Nemanja Motika (; born 20 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana. Born in Germany, he represented both Germany and Serbia at youth international level.
Club career Motika made his professional debut for Bayern Munich II in the 3. Liga on 9 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Rémy Vita against SpVgg Unterhaching. Four minutes later, he scored his first goal for the club, halving Bayern's deficit to 2–1. The home match finished as a loss with no further goals scored.
After an impressive half-season at Bayern Munich II, where he scored 15 goals and provided 8 assists for the Martín Demichelis' team, Motika was called up to Bayern Munich first squad for the match against Borussia Mönchengladbach in January 2022; however, he failed to make an appearance and was an unused substitute.
On 2 February 2022, Motika signed a four-year contract with Red Star Belgrade and took the number 17 shirt on the advice of fellow German footballer Marko Marin.
On 12 June 2023, Motika transferred to Slovenian PrvaLiga champions Olimpija Ljubljana on a free transfer, with Red Star receiving the full transfer fee for future transfers under €1.5 million and an additional 20% of the remaining fee should the transfer exceed this price.
International career Motika played one match for the Germany national under-16 team in September 2018 against Cyprus. In November 2020, he was called up to train with the Serbia national under-19 team.
Personal life Motika was born in Berlin, and is of Serbian descent. His father hails from the Nišići plateau near Sarajevo, and his mother hails from Vranje.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBayern Munich II2020–213. Liga31———312021–22Regionalliga2415———2415Total2716———2716Bayern Munich2021–22Bundesliga0000000000Red Star Belgrade2021–22Serbian SuperLiga1012020—1412022–23Serbian SuperLiga001010—20Total1013030—161Austria Lustenau (loan)2022–23Austrian Bundesliga15100—30181Olimpija Ljubljana2023–24Slovenian PrvaLiga32710130—4672024–25Slovenian PrvaLiga610051—112Total38810181—579Greuther Fürth (loan)2024–252. Bundesliga11010——120Career total10126502113013027
Honours Red Star Belgrade Serbian SuperLiga: 2021–22 Serbian Cup: 2021–22
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