Staniša Mandić (Serbian Cyrillic: Станиша Мандић; born 27 January 1995) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a striker for China League One club Wuxi Wugo.[1]

Staniša Mandić
Mandić with Montenegro in 2015
Personal information
Full name Staniša Mandić
Date of birth (1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Herceg Novi, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Wuxi Wugo
Youth career
Igalo
Vojvodina
Rad
Čukarički
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Čukarički 59 (2)
2017–2018Sogndal (loan) 22 (5)
2018–2019 Sogndal 12 (0)
2019Zrinjski Mostar (loan) 26 (4)
2020–2021 Mura 26 (4)
2022 Metalac Gornji Milanovac 11 (1)
2022–2023 East Riffa Club
2023 GOŠK Gabela 17 (1)
2024– Wuxi Wugo 29 (2)
International career
2013–2014 Serbia U19 8 (2)
2014–2015 Serbia U20 12 (3)
2016–2017 Montenegro U21 2 (0)
2015 Montenegro 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Serbia
FIFA U20 World Cup
Winner 2015 New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024

He used to represent Serbia at Under-19 and Under-20 level, but at full international level, Mandić represented Montenegro in 2015, making 4 appearances.

Club career

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Mandić made his first team debut with Čukarički in a 1–0 home league win over Napredak Kruševac on 6 April 2014. He scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 1–4 away loss against Red Star Belgrade on 12 April 2014. That was his only goal in four league appearances in the 2013–14 season. Mandić also won the 2014–15 Serbian Cup, the first major trophy in the club's history. In a match against Ordabasy, played on 7 July 2016, Mandić noted 2 goals and an assist after 382 days without a goal.[2]

In the summer of 2017, Mandić moved on a one-year loan to Sogndal.[3][4][5] In June 2018 it had been announced Sogndal purchased the contract with Mandić.[6] In the summer of 2018 Mandić moved permanently to Sogndal on a three-years contract.[7]

On 20 February 2019, Mandić moved on a one-year loan to HŠK Zrinjski Mostar in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8] He made his debut for Zrinjski in a 0–1 home loss to FK Sarajevo in the 2018–19 Bosnian Cup.[9] Mandić scored his first goal for Zrinjski in a 0–1 away win against FK Sarajevo in the 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League season.[10]

On 14 February 2024, Mandić signed with China League One club Wuxi Wugo.[11]

International career

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Mandić represented Serbia at the 2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship. He scored the winning goal in the 90th minute against Bulgaria, taking the team to the semi-finals of the tournament, as well as securing them a spot at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12] After returning from the U20 World Cup in New Zealand, Serbia U21 coach Tomislav Sivić made his squad for the 2017 UEFA Euro U21 qualifiers, which did not include Mandić. Vladimir Matijašević, Čukarički's sports director, wrote a letter to Sivić which garnered national publicity when he suggested that Sivić was selecting players for the U21 team based on their agents and not their qualities as players.[13]

On 31 August 2015, Mandić announced that he accepted an invitation from the Football Association of Montenegro to play for the Montenegro national team.[14] He made his senior debut for them in a September 2015 European Championship qualification match against Moldova and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 2015 friendly match against Macedonia.[15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of end of 2021–22 season[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Čukarički 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga 4 1 4 1
2014–15 17 1 4 1 1 0 22 2
2015–16 28 0 2 0 3 0 33 0
2016–17 10 0 2 1 4 2 16 3
Total 59 2 8 2 8 2 75 6
Sogndal 2017 (loan) Eliteserien 8 1 2[a] 0 10 1
2018 OBOS-ligaen 26 4 1 0 27 4
Total 34 5 1 0 2 0 37 5
Zrinjski Mostar (loan) 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 10 3 1 0 11 3
2019–20 16 1 2 1 6 3 24 5
Total 26 4 3 1 6 3 35 8
Mura 2019–20 PrvaLiga 9 1 2 0 11 1
2020–21 6 3 0 0 0 0 6 3
2020–21 11 0 0 0 9 0 20 1
Total 26 4 2 0 9 0 37 4
Metalac 2021–22 SuperLiga 11 1 2 0 13 1
Career total 156 16 16 3 23 5 2 0 197 24
  1. ^ Both appearances in the relegation play-offs

International

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As of match played 12 November 2015.[17]
Montenegro
Year Apps Goals
2015 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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Čukarički

Mura

Serbia

References

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  1. ^ Staniša Mandić at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Nestvaran post je trajao 382 dana: Novo fudbalsko buđenje Staniše Mandića (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Mandić u norveškom Sogndalu" (in Serbian). FK Čukarički official website. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Ny kantspelar inn". www.sogndalfotball.no (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Srpsko-crnogorsko pojačanje norveškom Sogndalu" (in Serbian). norway.no. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Čukarički prodao Stanišu Mandića" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Permanent overgang for Stanisa". www.sogndalfotball.no (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Donio Srbiji titulu prvaka svijeta: Staniša Mandić novi nogometaš Zrinjskog" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  9. ^ E.B. (13 March 2019). "Sarajevo slavilo i u Mostaru protiv Zrinjskog i prošlo u polufinale Kupa BiH" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Zrinjski zaledio Koševo i potpuno se vratio u borbu za titulu prvaka BiH (FOTO+VIDEO)". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  11. ^ "经与本人协商一致,即日起球员斯坦尼沙·曼迪奇 (Stanisa Mandic)" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Kako je Mandić srušio Bugare" (in Serbian). b92.net. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  13. ^ [1] Novosti: U Čukaričkom ljuti na Sivića: Sećate li se Staniše Mandića? (in Serbian) August 27, 2015
  14. ^ [2] Mozzart Sport: Siviću, šta to uradi? Staniša Mandić odlučio da igra za Crnu Goru! (in Serbian) 31 August 2015.
  15. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  16. ^ a b c Staniša Mandić at Soccerway
  17. ^ Staniša Mandić at National-Football-Teams.com
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