One of the highest-paid players in Serbia, Nikola Maksimovic currently plays as a center back for National Team of Serbia and Spartak Moscow on a loan from an Italian football club, S.S.C. Napoli. The 26-years-old footballer also played for Kosmos Bajina Bašta, Dover Athletic, Sloboda Užice, Red Star Belgrade, and Torino.
Maksimovic has been honored with Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Year in 2011-012. He was the member of Red Star Belgrade that won Serbian Cup in 2011-012.
LIAN SPORTS is the agent of Nikola Maksimovic.
Nikola Maksimovic was born on November 25, 1991, in Bajina Basta, SFR Yugoslavia. Maksimovic belongs to white ethnicity and holds a Serbian nationality.
He was born to his mother, Snezana, and father, Cedomir and grew up with his brother, Ivan Maksimovic.
In 2016, Maksimovic‘s market value was estimated at €12.00 million and his current market value is estimated to be €9 million.
While Maksimovic was in a Tornio, he received £13,462 as a weekly salary from his club.
As of 2017, Maksimovic was paid around €60,000 in a week and used to earn €1.2 million in a year in 2016. In his successful football career, he has not only earned a lot of name and fame but has also amassed a net worth of $7 million as of 2017.
However, his exact salary and net worth, as in 2018, is yet to be announced. Currently, he lives in an unknown fashion in Moscow.
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At the age of seven, Maksimovic began his career by joining Sports Center “Braca Milutinovic” in Bajina Basta. During his youth career, Maksimovic played for Kosmos Bajina Basta, Dover Athletic, and Sloboda Uzice.
In 2008, Maksimovic was promoted to the senior team of Slob.Uzice and received a first yellow card of his career in a match against Spartak Subotica.
On March 5, 2011, Maksimovic scored his first goal in Lucani. Later, he left the club after scoring 3 goals in 63 appearances.
On January 1, 2012, Maksimovic was transferred to Red Star with the transfer fee of €295K and made his debut in a match against Spartak Zlatibor in March 2012. For the club, he played 25 games and scored 1 goal.
Maksimovic had a loan spell at Torino with the loan fee €500K for the 2013-014 season with a buyout clause. He made his debut on October 6, 2013, in a 2-2 tie against Sampdoria. Before ending his loan-contract he made 23 appearances.
He then permanently signed with Torino on July 1, 2014, with the transfer fee €2.50 million. In 2016, he left the club after making 43 appearances.
On August 31, 2016, Maksimovic was loaned to Serie A club, Napoli with the transfer fee of €5.00 million with the obligation to buy and made his debut in a 4-2 win against Benfica. He scored his first Serie A goal in a 2-1 win away Crotone in October 2016.
On July 1, 2017, Maksimovic completed his transfer on Napoli with the transfer fee of €20.00 million, became the most expensive Serbian footballer of all time. He has so far scored 1 goal in 10 appearances
He was transferred to Russian professional football club, Spartak Moscow on loan with the loan fee €800 thousand. He has a contract with the team which keeps him until June 30, 2018.
Maksimovic made his international debut with the Serbia U-19 team with whom he played 2 matches. He then played two matches for Serbia U-21.
On May 31, 2012, Maksimovic earned his first senior cap in a 0-2 loss to France under the coach Sinisa Mihajlovic. He has been capped 20 times for his national team since 2012.
He is supported by Branislav Ivanovic, Aleksandar Kolarov, and Dusko Tosic in the international games.
Nikola Maksimovic is married to his wife, Nevena Maksimovic they have two children named, Vukan Maksimovic born in Italy and Anica born in Serbia while he was recovering after a leg surgery. His wife is his love from the native city.
Nikola Maksimovic stands at the height of 6 feet and four inches and weighs 82 kg.
