Oliver Sarkic

Oliver Sarkic (born 23 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One side Burton Albion and the Montenegro national under-21 team.

Oliver Sarkic
Personal information
Full name Oliver Sarkic[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997
Place of birth Grimsby, England[2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Youth career
2006–2014 Anderlecht
2014–2015 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Benfica B 44 (5)
2017 → Fafe (loan) 19 (2)
2017 → Leeds United (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 Leeds United 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Barakaldo (loan) 12 (1)
2019– Burton Albion 9 (1)
National team‡
2013 Montenegro U17 3 (0)
2014–2016 Montenegro U19 9 (4)
2016– Montenegro U21 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2017

He came through the academies of Anderlecht in Belgium and Benfica in Portugal.

Club career

Early career

On 1 September 2014, Sarkic joined Portuguese champions Benfica from Belgian club Anderlecht, being assigned to their youth team.[3] He debuted professionally for Benfica B in a 3–2 win over Porto B in Segunda Liga, on 11 January 2015.[4] On 14 February 2015, he scored twice in a 4–1 home win against Oliveirense.[5]

In January 2017, Sarkic joined AD Fafe on loan until the end of the season, during his loan stint he made 19 league appearances, scoring twice.[6] In July 2017, he had a trial for then Premier League side Swansea City, featuring in two U23 friendlies against Glentoran and Cliftonville.[7]

Leeds United

On 8 September 2017, Sarkic joined English side Leeds United on a loan deal until 31 December 2017, being assigned to their under-23 team.[8][9] He signed a permanent deal with Leeds United on 11 January 2018, with the contract running until 2020 and the club option of a further year.[10]

On 1 September 2018, Sarkic joined Spanish Segunda División B club Barakaldo CF on a season-long loan.[11]

Burton Albion

On 27 July 2019, Sarkic joined EFL League One side Burton Albion on trial from Leeds, starting in their pre-season friendly against Chesterfield F.C..[12] On 1 August, he joined Albion on a permanent deal for an undisclosed figure.[13] He scored his first goal for Burton in an EFL Cup tie against Bournemouth on 25 September 2019.[14]

Personal life

Sarkic has a twin brother, Matija,[15] who also is a footballer, playing as a goalkeeper for Aston Villa's under-23 side.[15][16] Sarkic was raised in Belgium and attended The British School of Brussels.[17]

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 22. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. Yorkshire Evening Post
  3. "Oliver Šarkić reforça Benfica" [Oliver Šarkić joins Benfica]. Zerozero (in Portuguese). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. "Benfica B - Porto B (Jornada 22 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal". ligaportugal.pt. LPFP. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  5. "Benfica B - Oliveirense (Jornada 27 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  6. Oliver Sarkic statistics history, goals, assists, matches FcTables.com
  7. Swans U23s' pre-season tour round-up Swansea FC
  8. "Leeds loan Sarkic". Leeds United. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  9. "Oliver Sarkic emprestado ao Leeds United" [Oliver Sarkic loaned out to Leeds United]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  10. "OLIVER SARKIC SIGNS PERMANENT DEAL". Leeds United. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  11. "Good luck to #LUFC U23s forward Oliver Sarkic who joins @barakaoficial on a season-long loan". Leeds United Twitter. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  12. "Chesterfield vs Burton". Burton Albion. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  13. "Oliver Sarkic joins Burton Albion". Leeds United. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  14. "Burton 2-0 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  15. "Oliver Šarkić – Five Things for Leeds United Fans". The72. Retrieved 4 September 2017. His twin brother, Matija, is on the books at Aston Villa and moved to Wigan Athletic on loan yesterday.
  16. "Matija Sarkic Aston Villa Profile". Aston Villa. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  17. "Meet the Sarkic twins: born in England, raised in Belgium but trying to make Montenegro history". The Independent. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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