Miloš Ninković

At a young age Ninković joined FK Čukarički's youth academy and later graduated into the club's first-team. He left Čukarički as a teenager to join Dynamo Kyiv.

At the age of 19, he initially struggled for playing time in Dynamo. He gradually became a mainstay of the side, helping them win the Ukrainian Premier League three times and the domestic cup twice. The performances were noticed by Serbia's (now former) national team coach Radomir Antić, and he has since become a regular for the Serbia national team. In the 2010–11 season, Ninković was considered one of Dynamo's most crucial and talented players. Some team mates described Ninković having an "eye for goal" and being a very optimistic footballer.

In December 2012 it was announced that the last six months of Ninković's contract, which expires June 2013, was to be spent on loan with French club Évian.[1] Ninković initially was negotiating a transfer to Red Star Belgrade, but was denied the possibility to shorten his contract with Dynamo from June 2013 to January 2013.[2] Over a week after his loan spell to Évian was announced, Ninković told B92 that Red Star remained a fallback option for him, suggesting an eventual transfer to Red Star Belgrade after his contract and loan expire in June 2013.[3]

On 4 July 2013, Ninković signed a one-year contract with an option for one additional year with Red Star Belgrade.[4] Ninković's scored his first goals for Red Star on 17 August 2013, when he scored a brace against FK Jagodina.[5]

On 16 July 2015, Ninković signed a two-year contract with Sydney FC.[6][7] Ninković was given the number 10 shirt at Sydney FC – the first to wear the number since Alessandro Del Piero.[8] His signing also led to Serbian compatriot Milos Dimitrijevic to extend his contract with the club.[9]

Ninković made his debut as a substitute in a 2–1 away loss against Adelaide United in the FFA Cup on 26 August.[10] On 10 October, he made his league debut at home in a 1–1 draw against Melbourne City.[11] Two weeks later, Ninković scored his first goal in the tenth edition of the Sydney Derby, scoring the winning goal in a 1–0 win against Western Sydney Wanderers.[12][13] he added his second and third goals of the season on 2 January 2016 with two goals against Melbourne City in a 2–2 draw at AAMI Park.[14][15] In March, Ninković was taken off in the first half after receiving an ankle injury during a match against Wellington Phoenix.[16] The injury was expected to leave him out for the rest of the season but after only two weeks due to an extensive rehabilitation program, he made his return against Brisbane Roar.[17][18] On 5 April, he scored the only goal in a crucial 1–0 win against Pohang Steelers in the AFC Champions League group stage.[19] The win secured Sydney FC's position at the top of the group, leading them to qualify for the knockout stages for the first time in the club’s history.[20] Five days later, he scored a brace after coming off the bench in a 4–0 win against Perth Glory in the final round of the competition.[21] Ninković finished his debut season notching 5 assists (creating 29 key passes) and scoring 4 goals for Sydney FC.[22]

Building on his form the following season, Ninković scored two goals and provided two assists in five appearances, netting against Wellington Phoenix (1–0),[23] and Newcastle Jets (2–0).[24][25] His performances in October led his side unbeaten in five matches and awarded him the PFA A-League Player of the Month.[26][27] On 13 November 2016, Ninković scored two goals and assisted one to win 4–1 against Perth Glory.[28] His performance against Perth received praise from former Socceroo Mark Bosnich who said, "He is a phenomenal player but I think the most important thing this season is he’s actually been showing it week in, week out," adding "We knew his talent last season, we could see it in patches, we could tell that the potential (was there)".[29] On 30 November, Ninković played in his first final, since joining Sydney FC, losing 1–0 against Melbourne City in the FFA Cup.[30] Four days later, he scored his fifth goal of the season against Newcastle Jets.[31]

In January 2017, Ninković continued his good form, scoring a goal against last season reigning double winners Adelaide United and assisting Filip Hološko to win The Big Blue derby to increase his side's unbeaten run to 17.[32][33] On 1 April, Ninković was awarded the Alex Tobin Medal, being voted the best player from Fox Sports Australia after accumalating 11 Man of the Match awards during the season.[34][35] On 15 April, Ninković scored a goal in a 2–0 against Newcastle at Allianz Stadium to win the Premiership for his side, the first they have won since 2009–10. Additionally, his side broke a league record after amassing 66 points in the league – beating Ange Postecoglou's Brisbane Roar side by a point.[36] For his contributions and performances for his side, Ninković was awarded the Johnny Warren Medal with 9 goals and 11 assists to his name at the conclusion of the season.[37] On 7 May, he achieved a double with Sydney FC, winning the Grand Final against rivals Melbourne Victory, via a penalty shootout with Ninković scoring the decisive penalty.[38] After speculation of leaving, possibly to move back to Serbia,[39] Ninković was re-signed as a marquee player for an annual salary of $1,300,000, replacing Filip Hološko who later departed.[40][41] On 10 May, he was awarded the A-League Players’ Player of the Year and Members’ Player of the Year award – becoming the third player in Sydney FC to have won three awards in a season after Miloš Dimitrijević and Matthew Jurman.[42]

Ninković began the 2017–18 season as a new marquee player for Sydney FC in the FFA Cup. He opened the campaign by scoring a goal in an 8–0 away win against Darwin Rovers, setting a new record in the competition.[43][44] Ninković started in the remaining games as Sydney FC advanced to the finals against Adelaide United, who beat them the last time they met in a cup final. On 21 November 2017, the game commenced with Ninković opening the scoreline 1–0, putting it past Paul Izzo. The score drew level by Nikola Mileusnic, leading the game into extra time before Bobô scored the winning goal in the 110th minute.[45] Ninković earned his third accolade with Sydney FC as the club won their first cup title in their history.[46]

It was announced on the 3rd of July 2022 that Ninković had joined arch rivals the Western Sydney Wanderers, signing a one year deal, ahead of the upcoming season.[47] The move was met with controversy, with British newspaper The Guardian described him "as a mercenary, who thrown away his connection with the Sky Blues’ faithful, will likely permeate the fanbase", while his former teammate Alex Brosque said the move was a "slap in the face" to both clubs and criticised all those involved in a transfer, saying it should never have happened.[48][49]

On 12 November 2022, Ninković made his first Sydney Derby appearance for the Wanderers, in which he was the subject of a pre-match tifo from The Cove criticising his decision to join the Wanderers; the tifo read ‘LEGENDS ARE CHERISHED. TRAITORS’ LEGACIES WILL PERISH’, along with depictions of club greats Steve Corica, Rhyan Grant and Alex Brosque as knights in shining armour, with Ninković's old No. 10 jersey being burned in the background. In the first Sydney Derby played at the reconstructed Sydney Football Stadium, and in front of a crowd of 34,232, the biggest Sydney Derby crowd since 2017, the Wanderers achieved their first Sydney Derby win at the Sydney Football Stadium in 3304 days, winning 1–0 through a Kusini Yengi goal in the 70th minute, with Ninković providing the assist.[50]

As of end of 2021-22 season

Dynamo Kyiv

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2006–07, 2008–09
• Ukrainian Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011

Red Star

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2013–14

Sydney FC

• A-League Premiership: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
• A-League Championship: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20[53]
• FFA Cup: 2017

• Johnny Warren Medal: 2016–17, 2020–21
• PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21[54]
• Joe Marston Medal: 2019
• A-Leagues All Star: 2022[55]