Matija Sarkic information

Matija Sarkic
	Sarkic with Birmingham City in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Matija Sarkic
Date of birth	23 July 1997
Place of birth	Grimsby, England
Date of death	15 June 2024 (aged 26)
Place of death	Budva, Montenegro
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2005–2015	Anderlecht
2015–2017	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2020	Aston Villa
2017–2018	→ Wigan Athletic (loan)
2018–2019	→ Stratford Town (loan)
2019	→ Havant & Waterlooville (loan)
2019–2020	→ Livingston (loan)
2020–2023	Wolverhampton Wanderers
2020–2021	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)
2021–2022	→ Birmingham City (loan)
2023	→ Stoke City (loan)
2023–2024	Millwall
Total
International career
2013	Montenegro U17
2014–2016	Montenegro U19
2015–2018	Montenegro U21
2019–2024	Montenegro
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matija Sarkic (Montenegrin: Матија Шаркић, romanized: Matija Šarkić; 23 July 1997 – 15 June 2024) was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Born in England to a British 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.

^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
^ "Matija Sarkic: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ "Matija Sarkic". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[1] "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

[PL-2] "Matija Sarkic: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

[3] "Matija Sarkic". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

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Personal information
Sarkic with Birmingham City in 2021
Full name	Matija Sarkic^[1]
Date of birth	(1997-07-23)23 July 1997^[2]
Place of birth	Grimsby, England
Date of death	15 June 2024(2024-06-15) (aged 26)
Place of death	Budva, Montenegro
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)^[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2005–2015	Anderlecht
2015–2017	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Aston Villa	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Wigan Athletic (loan)	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Stratford Town (loan)	6	(0)
2019	→ Havant & Waterlooville (loan)	1	(0)
2019–2020	→ Livingston (loan)	14	(0)
2020–2023	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	26	(0)
2021–2022	→ Birmingham City (loan)	23	(0)
2023	→ Stoke City (loan)	8	(0)
2023–2024	Millwall	32	(0)
Total		110	(0)
International career
2013	Montenegro U17	3	(0)
2014–2016	Montenegro U19	12	(0)
2015–2018	Montenegro U21	6	(0)
2019–2024	Montenegro	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals