Nemanja Kartal

Nemanja Kartal (Cyrillic: Немања Картал; born 17 July 1994) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Rudar Pljevlja.

Club career Born in Pljevlja, he started playing with local side FK Rudar Pljevlja youth teams where he was scouted by Greek side PAOK, who brought him to their ranks in 2013. He spent a total of three and a half years with PAOK by playing on loan at several clubs. First at Greek sides Anagennisi Epanomi (second half of 2012–13) and Anagennisi Giannitsa (2013–14), and then two seasons with FK Slavija in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

International career While still playing in Rudar Pljevlja youth teams, Kartal was spotted as a potential talented player and began playing for the Montenegrin U17 team in 2010. In spring 2016 he was back to the national team, this time to play for Montenegro U21.