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Biography
Nemanja Radoja (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Радоја; born 6 February 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Celta de Vigo as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Vojvodina
Born in Novi Sad, Radoja grew up in neighbouring Veternik, and graduated from FK Vojvodina's youth setup. Following footsteps of his older brother Stefan, he started training football. Radoja was promoted to the main squad in the summer of 2011, but was subsequently loaned to third-tier ČSK Čelarevo. He signed a new five-year professional deal with the Vojvodina on 8 March 2012, being subsequently loaned to fellow third division side FK Cement Beočin.
Radoja played his first match as a professional on 18 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against FK Spartak Zlatibor Voda. He scored his first professional goal on 17 April 2013, netting his side's only in a Serbian Cup semifinal 1–1 draw against OFK Beograd (2–1 on aggregate), thus taking Vojvodina to the finals.
Radoja played regularly for Voša in the 2012–13 campaign, appearing in 22 matches (16 starts, 1553 minutes of action) and helping his side to finish in the third position. He maintained his starting place in the following season, appearing in 25 matches, also being selected in the league's best XI.
Celta
On 12 August 2014 Radoja signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Celta de Vigo. He made his debut for the club on 24 August, playing the last three minutes in a 3–1 home win over Getafe CF.
International career
Radoja appeared for under-18 and under-19 squads. He was a member of under-19's at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, appearing regularly.
Radoja got his first call up to the senior Serbia side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Austria in October 2016. He made his debut in a friendly match against Ukraine on 15 November 2016.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ČSK (loan) | 2011–12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Cement (loan) | 2011–12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Vojvodina | 2012–13 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2 | |
| Celta | 2014–15 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Total | 89 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 1 | |
| Career total | 158 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 4 | |
International
| Serbia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |