Nemanja Kartal (Cyrillic: Немања Картал; born 17 July 1994) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Rudar Pljevlja.[1]

Nemanja Kartal
Personal information
Full name Nemanja Kartal
Date of birth (1994-07-17) 17 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Pljevlja, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Rudar Pljevlja
Number 18
Youth career
2008–2012 Rudar Pljevlja
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 PAOK 0 (0)
2013Anagennisi Epanomi (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2014Anagennisi Giannitsa (loan) 22 (0)
2014–2016Slavija Sarajevo (loan) 35 (2)
2016 Radnički Niš 3 (0)
2017 Krupa 2 (0)
2017–2019 Rudar Pljevlja 44 (0)
2019-2020 Grbalj 27 (0)
2020–2022 Rudar Pljevlja 43 (3)
2022 Maziya Sports Club 3 (0)
2023– Rudar Pljevlja 15 (0)
International career
2010 Montenegro U17 3 (0)
2016 Montenegro U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2016

Club career

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Born in Pljevlja, he started playing with local side FK Rudar Pljevlja youth teams where he was scouted by Greek side PAOK who brought him to their ranks in 2013. He spent a total of three and a half years with PAOK by playing on loan at several clubs. First at Greek sides Anagennisi Epanomi (second half of 2012–13) and Anagennisi Giannitsa (2013–14), and then two seasons with FK Slavija in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

International career

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While still playing in Rudar Pljevlja youth teams, Kartal was spotted as a potential talented player and began playing for the Montenegrin U17 team in 2010. In spring 2016 he was back to the national team, this time to play for Montenegro U21.[1]

In May 2016, he was part of Montenegro "B" team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nemanja Kartal at Soccerway
  2. ^ Nemanja Kartal profile at Soccerway
  3. ^ Mojaš Radonjić objavio sastav B reprezentacije at vijesti.me, 22-5-2016, retrieved 20-2-2017