Matija Sarkic
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matija Sarkic[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Grimsby, England[3] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Montenegro U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Montenegro U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2015– | Montenegro U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:52, 6 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
Matija Sarkic (born 23 July 1997) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for English club Aston Villa as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Sarkic graduated from the youth academy of Belgian club Anderlecht before signing a three-year contract with English club Aston Villa on 1 September 2015.[4] He was the club's under 21 team's goalkeeper for the 2015–2016 season which saw the club reaching Division Two play off final. In April 2017, he was named on the bench for a league match against Reading as cover for Sam Johnstone following an injury to Mark Bunn.[5]
On 31 August 2017, Sarkic joined Wigan Athletic on a season long loan deal.[6]
International career
Sarkic represented Montenegro under-17 team in the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[4]
Personal life
Sarkic's father Bojan Šarkić is a Montenegrin diplomat who as of October 2017, is the country's ambassador to the European Union. He has previously served as the ambassador to United Kingdom and Belgium. His mother Natalie Šarkić-Todd works at a European media network. Matija has a twin brother Oliver Sarkic with whom he shared club during his spell at Anderlecht.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 January 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2017–18[8] | League One | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ↑ "M. Šarkić: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ↑ Cusick, Aiden. "New signing Oliver Sarkic tweets for first time since joining Leeds United".
- 1 2 "Aston Villa sign goalkeeper Matija Sarkic from Anderlecht". ESPN. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Who is Matija Sarkic: Quick lowdown on the Aston Villa substitute against Reading". Birmingham Mail. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Alex Bruce and Matija Sarkic: Wigan Athletic sign centre-back and goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Meet the Sarkic twins: born in England, raised in Belgium but trying to make Montenegro history". Independent. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Matija Sarkic in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
External links
- Matija Sarkic at Soccerway
