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{{short description|Montenegrin footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name      = Nikola Nikezić
| image = 
| fullname = Nikola Nikezić
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1981|6|13}}
| birth_place = [[Podgorica|Titograd]], [[Socialist Republic of Montenegro|SR Montenegro]],<br>[[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]]
| height = {{Height|m=1.89}}
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2000–2002 | clubs1 = [[FK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost Podgorica]]      | caps1 = 46 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2002      | clubs2 = → [[FK Bokelj|Bokelj]] (loan)                       | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2002–2004 | clubs3 = [[FK Sutjeska Nikšić|Sutjeska Nikšić]]              | caps3 = 73 | goals3 = 25
| years4 = 2005–2006 | clubs4 = [[NK Domžale|Domžale]]                              | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 10
| years5 = 2006–2007 | clubs5 = [[ND Gorica|Gorica]]                                | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 22
| years6 = 2007–2009 | clubs6 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]                            | caps6 = 46 | goals6 = 14
| years7 = 2010      | clubs7 = [[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban Krasnodar]]              | caps7 = 32 | goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2012–2013 | clubs8 = [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana|Olimpija Ljubljana]] | caps8 = 43 | goals8 = 18
| years9 = 2014      | clubs9 = [[Chainat Hornbill F.C.|Chainat Hornbill]]          | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 4
|  totalcaps = 325 |  totalgoals = 98
| nationalyears1 = 2001 | nationalteam1 = [[Serbia national under-21 football team|FR Yugoslavia U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 2| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2003 | nationalteam2 = [[Serbia national under-21 football team|Serbia and Montenegro U21]] | nationalcaps2 = 1| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2004 | nationalteam3 = [[Serbia national under-21 football team|Serbia and Montenegro U23]] | nationalcaps3 = 2| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2007 | nationalteam4 = [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]] | nationalcaps4 = 1| nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 26 October 2013
| ntupdate = 8 October 2008
}}
'''Nikola Nikezić''' ({{lang-cyrl|Никола Никезић}}, {{IPA|sh|nǐkola nǐkezit͡ɕ|pron}};<ref>{{Harvcoltxt|Mangold|2005|p=583}}</ref> born 13 June 1981) is a [[Montenegro|Montenegrin]] former professional [[Association football|footballer]].

==Club career==
He also played for [[NK Domžale|Domžale]] and [[ND Gorica|Gorica]] in the [[Slovenian PrvaLiga]] and [[FK Budućnost Podgorica]] and [[FK Sutjeska Nikšić]] in the [[First League of Serbia and Montenegro]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Dekisa Tripod|title=Nikola Nikezic|url=http://dekisa.tripod.com/sutjeska/nikezic.htm|language=Serbian|accessdate=2 October 2009}}</ref> On 15 March 2010 Nikezic ended his experience with [[Le Havre AC]], the striker decided to quit the French team and signed a deal with the Russian side [[FC Kuban Krasnodar]].<ref>[http://www.hac-foot.com/actualite/nikola-nikezic-au-fc-kuban-krasnodar-2eme-division-russe.html Nikola Nikezic au FC Kuban Krasnodar (2ème division Russe)]</ref> His contract with Kuban was supposed to run until November 2011. However, in early 2011, FC Kuban decided they want to buy different players in his position and tried to force him to dissolve the contract by mutual consent. When he refused, he was beaten up by unknown persons, allegedly with ties to the [[Russian mafia]], at the club office to force him to sign the contract dissolution papers.<ref name="nikezic_mafia">{{cite web|publisher=RTVSLO.si|url=http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/nikezic-in-sretenovic-v-rusiji-delezna-mafijskih-metod/253147|title=Nikezić in Sretenović v Rusiji deležna mafijskih metod |date=29 March 2011}}</ref> After being beaten for 20 minutes, by two armed men, he did sign the paperwork.<ref name="nikezic_mafia"/> He filed a complaint with [[FIFA]] president [[Sepp Blatter]] couple of days after the incident, with attached photos of bruises sustained during the beating.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Russian Soccer Players and Coaches Union|url=http://www.psft.ru/content/Image/Nikezic%20-%20Blatter.jpg|title=Nikezic letter to Blatter, Page 1|date=15 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Russian Soccer Players and Coaches Union|url=http://www.psft.ru/content/Image/Nikezic-Blatter2.jpg|title=Nikezic letter to Blatter, Page 2|date=15 March 2011}}</ref> Eventually [[FIFPro]] (International Federation of Professional Footballers), with the assistance of [[Russian Football Union]], forced the club to pay Nikezić a compensation of 180,000 euros.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=RTVSLO.si|url=http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/sretenovic-in-nikezic-docakala-srecen-konec-ruske-zgodbe/254123|title=Sretenović in Nikezić dočakala srečen konec ruske zgodbe
|date=29 March 2011}}</ref>

==International career==
He was part of the [[Serbia national football team|Serbia and Montenegro]] squad at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], that exited in the first round, finishing fourth in Group C behind gold-medal winners [[Argentina]], [[Australia]] and [[Tunisia]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Nikola Nikezić Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/nikola-nikezic-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184549/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/nikola-nikezic-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|accessdate=2 October 2009}}</ref> He made his senior debut for [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]] as a late substitute in an October 2007 [[friendly match]] against [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]]. It remained his sole international appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=15091|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|accessdate=2020-09-29}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{Citation
|last=Mangold
|first=Max
|year=2005
|title=Das Aussprachewörterbuch
|publisher=Duden
|ISBN=9783411040667
}}

==External links==
* {{NZS club player|69905}}
* {{NFT player|23542}}

{{Slovenian PrvaLiga top scorers}}
{{Serbia and Montenegro Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}}

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