Njegoš Petrović
Association football player
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| Intro | Association football player | |
| Places | Serbia | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 18 July 1999, Krupanj, Mačva District, Serbia | |
| Age | 25 years | |
| Star sign | Cancer | |
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Biography
Njegoš Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Његош Петровић; born 18 July 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.
Club career
Rad
Born in Krupanj, he started playing football with local club Rađevac and later moved to FK Rad, where he passed youth categories and signed a scholarship contract with club in 2014. 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. Previously, he made his Serbian SuperLiga debut in fourth fixture match of the 2016–17 season on 10 August 2016 against Radnik Surdulica. 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.
Red Star Belgrade
In August 2019, Petrović signed a four-year contract with Red Star Belgrade in a €400,000 transfer from Rad. Red Star's sports director Mitar Mrkela commented that "Petrović is the best player in [his] position in Serbia". He made his debut for Red Star on 9 August 2019 in a 2-0 win against Mladost Lučani under coach Vladan Milojević.
International career
Petrović was a member of Serbia U16 and Serbia U17 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. Petrović suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during the match against Sweden, played on 14 November 2016.
Personal life
On 22 June 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 July 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rad | 2015–16 | 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 | — | — | 66 | 3 | ||||
Honours
- Red Star Belgrade
- Serbian SuperLiga: 2019–20