
National team career
In August 2025, Kusturica led the Serbian U16 national team to victory in the 2025 FIBA U16 EuroBasket, in which he was also selected as the tournament's MVP.[14]
Personal life
Kusturica is a distant relative of Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica.[15]