 Nedeljković (left) playing for Red Star Belgrade in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kosta Nedeljković | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Smederevo, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Red Star Belgrade | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Grafičar (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2024– | Aston Villa | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Red Star Belgrade (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Serbia U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | Serbia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Serbia U19 | 7 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024 | |||
Kosta Nedeljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Kоста Недељковић; born 16 December 2005) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Aston Villa.
Club career
[edit]Red Star Belgrade
[edit]Nedeljković is the product of the Red Star Youth academy, and in February 2021 he signed his first professional contract with the club[1] that was later extended in December 2022.[2] He played for the club's youth squads until January 2023 when he was loaned, together with Aleksej Vukičević and Stefan Radujko, to Serbian First League team Grafičar Beograd for the second half of the 2022–23 season.[3] He had 17 appearances for the Grafičar, managed to score his first goal,[4] and recorded a top speed 36.4 km/h on 16 March 2023 against FK Zlatibor Čajetina, that was comparable to Kylian Mbappé, Achraf Hakimi and Erling Haaland.[5]
Nedeljković made his debut for the Red Star senior team in a pre-season friendly against FK Sloboda Užice on the 26th June 2023 after he was promoted to the first-team squad for the 2023–24 season by new manager Barak Bakhar.[6]
Aston Villa
[edit]On 22 January 2024, Nedeljković signed for Premier League club Aston Villa, remaining at Red Star on loan until the end of the season.[7] The transfer fee was undisclosed, but it was reported to be around £8 million plus add-ons.[8][9]
After returning to Red Star on loan, Nedeljković suffered a knee injury during a warm weather training camp in Cyprus during the league's winter break and spent time on the sidelines.[10]
On 17 August 2024, Nedeljković made his Premier League debut, as a substitute in a 2–1 opening day victory over West Ham United.[11] He became the 1000th player to represent Aston Villa in a league match.[12]
International career
[edit]Nedeljković has moved through the Serbian youth teams.[13] In 2023, he was invited to train with the senior Serbia national team.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 August 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2023–24[a] | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Grafičar (loan) | 2022–23 | Serbian First League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Aston Villa | 2024–25 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
- ^ Part of this season was spent on loan from Aston Villa
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
[edit]- ^ "Zvezda potpisala ugovore sa 11 talenata". zurnal.rs. 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Zvezda potpisala profesionalne ugovore sa devetoricom igrača". crvenazvezdafk.com. 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Saznajemo: Zvezdina deca jačaju Grafičar u borbi za Superligu". telegraf.rs. 6 January 2023.
- ^ NEDELJKOVIĆ Kosta at prvaliga.rs, 30-6-2023 (in Serbian)
- ^ "Недељковићеви резултати за светски врх". FK Crvena zvezda. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Nedeljković, taj može da prođe!". mozzartsport.com. 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Villa announce Nedeljković signing". Aston Villa F.C. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Townley, John (22 January 2024). "Aston Villa announce first January transfer signing as loan agreement confirmed". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Kostin transfer: Fiksno 7.500.000, laki bonusi i velikih 15%". Sport klub. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Chapman, Joseph (12 February 2024). "Aston Villa 'informed' about Kosta Nedeljkovic injury". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "West Ham United vs Aston Villa: Premier League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "West Ham United 1-2 Aston Villa". Aston Villa Football Club. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Haigh, Phil (23 January 2024). "Former Liverpool man lifts lid on new Aston Villa signing Kosta Nedeljkovic". Metro. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Townley, John (23 January 2024). "Kosta Nedeljkovic profiled after smart Aston Villa transfer". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "K. Nedeljković". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kosta Nedeljković at Aston Villa F.C.
- Kosta Nedeljković at Premier League
- Kosta Nedeljković at Soccerway
- Kosta Nedeljković at WorldFootball.net
- Kosta Nedeljković at FootballDatabase.eu
- Kosta Nedeljković – UEFA competition record (archive)
