Nikola Žigić
 With Birmingham City in 2012 pre-season | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Žigić[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Bačka Topola, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1998 | AIK Bačka Topola | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | AIK Bačka Topola | 76 | (68) |
| 2001–2002 | Mornar | 23 | (15) |
| 2002 | Kolubara | 8 | (3) |
| 2003–2006 | Red Star Belgrade | 79 | (47) |
| 2003 | → Spartak Subotica (loan) | 11 | (14) |
| 2006–2007 | Racing Santander | 32 | (11) |
| 2007–2010 | Valencia | 28 | (5) |
| 2009 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 19 | (13) |
| 2010–2014 | Birmingham City[a] | 128 | (32) |
| 2014–2015 | Birmingham City | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 413 | (208) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2011 | Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia | 57 | (20) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nikola Žigić (born 25 September 1980) is a Serbian football player. He plays for forward.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AIK Bačka Topola | 1998–99[2] | Serbian League Vojvodina | 14 | 8 | — | — | 14 | 8 | ||||
| 1999–2000[2] | Serbian League Vojvodina | 28 | 28 | — | — | 28 | 28 | |||||
| 2000–01[2] | Serbian League Vojvodina | 30 | 30 | — | — | 30 | 30 | |||||
| 2001–02[2] | Serbian League Vojvodina | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 76 | 68 | — | — | 76 | 68 | ||||||
| Mornar | 2001–02[2] | Second League of FR Yugoslavia | 23 | 15 | — | — | 23 | 15 | ||||
| Kolubara | 2002–03[2] | Serbian League Belgrade | 8 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Spartak Subotica | 2002–03[2] | Serbian League Vojvodina | 11 | 14 | — | — | 11 | 14 | ||||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2003–04[2][3] | First League of Serbia and Montenegro | 28 | 18 | 3 | 2 | — | 5[b] | 6 | 36 | 26 | |
| 2004–05[2][4] | First League of Serbia and Montenegro | 25 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | 5[c] | 3 | 33 | 20 | ||
| 2005–06[2][5] | Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga | 23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 7[b] | 6 | 33 | 20 | ||
| 2006–07[2][6] | Serbian SuperLiga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Total | 79 | 47 | 9 | 6 | — | 21 | 17 | 109 | 70 | |||
| Racing Santander | 2006–07[7] | La Liga | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 11 | ||
| Valencia | 2007–08[8] | La Liga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
| 2008–09[9] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10[10] | La Liga | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 9[e] | 2 | 26 | 9 | ||
| Total | 28 | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | 15 | 4 | 52 | 17 | |||
| Racing Santander (loan) | 2008–09[9] | La Liga | 19 | 13 | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | |||
| Birmingham City | 2010–11[11] | Premier League | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 34 | 8 | |
| 2011–12[12] | Championship | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[f] | 1 | 43 | 12 | |
| 2012–13[13] | Championship | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 9 | ||
| 2013–14[14] | Championship | 33 | 7[a] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2014–15[16] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 137 | 32[a] | 7 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 159 | 36 | ||
| Career total | 413 | 208[a] | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 490 | 247 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 Birmingham's goal in the 2–1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers on 5 October, originally credited to Žigić, was retrospectively awarded to Lee Novak.[15]
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Three appearances three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance one goal in Football League play-offs
International
[change | change source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia and Montenegro Serbia |
2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 12 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 20 | |
Score and result columns list Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia's score first.[2]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 June 2005 | Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada |  Italy | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 15 August 2005 | Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine |  Poland | 1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 3. | 13 November 2005 | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, Nanjing, China |  China | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 21 June 2006 | Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany |  Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2006 World Cup |
