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Matija Šarkić
Matija Sarkic
Personal information
Full name: Matija Šarkić
Date of birth: 23 July 1997(1997-07-23)
Place of birth:    Grimsby, Flag of England England
Date of death:    15 June 2024(2024-06-15) (aged 26)
Place of death:    Budva, Flag of Montenegro Montenegro
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing position: Goalkeeper
Youth clubs
0000–2015
2015–2017
Flag of Belgium Anderlecht
Flag of England Aston Villa
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2017–2020
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019
2019–2020
2020–
2020–2021
2021–2022
2023
2023–2024
Total
Flag of England Aston Villa
Flag of England → Wigan Athletic (loan)
Flag of England → Stratford Town (loan)
Flag of England → Havant & Waterlooville (loan)
Flag of Scotland → Livingston (loan)
Flag of England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Flag of England → Shrewsbury Town (loan)
Flag of England → Birmingham City (loan)
Flag of England → Stoke City (loan)
Flag of England Millwall
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National team
2013
2014–2016
2015–2018
2019–2024
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro U17
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro U19
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro U21
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Matija Šarkić (23 July 1997 – 15 June 2024) was a Montenegrin professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Born in England to an English mother and a Montenegrin father, Sarkic represented Montenegro at youth and senior international level. Sarkic came through the academy sides of Anderlecht and Aston Villa. While at Aston Villa, he spent time on loan at a number of British clubs: Wigan Athletic, for whom he made his Football League debut; non-league clubs Stratford Town and Havant & Waterlooville; and Livingston of the Scottish Premiership. He signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2020, and spent time on loan at Shrewsbury Town and Birmingham City, where he was voted Player of the Season, and Stoke City. In 2023, he joined EFL Championship club Millwall, where he became the first-choice goalkeeper.

Death[]

On 15 June 2024, Sarkic collapsed at an apartment in Budva; although his friends called an ambulance, as well as the police, he was eventually pronounced dead around 6:30 am local time, at the age of 26.

Honours[]

Aston Villa U23

Individual

  • Birmingham City Player of the Season: 2021–22

External links[]

Montenegro
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Montenegro
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