# Nikola Leković

Nikola Leković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лековић; born 19 December 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Mladost Lučani.

## Club career

Born in Belgrade, Leković started out at Partizan as a trainee in 1998. He spent nine years in the club's youth setup, before switching to Bežanija in 2007. After initially playing for their youth team, Leković was promoted to the senior squad in May 2008, making his Serbian SuperLiga debut in a 0–1 home loss to Hajduk Kula. He spent two more seasons at the club, as the side competed in the Serbian First League, before securing a transfer to Rad in the summer of 2010. Over the following three seasons at Banjica, Leković made 88 appearances in all competitions.
In July 2013, Leković was transferred to Vojvodina on a two-year contract plus a one-year option. He scored a goal in the 90th minute of a 1–2 away loss against Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round, as Vojvodina were eliminated. In February 2014, Leković moved abroad and signed with Polish club Lechia Gdańsk.
On 31 August 2015, Leković joined his parent club Partizan on a season-long loan from Lechia Gdańsk. He was given the number 3 shirt, previously worn by Vladimir Volkov. After becoming a free agent, Leković agreed terms with Napredak Kruševac in July 2016.
In January 2017, Leković moved abroad for the second time and signed with Belarusian club Dinamo Minsk. After Dinamo, he also played for Kerkyra and Karabükspor during 2018, and for Mladost Lučani from 2018 to 2019.
On 30 December 2019, Leković signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Tuzla City. He made his official debut for Tuzla City in a 6–2 league loss against Sarajevo on 22 February 2020. On 24 June 2020, Leković decided to terminate his contract and leave Tuzla City.

## International career

Leković represented Serbia at under-21 level, making two appearances in the team's unsuccessful qualifiers for the 2011 UEFA Under-21 Championship.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 March 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bežanija | 2007–08 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bežanija | 2008–09 | Serbian First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Bežanija | 2009–10 | Serbian First League | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 |
| Bežanija | Total | Total | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 8 |
| Rad | 2010–11 | Serbian SuperLiga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Rad | 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Rad | 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Rad | Total | Total | 81 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 2 |
| Vojvodina | 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | Total | Total | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 |
| Partizan (loan) | 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Napredak Kruševac | 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 2017 | Belarusian Premier League | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Kerkyra | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Karabükspor | 2018–19 | TFF First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Mladost Lučani | 2018–19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 |
| Mladost Lučani | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Mladost Lučani | Total | Total | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 |
| Tuzla City | 2019–20 | Bosnian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 258 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 288 | 13 |

## Honours

Partizan
* Serbian Cup: 2015–16