Igor Nikić

Igor Nikić
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000
Place of birth Kotor, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Mirandés
Youth career
Bokelj Kotor
Podgorica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Podgorica 4 (0)
2021–2022 Mladost DG 31 (0)
2022–2023 Arsenal Tivat 36 (0)
2023–2025 Dečić 65 (0)
2025– Mirandés 0 (0)
International career
2024– Montenegro 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 June 2025

Igor Nikić (born 25 August 2000) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Mirandés and the Montenegro national team.

Club career

Born in Kotor, Nikić played for Bokelj Kotor as a youth before joining the structure of Podgorica. He made his first team – and Montenegrin First League – debut on 19 May 2021, starting in a 4–0 home loss to Sutjeska Nikšić.

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Nikić became a member of affiliate team Mladost Donja Gorica in the Montenegrin Second League, but also featured with Podgorica's first team. In July 2022, he signed for Arsenal Tivat also in the top tier.

On 5 June 2023, Nikić joined Dečić.[1][2] In November 2024, he was reportedly a target of Ajax,[3] but nothing came of it.

On 12 August 2025, Nikić moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Mirandés.[4][5]

International career

On 31 May 2024, Nikić was called up to the Montenegro national team by manager Robert Prosinečki for two friendlies against Belgium and Georgia.[6] He made his full international debut on 11 October, starting in a 1–0 loss to Turkey in the third round of the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B.[7]

Honours

Dečić

References

  1. ^ "Dečić doveo golmana Arsenala, Budućnost ostala bez Lucera i dovela bivšeg mladog reprezentativca" [Dečić bring in Arsenal goalkeeper, Buducnost lose Lucer and bring in former youth national team player] (in Bosnian). CG Sport. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Igor Nikić novi golman Dečića" [Igor Nikić is the new goalkeeper of Dečić] (in Bosnian). Dnevno. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Ajax arrived for Nikić!". Vijesti. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Igor Nikić in Mirandes: A huge step, working at a club like this will make me an even better goalkeeper". Vijesti. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Igor Nikic, nuevo portero del CD Mirandés" [Igor Nikic, new goalkeeper of CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Prosinečki expanded the list: The first call for goalkeeper Dečić, for Belgium and Georgia also counts on two more from the 1st CFL". Vijesti. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  7. ^ "After an excellent debut, Nikić believes that the Falcons have a chance in Cardiff, Šipčić is grateful for every invitation, he wants to end the defeat". Vijesti. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2025.