Nikola Žižić
# Nikola Žižić

Nikola Žižić (born 23 January 1988) is a Croatian professional footballer who last played as a defender for Greek club AEL.

## Career

Physically strong and good at initiating attacks and finishing them, Žižić started his career in second- and third-tier clubs in Croatia and Slovenia – Solin, Konavljanin and Bela Krajina before getting his chance to play in Prva HNL for the newly promoted Lučko, signing a one-year deal. Establishing himself in the first team, he secured a transfer to the Turkish Süper Lig team Antalyaspor, signing a three-year deal with them. After a short period in Turkey and Fethiyespor he returned to Slovenia and played for NK Krka before signing with Croatian side Istra where he had his most successful seasons with 63 league games.

On 7 July 2017, AEL announced the signing of Žižić on a two-year contract. On 20 December 2018, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 away win against Apollon Pontou for the Greek Cup, helping his team secure a spot in the round of 16.

On 9 January 2019, he scored with a long free-kick in a 3–2 home win against Asteras Tripolis for the Greek Cup round of 16. Two weeks later, in the rematch, Nikola temporarily equalized the scoreline with another free-kick, before his team collapsed and conceded 2 goals in less than 10 minutes, losing 7–6 on aggregate and being eliminated from the quarter finals. On 14 May 2021 there was an official announcement about the termination of the player's contract by mutual agreement.

## Career statistics

### Club

    As of 11 September 2020

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bela Krajina | 2010–11 | Druga Liga | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Lučko | 2011–12 | Prva HNL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Antalyaspor | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 |
| Antalyaspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Antalyaspor | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 |
| Fethiyespor | 2013–14 | 1. Lig | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Krka | 2014–15 | Prva Liga | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Istra 1961 | 2015–16 | Prva HNL | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 2 |
| Istra 1961 | 2016–17 | Prva HNL | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Istra 1961 | Total | Total | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 2 |
| AEL | 2017–18 | Superleague Greece | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| AEL | 2018–19 | Superleague Greece | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 3 |
| AEL | 2019–20 | Superleague Greece | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| AEL | 2020–21 | Superleague Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| AEL | Total | Total | 56 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 66 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 220 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 10 |
