Nikola Ignjatijević
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Nikola Ignjatijević is a Serbian
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

 Left back who plays for Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

.

Early life

Nikola was born on 12 December 1983 in Požarevac
Požarevac
Požarevac is a city and municipality in eastern Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Braničevo District of Serbia...

, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

. Both parents are Serbian.

Red Star Belgrade

Nikola signed with his former youth club in 2009. On 16 July 2009 he made his European dream debut against NK Rudar Velenje. Red Star won 1-0 .On 15 August 2009 he made his SuperLiga
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...

 debut for Red Star against FK Jagodina
FK Jagodina
Fudbalski klub Jagodina is a professional football club based in the town of Jagodina, Serbia.-History:...

 on Stadion FK Jagodina
Stadion Fk Jagodina
Stadium FK Jagodina is a multi-use all-seated stadium in Jagodina, Serbia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Jagodina. The stadium seats 15,000 people....

 in 3-0 won. He assisted Slavko Perović
Slavko Perovic (footballer)
Slavko Perović is a Serbian football striker, currently playing for FK Rad.-History:...

 on 12 December 2009, even on his birthday, in 5-2 won against FK Spartak Zlatibor
FK Spartak Zlatibor Voda
FK Spartak Zlatibor Voda is a football club from Subotica, Serbia, that plays in the Serbian SuperLiga . The club was founded in 1945 and was named after Jovan Mikić Spartak, the leader of the Partisans in Subotica, and a national hero who was killed in 1944...

. He scored his first goal for Red Star in 1-0 win against FK Jagodina
FK Jagodina
Fudbalski klub Jagodina is a professional football club based in the town of Jagodina, Serbia.-History:...

 on 27 February 2010. Ignjatijević scored again for Red Star next week against FK Rad
FK Rad
FK Rad is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. It plays at Stadion Kralj Petar I, which is located in the southern part of the city's Banjica neighbourhood....

 in 2-1 away won. He scored the winning goal like last week.

Politehnica Timişoara

On 17 January 2011 Ignjatijević was loaned out at Romanian giants FC Politehnica Timişoara
FC Politehnica Timişoara
Fotbal Club Politehnica Timişoara is a Romanian football club which was established in 1921 and is currently playing in Romania's second league, Liga II...

. He signed a contract until the summer with option to buy him from Red Star at end of the season. He was presented on press conference along his new-team mates Sergei Lepmets, Sorin Ghionea
Sorin Ghionea
Sorin Ghionea , is a Romanian footballer who plays for FCM Târgu Mureş.-Oţelul Galaţi:At the age of 12, Ghionea was sent to Oţelul Galaţi football club by his teacher, Tică Ploieşteanu. The second day he was hand-picked by the coach and played there for 2 years...

 and Andrei Zăgrean
Andrei Zăgrean
Andrei Zăgrean is a Romanian striker who plays for the Romanian Liga 1 club Politehnica Timişoara.- Internaţional :...

 and he said : "I came on a very ambitious club, very well organized, eager for success and in next 6 months we expected just victories to win Liga 1.". On 16 June 2011 his contract expired and he returns to Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

, after he made a good impression in Liga 1.

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