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Full nameNikola Milenković
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySerbia
Age28
Date of birth12 Oct 1997
BirthplaceBeograd
Height195 cm
Shirt number#31
ClubNottingham Forest
Centre-back
38
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
3375
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nottingham Forest.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League380033756.83
UEFA Europa League151111207.05

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

N. Milenković is a 28-year-old central defender at Nottingham Forest, rated 66.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 226th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (98.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Milenković.

Judged on this season alone, Milenković graded 35 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 9 clean sheets and 2.56 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 52 → 35). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, 32nd of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 28 Milenković is in his prime years, and a market index of 48 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25
Current potential32nd of 64 centre-backs · Premier LeagueCurrent season26th of 64 centre-backs · Premier League26th-best centre-back in the Premier League226th in the Premier League · potential32nd-highest potential centre-back in the Premier League
66.7
Ratingi
32nd of 64 centre-backs
35.2
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
98.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.56
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

2.56
Def. / 90
31
Tackles
29
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 98.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.1/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 66.7, Milenković carries the 32nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 64, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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