Nikola Malbaša

Nikola Malbaša
Personal information
Full name	Nikola Malbaša
Date of birth	12 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Zemun, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Zemun
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1998	Mladost Apatin
1998–2002	Hajduk Kula
2003–2004	Partizan
2004	Terek Grozny
2005–2006	AEK Athens
2006	TuS Koblenz
2007	Shandong Luneng
Total
International career
2003	Serbia and Montenegro
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikola Malbaša (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Малбаша; born 12 September 1977) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

In the 2003 winter transfer window, Malbaša was transferred to Partizan, signing a four-year contract with the club.^[1] He helped them qualify for the UEFA Champions League in the 2003–04 season.^[2]

In the 2005 winter transfer window, Malbaša signed with Greek club AEK Athens on a two-year deal.^[3]

International career

Malbaša was capped five times for Serbia and Montenegro, making his international debut in a 2–1 home friendly loss to Bulgaria on 27 March 2003. His last cap for the national team came in a 4–3 away friendly loss against Poland on 16 November of that year.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League
Club	Season	Apps	Goals
Hajduk Kula	1998–99	3	0
	1999–2000	25	0
	2000–01	27	1
	2001–02	29	2
	2002–03	16	4
	Total	100	7
Partizan	2002–03	15	1
	2003–04	27	0
	Total	42	1

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Serbia and Montenegro	2003	5	0
Total		5	0

Honours

Partizan

First League of Serbia and Montenegro: 2002–03

References

^ "Malbaša prvo pojačanje crno-belih u prelaznom roku" (in Serbian). b92.net. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Nikola Malbaša" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Malbaša u AEK-u" (in Serbian). b92.net. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Malbaša Nikola" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

External links

Nikola Malbaša at WorldFootball.net
Nikola Malbaša at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Malbaša prvo pojačanje crno-belih u prelaznom roku" (in Serbian). b92.net. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[2] "Nikola Malbaša" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[3] "Malbaša u AEK-u" (in Serbian). b92.net. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[4] "Malbaša Nikola" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

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