| 5. | 2 September 2006 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia |  Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 6. | 7 October 2006 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia |  Belgium | 1–0 | 1–0 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 7. | 11 October 2006 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia |  Armenia | 3–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 8. | 24 March 2007 | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan | 1–2 | 1–2 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 9. | 17 October 2007 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 6–1 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 10. | 17 October 2007 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 4–1 | 6–1 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 11. | 21 November 2007 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia | Poland | 1–2 | 2–2 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 12. | 6 September 2008 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia |  Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 World Cup qualifying |
| 13. | 11 October 2008 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia |  Lithuania | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2010 World Cup qualifying |
| 14. | 1 April 2009 | Stadion Partizan, Belgrade, Serbia |  Sweden | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 15. | 10 October 2009 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia |  Romania | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2010 World Cup qualifying |
| 16. | 18 November 2009 | Craven Cottage, London, England |  South Korea | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 17. | 3 September 2010 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 3–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 18. | 7 September 2010 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia |  Slovenia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 19. | 8 October 2010 | Stadion Partizan, Belgrade, Serbia |  Estonia | 1–0 | 1–3 | Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 20. | 17 November 2010 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
[change | change source]Red Star[2]
Valencia[2]
Birmingham City[17]
Individual
- Serbia and Montenegro League: top scorer 2003–04[18]
- Serbian Footballer of the Year:[19] 2003, 2007
- Večernje novosti captains' poll[20]
- Domestic player of the year: 2003, 2005
- Prva zvezda (Player of the year based abroad): 2006
- Red Star Sport Association Best Male Athlete: 2005[21]
Notes
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists" (PDF). Premier League. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Žigić Nikola". reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ "Cup winners 2004". FK Red Star. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
"2003/04 UEFA Cup: FK Crvena Zvezda: Top goalscorers". UEFA. Retrieved 23 December 2013. - ↑ For Champions League: "UEFA Champions League 2004/05: FK Crvena Zvezda: Top goalscorers". UEFA. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
For UEFA Cup: "2004/05 UEFA Cup: FK Crvena Zvezda: Matches". UEFA. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
For national cup: Jovanović, Dragoljub (3 September 2005). "Serbia and Montenegro 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
"Rutinska pobeda Zvezde" [Routine victory for Stars]. Sportska centrala (in Serbian). 27 October 2004. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
"Bogavac Zvezdu odveo u polufinale" [Bogavac takes Stars into semifinals]. Sportska centrala (in Serbian). 10 November 2004. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015. - ↑ "Cup winners 2006". FK Red Star. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
"2005/06 UEFA Cup: FK Crvena Zvezda: Top goalscorers". UEFA. Retrieved 23 December 2013. - ↑ "UEFA Champions League 2006/07: FK Crvena Zvezda: Top goalscorers". UEFA. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Zigic: Nikola Zigic: 2006–07". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ "Zigic: Nikola Zigic: 2007–08". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- 1 2 "Zigic: Nikola Zigic: 2008–09". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ "Zigic: Nikola Zigic: 2009–10". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Nikola Žigić in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Nikola Žigić in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Nikola Žigić in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Nikola Žigić in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "Credit goes to Novak". Birmingham City F.C. 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Nikola Žigić in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ↑ McNulty, Philip (27 February 2011). "Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ "Lista strelaca posle 30. kola" [Top scorers after 30 rounds] (in Serbian). Zajednica fudbalskih klubova prve savezne lige (Union of First Federal League Clubs). Archived from the original on 12 June 2004.
- ↑ "Matić, Ćurčić i Mažić – najbolje u srpskom fudbalu" [Matić, Ćurčić and Mažić – the best in Serbian football]. Mondo.rs (in Serbian). 18 December 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ Tomković, V. (20 December 2013). "Tradicionalna anketa 'Novosti': Kapiteni biraju fudbalera godine" ["Novosti"'s traditional poll: Footballer of the year voted for by the captains]. Večernje novosti (in Serbian). Belgrade. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Прослављен 61. рођендан Црвене звезде" [Red Star celebrates its 61st birthday] (in Serbian). SD Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Sport Association). 3 March 2006. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
Никола Жигић, наш фудбалер, изабран је за најбољег спортисту Црвене звезде [Nikola Žigić, our footballer, was chosen as Red Star's best athlete].
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