Nemanja Radonjic

Nemanja Radonjic (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Радоњић, pronounced [nemaɲa radoɲitɕ]; born 15 February 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Benfica on loan from Olympique de Marseille.

Club Career

Early years

Born in Nis, Radonjic played in youth academy of the local club Radnicki in his early years. Previously, he was a member of the local clubs Medijana and Zeleznicar where he made his first football steps. As one of the best prospects in the academy, Radonjic moved to Partizan where he spent several, but later declared himself as a fan of the greatest opponent, Red Star Belgrade. Next he spent several months with Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy in Romania, before he signed a five-year contract with Roma in 2014, being loaned to Empoli for a season. At the beginning of 2016, Radonjic returned to Serbia, and joined Cukaricki as a loaned player. He scored a goal on his debut for Cukaricki in the Serbian SuperLiga. In the next fixture match, against Jagodina, he scored a goal from around 30 meters long distance of a goal, and later made assist for another goal. Playing with Cukaricki, Radonjic collected 31 appearances with 4 goals in all competitions until the end of 2016–17 season.

Red Star Belgrade

On 21 July 2017, Radonjic moved to Red Star Belgrade. He signed a five-year deal with his new club, being formally loaned until summer 2019, when his contract with Roma will end. He chose to wear the number 49 jersey in his new club. Radonjic made his debut for Red Star Belgrade in the first leg of the third qualifying round for 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, replacing Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes in the 61st minute of the match against Sparta Prague, played on 27 July 2017. Radonjic scored his first goal for the club in the second leg of the play-off round for UEFA Europa League, in 2–1 victory against Krasnodar. Radonjic played his first eternal derby on 27 August 2017, replacing Aleksandar Pesic in the 67th minute of the ma

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