Nikola Stakic

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Nikola Stakic
Personal information
Full name Nikola Stakic
Date of birth (1998-01-26) January 26, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Alliance United FC
Number 47
Youth career
East York SC
2010–2011 Cherry Beach United
2012 North Toronto Nitros
2013–2017 Toronto FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2021 Toronto Varsity Blues 77 (20)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Toronto FC III 30 (2)
2016 Toronto FC II 1 (0)
2018– Alliance United FC 59 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 11, 2023

Nikola Stakic (born January 26, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Alliance United FC in League1 Ontario.

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Early life

Born in Toronto, Stakic began his career aged six playing for local side Scarborough Blizzard. [1] He later joined the Toronto FC Academy. [2]

University career

Stakic attended the University of Toronto, playing for the men's soccer team from 2016 to 2021. [3] He was a five-time OUA All-Star. [4]

Club career

In 2015, he began playing with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario and the Premier Development League. [5]

In 2016, Stakic was called up by Toronto FC II from the Toronto FC Academy. He made his professional debut in the USL on May 15, 2016 in a 2–0 defeat to Charleston Battery. [6]

In 2018, he began playing for Alliance United in League1 Ontario. In 2019, he was named the League1 Ontario Midfielder of the Year [7] and a league First Team All-Star. [8] In 2022, he was once again named league Midfielder of the Year [9] and was named a First Team All-Star. [10] In 2023, he was again named a First Team All-Star. [11]

International career

In 2013, Stakic made his debut in the Canadian youth program, when he was called up to a U15 national team camp. [1] He was named to the U15 national team for the 2013 Copa de México de Naciones. [12]

Career statistics

As of August 11, 2023 [13]
ClubSeasonLeagueLeaguePlayoffsLeague CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2015 [14] Premier Development League 5050
2016 [15] Premier Development League 141141
2017 [16] League1 Ontario 111??111
Toronto FC III Total3020000302
Toronto FC II 2016 USL 1010
Toronto FC II Total10000010
Alliance United 2018 [17] League1 Ontario9010??100
2019 [18] League1 Ontario15610166
2021 [19] League1 Ontario Summer Championship5252
2022 [20] League1 Ontario 14120161
2023 [21] League1 Ontario 16111611
Alliance United Total592040006320
Career Total902240009422

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References

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  2. Ruan, Vincent (October 6, 2019). "Nikola Stakic on leading the men's soccer team". The Varsity .
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  6. "Reds fall to Battery in Charleston". Toronto FC . May 14, 2016.
  7. "Stakic, Benati Selected As 2019 League1 Midfielders Of The Year". League1 Ontario . October 3, 2019.
  8. "Men's And Women's 2019 First, Second And Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario . September 30, 2019.
  9. "Massimo Ferrin collects MVP and Golden Boot among Men's Premier Division 2022 award winners". League1 Ontario . November 15, 2022.
  10. "Ilyass, Green, and Ferrin lead the line in the 2022 Men's Premier Division All-Star team". League1 Ontario . November 17, 2022.
  11. "MVP Tomasz Skublak leads line in star-studded XI". League1 Ontario . November 28, 2023.
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