Pavle Ninkov (Serbian Cyrillic: Павле Нинков, born 20 April 1985[1]) is a Serbian football right-back. His former clubs include Radnički Beograd, Rad, Čukarički, and Ligue 1 side Toulouse FC. In international competition, Ninkov has represented Serbia.

Pavle Ninkov
Personal information
Full name Pavle Ninkov
Date of birth (1985-04-20) 20 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Železničar Beograd 14 (3)
2004–2005 Radnički Beograd 27 (3)
2005 Rad 4 (0)
2006–2007 Čukarički 56 (4)
2008–2011 Red Star Belgrade 88 (3)
2011–2017 Toulouse 109 (1)
2018 Zemun 7 (0)
International career
2008–2012 Serbia 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Red Star Belgrade

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In January 2008, he joined Red Star Belgrade from FK Čukarički. Ninkov was given the number 24 shirt for Red Star Belgrade and became an integral member of the squad. During the 2010–11 season he was promoted to team captain.

Toulouse

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On 21 June 2011, he joined Toulouse FC, signing a four-year contract with the club.[2][3][4]

Ninkov began the 2013–14 season playing 13 league matches, starting eight times. In December 2013, Toulouse announced he would be out of action for three weeks due to a foot injury.[5]

He was released by the club at the end of the 2016–17 season.[6]

Zemun

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In February 2018, Ninkov signed for FK Zemun.[7]

International career

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Ninkov made his debut for the Serbia national football team on 6 February 2008 during a friendly match against Macedonia. Ninkov was then called up by coach Miroslav Đukić to represent Serbia's Olympic football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but did not participate.

On 11 November 2011, in a friendly match against Mexico, Mexican TV referred to Ninkov as "Pablo Ninkon".[8]

Career statistics

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As of 3 December 2017[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Serbia League Serbian Cup Europe Other Total
Red Star 2007–08 SuperLiga 14 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
2008–09 26 1 1 0 2 0 29 1
2009–10 25 1 4 0 6 0 35 1
2010–11 23 1 4 0 2 0 29 1
Total 88 3 11 0 10 0 0 0 109 3
France League Coupe de France Europe Coupe de la Ligue Total
Toulouse 2011–12 Ligue 1 29 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 0
2012–13 21 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 0
2013–14 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 0
2014–15 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 1
2015–16 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
2016–17 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
Total 109 1 4 0 0 0 7 0 120 1
Career total 197 4 15 0 10 0 7 0 229 4

References

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  1. ^ soccerway profile
  2. ^ Grima, Mitchell. "Official: Toulouse sign Serbian international Pavle Ninkov from Red Star Belgrade". Goal. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ^ Boudreault, Patric (22 June 2011). "Avec Pavle Ninkov, le TFC consolide sa défense". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. ^ Ninkov in Toulouse 4 years – Serbian (Cyrillic)
  5. ^ "TFC : Pavle Ninkov absent trois semaines". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 12 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. ^ Desprez, Patrick (20 May 2017). "TFC : adieux aux armes". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  7. ^ Pavle Ninkov o dolasku u Zemun: Spontano...‚ mondo.rs, 18 February 2018
  8. ^ México vs Serbia 2–0 Futbol Amistoso on YouTube [11/11/11] Full Highlights. 12 November 2011
  9. ^ "Pavle Ninkov » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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