Matija Sarkic
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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 | 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 | |||
Matija Sarkic (Montenegrin: Матија Шаркић, 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 English and Scottish 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.