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Veljko Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Николић; born 29 August 1999) is a Serbian football midfielder who plays for Red Star Belgrade.
Club career
OFK Beograd
Veljko started playing football with football school "Arena" and later moved to OFK Beograd, where he passed all youth categories. He was promoted in the first team for the 2016–17 Serbian First League season. Nikolić made his senior debut for OFK Beograd on 27 August 2016, playing match against ČSK Čelarevo in 3rd fixture match of the season. He had started the match on the field and was replaced in the second half by Filip Rajevac. He also played next 4 First League and a cup match against Sloboda Užice.
Red Star Belgrade
On 4 October 2016, Nikolić moved to Red Star Belgrade and signed a three-year contract with new club. He made his debut for new club in a friendly match Njegoš Lovćenac, played on 18 October 2016.
International career
Nikolić was a member of Serbia U16 and Serbia U17 squads between 2014 and 2016. In August 2016, Nikolić was called into Serbia U19 squad for memorial tournament "Stevan Vilotić - Ćele", where he debuted in opening match against United States.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OFK Beograd | 2016–17 | First League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2016–17 | SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||