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Nikola Paunic
Canadian soccer player (born 1993)
Nikola Paunic (born October 13, 1993) is a Canadian former soccer player.
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Paunic captaining TFC Academy in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nikola Paunić | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-10-13) October 13, 1993 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Podgorica, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| 2010–2012 | Toronto FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Toronto Varsity Blues | ||
| 2013–2014 | South Florida Bulls | 40 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Serbian White Eagles | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | K-W United | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Orange County Blues | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 23, 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 15, 2017 | |||
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Youth & College
Paunic played two years of college soccer at the University of Toronto, before transferring to the University of South Florida in 2013.[1][2][3] He played in the Canadian Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles.[4] In 2011, while playing with Serbia's reserve team in the league's second division he was nominated for the division's defender of the year award.[5]
Paunic also appeared for USL PDL side K-W United FC in 2014.[6]
Professional
On January 20, 2015, Paunic was selected 74th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[7]
Paunic wasn't signed by Vancouver and joined United Soccer League side Orange County Blues on June 2, 2015.[8]
Paunic became a coach for the Stella Rossa Football Club Academy in the Ontario Academy Soccer League.[9]
- Vujcic, Djuradj (2013-09-02). "Paunic joins NCAA's University of South Florida Bulls". Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- Davidson, Neil (January 12, 2015). "MLS Superdraft to feature several Canadian soccer stars". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- "Sports briefs - Turnbull nominated". Brantford Expositor. 10 November 2011. pp. B1.
- "FC Stella Rossa". www.stellarossafc.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
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