Nemanja Radoja

Nemanja Radoja

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Personal information
Full name	Nemanja Radoja
Date of birth	(1993-02-06) 6 February 1993
Place of birth	Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia
Height
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Celta
Number	6
Youth career
	Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Vojvodina	48	(1)
2011	→ ČSK (loan)	11	(0)
2012	→ Cement (loan)	10	(1)
2014–	Celta	58	(0)
International career‡
2011	Serbia U18	2	(0)
2011–2012	Serbia U19	9	(0)
2013	Serbia U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:39, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Nemanja Radoja (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Радоја; born 6 February 1993) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Spanish club Celta de Vigo as a defensive midfielder or right back.

Club career

Vojvodina

Born in Novi Sad, Radoja grew up in neighbouring Veternik, and graduated from FK Vojvodina's youth setup. Following footsteps of his older brother Stefan, he started training football. Radoja was promoted to the main squad in the summer of 2011, but was subsequently loaned to third-tier ČSK Čelarevo. He signed a new five-year professional deal with the Vojvodina on 8 March 2012, being subsequently loaned to fellow third division side FK Cement Beočin.

Radoja played his first match as a professional on 18 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against FK Spartak Zlatibor Voda. He scored his first professional goal on 17 April 2013, netting his side's only in a Serbian Cup semifinal 1–1 draw against OFK Beograd (2–1 on aggregate), thus taking Vojvodina to the finals.

Radoja played regularly for Voša in the 2012–13 campaign, appearing in 22 matches (16 starts, 1553 minutes of action) and helping his side to finish in the third position. He maintained his starting place in the following season, appearing in 25 matches, also being selected in the league's best XI.

Celta

On 12 August 2014 Radoja signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Celta de Vigo. He made his debut for the club on 24 August, playing the last three minutes in a 3–1 home win over Getafe CF.

International career

Radoja appeared for under-18 and under-19 squads. He was a member of under-19's at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, appearing regularly.

External links

• Nemanja Radoja profile at BDFutbol
• Stats and bio at Utakmica.rs (Serbian)
• Nemanja Radoja – UEFA competition record
• Nemanja Radoja at Soccerway