Niko Datković

Niko Datković (born 21 April 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian club Borac Banja Luka.

Niko Datković

Personal information
Full name	Niko Datković[1]
Date of birth	(1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Rijeka, Croatia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Borac Banja Luka
Number	6
Youth career
2003–2008	Pomorac
2008–2011	Rijeka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Rijeka	39	(2)
2014–2015	→ Spezia (loan)	31	(4)
2015–2016	→ Lugano (loan)	27	(2)
2016–2018	Spezia	10	(0)
2017	→ Universitatea Craiova (loan)	9	(0)
2018–2020	Cracovia	32	(1)
2020–2021	Kisvárda	7	(1)
2021–2022	Admira Wacker	23	(1)
2022	Mirandés	3	(0)
2022–2024	Nea Salamina	41	(2)
2024–	Borac Banja Luka	0	(0)
International career
2010	Croatia U17	1	(0)
2011	Croatia U18	4	(0)
2011–2012	Croatia U19	5	(0)
2011–2013	Croatia U20	9	(1)
2013–2014	Croatia U21	11	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:40, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Datković was a regular starter in Rijeka's defense during his first professional year with the club in 2011–12. He made his professional debut on 26 August 2011, aged 18, in Rijeka's home win against Šibenik.^[2] In two and a half seasons with Rijeka, he collected 38 caps and scored two goals.^[3]

In early 2014, Datković was loaned to Spezia in Italy's Serie B, where he spent the second half of the 2013–14 season and the entire 2014–15 season. He spent the following season on loan with Lugano in the Swiss Super League.

On 3 September 2017, it was revealed that Spezia sent Datković on a season-long loan to CS U Craiova in Romania.^[4] On 5 August 2020, he signed with Hungarian club Kisvárda.^[5]

On 2 February 2021, Datković moved to the Austrian club Admira Wacker.^[6] On 29 January of the following year, he moved to Spanish Segunda División side Mirandés on a short-term deal.^[7]

Career statistics

Season	Club	League	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2011–12	Rijeka	Prva HNL	16	0	1	0	–		17	0
2012–13			17	2	1	0	–		18	2
2013–14			5	0	1	0	2	0	8	0
Rijeka total			38	2	3	0	2	0	43	2
2013–14	Spezia (loan)	Serie B	6	1	–		–		6	1
2014–15			25	3	2	0	–		27	3
2015–16	Lugano (loan)	Swiss Super League	27	2	2	0	–		29	2
2016–17	Spezia	Serie B	10	0	–		–		10	0
2017–18			0	0	–		–		0	0
2017–18	Craiova (loan)	Liga I	9	0	1	0	–		10	0
Spezia total			41	4	2	0	0	0	43	4
2017–18	Cracovia	Ekstraklasa	6	0	1	0	–		7	0
2018–19			22	1	0	0	–		22	1
2019–20			4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Cracovia total			32	1	2	0	1	0	35	1
2020–21	Admira	Austrian Bundesliga	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			151	10	8	0	3	0	145	9
Last Update: 20 September 2020.