Nikola Malbaša

Nikola Malbaša
Personal information
Full name Nikola Malbaša
Date of birth (1977-09-12) 12 September 1977
Place of birth Zemun, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Left-back
Youth career
Zemun
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Mladost Apatin 21 (0)
1998–2002 Hajduk Kula 100 (7)
2003–2004 Partizan 42 (1)
2004 Terek Grozny 0 (0)
2005–2006 AEK Athens 29 (0)
2006 TuS Koblenz 0 (0)
2007 Shandong Luneng 21 (0)
Total 213 (8)
International career
2003 Serbia and Montenegro 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikola Malbaša (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Малбаша; born 12 September 1977) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

In the 2003 winter transfer window, Malbaša was transferred to Partizan, signing a four-year contract with the club.[1] He helped them qualify for the UEFA Champions League in the 2003–04 season.[2]

In 18 January 2005, Malbaša signed with Greek club AEK Athens on a 2.5-year deal.[3][4] In the summer of 2006 his contract was terminated and signed for the German side, TuS Koblenz.[5]

International career

Malbaša was capped five times for Serbia and Montenegro, making his international debut in a 2–1 home friendly loss to Bulgaria on 27 March 2003.[6] His last cap for the national team came in a 4–3 away friendly loss against Poland on 16 November of that year.[7]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League
AppsGoals
Hajduk Kula 1998–99 30
1999–2000 250
2000–01 271
2001–02 292
2002–03 164
Total 1007
Partizan 2002–03 151
2003–04 270
Total 421

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia and Montenegro 200350
Total50

Honours

Partizan

References

  1. ↑ "Malbaša prvo pojačanje crno-belih u prelaznom roku" (in Serbian). b92.net. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nikola Malbaša" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Πήρε Μάλμπασα η ΑΕΚ". flash.gr (in Greek). 17 December 2004.
  4. ↑ "Malbaša u AEK-u". b92.net (in Serbian). 18 December 2004.
  5. ↑ "Στην Ανόρθωση ο Σοάρες". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online.
  6. ↑ "Nikola Malbaša, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Malbaša Nikola" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 11 August 2023.