Niko Datković
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niko Datković | ||
| Date of birth | April 21, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Spezia Calcio | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Pomorac | ||
| 2008–2011 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Rijeka | 38 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Spezia (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | → Lugano (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2016– | Spezia | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Croatia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Croatia U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Croatia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Croatia U20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Croatia U21 | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2016. | |||
Niko Datković is a Croatian football player under contract with Spezia Calcio in Italy's Serie B.
Club career
Regarded as one of the club's greatest talents, Datković was a regular starter in Rijeka's defence during his first professional year with the club in 2011–12. He made his professional début on 26 August 2011 (age 18), in Rijeka's home win against Šibenik.[1] In two and a half seasons with Rijeka, he collected 38 caps and scored two goals.[2] In early 2014, he was loaned to Spezia in Italy's Serie B, where he spent the second half of the 2013–14 season and the entire 2014–15 season. Datković spent the following season on loan with Lugano in the Swiss Super League.
Career statistics
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2011–12 | Rijeka | Prva HNL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Rijeka total | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Spezia (loan) | Serie B | 6 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | |||
| Spezia total | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lugano (loan) | Swiss Super League | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | |
| Career total | 96 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 8 | ||
| Last Update: 30 May 2016. | ||||||||||
References
External links
- Niko Datković profile at Soccerway
- Niko Datković at Croatian Football Statistics (Croatian)
- Niko Datković at the Croatian Football Federation website (Croatian)