Njegoš Petrović
Serbian footballer (born 1999)
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Njegoš Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Његош Петровић; born 18 July 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina and the Serbia national team.
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Petrović in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Njegoš Petrović | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Krupanj, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vojvodina | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rađevac | |||
| Rad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Rad | 64 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Red Star Belgrade | 64 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Granada | 51 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Vojvodina (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2024– | Vojvodina | 70 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Serbia U16 | 17 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Serbia U17 | 15 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Serbia U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Serbia U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | Serbia | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Rad
Born in Krupanj, he started playing football with local club Rađevac[2] and later moved to FK Rad, where he passed youth categories and signed a scholarship contract with club in 2014.[3] Petrović was licensed with senior squad for the 2015–16 season, but he officially joined the first team in summer 2016, when he signed a four-year professional contract with Rad.[4] Previously, he made his Serbian SuperLiga debut in fourth fixture match of the 2016–17 season on 10 August 2016 against Radnik Surdulica.[5] After seven league matches which he started from the bench and the whole cup match against Dinamo Vranje, Petrović started his first league match on the field and played the whole game against Borac Čačak in 13th fixture of the 2016–17 season.[6]
Red Star Belgrade
In August 2019, Petrović signed a four-year contract with Red Star Belgrade[7] in a €400,000 transfer from Rad.[8] Red Star's sports director Mitar Mrkela commented that "Petrović is the best player in [his] position in Serbia".[8] He made his debut for Red Star on 9 August 2019 in a 2–0 win against Mladost Lučani under coach Vladan Milojević.[9]
Granada
In January 2022, Petrović signed a 4+1⁄2-year contract with Granada in a €1,500,000 transfer from Red Star.[10]
Loan to Vojvodina
On 15 January 2024, Petrović was loaned to Serbian club Vojvodina until the end of the season, with the option to buy.[11]
Vojvodina
On 19 April 2024, Vojvodina made the loan transfer of Petrović permanent, for a reported transfer fee of €800,000.[12] Petrović signed a three-year contract with the club.[12] The move became official on 29 May 2024.[13]
International career
Petrović was a member of Serbia U16[14] and Serbia U17[15] squads between 2014 and 2016. In August 2016, Petrović was called into Serbia U19 squad for memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić – Ćele", where he debuted in opening match against United States.[16] Petrović suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during the match against Sweden, played on 14 November 2016.[17]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 August 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rad | 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3 | ||
| Red Star | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 87 | 3 | ||
| Granada | 2021–22 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
| Vojvodina (loan) | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |
| Vojvodina | 2024–25 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2026–27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 87 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 106 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 266 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 312 | 19 | ||
International
- As of match played 5 June 2026[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |