# Nemanja Radoja

Nemanja Radoja (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Радоја, pronounced; born 6 February 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.

## Club career
### Vojvodina

Born in Novi Sad, Radoja grew up in neighboring Veternik, and graduated from Vojvodina's youth setup. Following the 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 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 Spartak. 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

In 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.
Radoja made no appearances during the entire 2018–19 season, after he expressed his desire to play in the Premier League and refused a contract renewal from Celta.

### Levante

On 21 August 2019, free agent Radoja agreed to a three-year contract with Levante, still in the Spanish top tier.

## 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.
Radoja got his first call up to the senior Serbia side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Austria in October 2016. He made his debut in a friendly match against Ukraine on 15 November 2016.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 20 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| ČSK (loan) | 2011–12 | League Vojvodina | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Cement (loan) | 2011–12 | League Vojvodina | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Vojvodina | 2012–13 | SuperLiga | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Vojvodina | 2013–14 | SuperLiga | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Vojvodina | 2014–15 | SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Vojvodina | Total | Total | 48 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 69 | 2 |
| Celta | 2014–15 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| Celta | 2015–16 | La Liga | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 |
| Celta | 2016–17 | La Liga | 31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Celta | 2017–18 | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Celta | 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Celta | Total | Total | 115 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 146 | 1 |
| Levante | 2019–20 | La Liga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Levante | 2020–21 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Levante | 2021–22 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Levante | Total | Total | 66 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 74 | 1 |
| Sporting KC | 2023 | MLS | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Sporting KC | 2024 | MLS | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Sporting KC | Total | Total | 54 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 304 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 370 | 6 |
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League Qualifying rounds
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

### International

Serbia :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |

## Honours

Vojvodina
* Serbian Cup: 2013–14
Individual
* Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2013–14