Nikola Čumić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Чумић; born 20 November 1998) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan and the Serbia national team.[1]
.jpg) Čumić in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Užice, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rubin Kazan | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2016 | Sloboda Užice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Sloboda Užice | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Metalac Gornji Milanovac | 61 | (10) |
| 2019–2020 | Radnički Niš | 31 | (13) |
| 2020–2022 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Luzern (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Vojvodina | 35 | (15) |
| 2023– | Rubin Kazan | 29 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Serbia U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Serbia | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editSloboda Užice
editAfter he passed all youth categories of Sloboda Užice, Čumić joined the first team for the 2014–15 season. He made his senior debut on 13 May 2015, against Mačva Šabac.[2] During the 2015–16 Serbian First League season, Čumić made 12 appearances, and also made one appearance in Serbian Cup, against Loznica.[3][4]
Metalac Gornji Milanovac
editIn summer 2016, Čumić moved to Serbian SuperLiga side Metalac Gornji Milanovac and signed a three-year contract with new club.[5] He made his SuperLiga debut on 29 July 2016, replacing Walberto Caicedo in 71 minute of the match against Red Star Belgrade.[2] Čumić noted his first appearance in starting 11 in a match against Voždovac, played on 14 August 2016.[6]
Radnički Niš
editIn winter 2018, Čumić signed with a Radnički Niš.[7]
Olympiacos
editOn 19 December 2019, Olympiacos officially announced the signing of Čumić for a transfer fee estimated in the region of €500,000; he would remain in his former club until the end of the 2019–20 season.[8] On 16 September 2020, he joined Sporting de Gijón of the Spanish Segunda División on loan for one year.[9]
On 31 August 2021, he joined Luzern on a season-long loan.[10]
Vojvodina
editOn 1 September 2022, Čumić signed a three-year deal with Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina, for an undisclosed fee.[11]
Rubin Kazan
editOn 14 September 2023, Čumić signed a four-year deal with Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan, for an undisclosed fee.[12]
International career
editČumić was called up to the senior Serbia national team for the first time in June 2023 for a friendly against Jordan, but remained on the bench in the game.[13] He made his debut on 12 October 2024 in a UEFA Nations League game against Switzerland. He substituted Veljko Birmančević in the 88th minute, as Serbia won 2–0.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 7 December 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sloboda Užice | 2014–15 | Serbian First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Serbian First League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Metalac Gornji Milanovac | 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Serbian First League | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Serbian First League | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 5 | ||
| Total | 61 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 64 | 10 | |||
| Radnički Niš | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 16 | |
| Total | 31 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 17 | ||
| Sporting Gijón (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | |
| Luzern (loan) | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | |
| Vojvodina | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 29 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | 33 | 14 | |
| 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 35 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 16 | ||
| Rubin Kazan | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 220 | 46 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 250 | 52 | ||
Honours
editIndividual
- Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2023–24 (Round 4[15])
References
edit- ^ "ГЛАВНАЯ КОМАНДА". FC Rubin Kazan website (in Russian). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Nikola Čumić at Soccerway
- ^ "Краљевчани пали са беле тачке". Sportski žurnal, detail from printed edition (in Serbian). 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Nikola Čumić u Metalcu". penal.rs (in Serbian). 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Metalac počeo pripreme sa četiri pojačanja". sportske.net (in Serbian). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Voždovac-Metalac 0:0". FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac official website (in Serbian). 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "ПЕТРОВИЋ И ЧУМИЋ ПОЈАЧАЛИ РАДНИЧКИ" (in Serbian). official FK Radnički Niš website. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Ανακοίνωσε τον Τσούμιτς" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 19 December 2019.
- ^ "El extremo Nikola Cumic, nuevo fichaje del Sporting" [Winger Nikola Cumic, new signing of Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Ο Τσούμιτς ανακοινώθηκε απ' τη Λουκέρνη" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Никола Чумић из Олимпијакоса у Војводину!" (in Serbian). FK Vojvodina official website. 1 September 2022.
- ^ "СОСТАВ "РУБИНА" ПОПОЛНИЛ НИКОЛА ЧУМИЧ" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan official website. 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Serbia v Jordan game report". ESPN. 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Serbia v Switzerland game report". ESPN. 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Najbolji igrač 4. kola Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije – Nikola Čumić". www.superliga.rs. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
External links
edit- Nikola Čumić at Soccerbase
- Nikola Čumić at Soccerway