Igor_Ivanović
Igor Ivanović
Montenegrin footballer
Igor Ivanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Ивановић; born 9 September 1990) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Budućnost.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Ivanović | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-09-09) 9 September 1990 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth |
Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Budućnost | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Zora | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Kom | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | Iskra Danilovgrad | 13 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Rudar Pljevlja | 46 | (12) |
| 2013–2014 | OFK Beograd | 26 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Rudar Pljevlja | 26 | (13) |
| 2015–2016 | Zira | 28 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Sutjeska | 56 | (22) |
| 2018–2021 | Budućnost | 113 | (38) |
| 2022 | Dečic | 16 | (2) |
| 2023 | Bunyodkor | 20 | (2) |
| 2024– | Budućnost | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Montenegro U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Montenegro | 11 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2022 | |||
Early career
Born in Titograd, Ivanović played with FK Zora[1] before making his debut in the 2009–10 Montenegrin First League with FK Kom. He will play the first half of the 2010–11 season with FK Iskra Danilovgrad in the Montenegrin Second League[1] before joining, in the winter break, top flight side FK Rudar Pljevlja where he will play during the next two years. During the winter break of the 2012–13 season, he will move abroad by joining Serbian SuperLiga side OFK Beograd and signing a 3.5 years contract.[2]
In August 2015 Ivanović signed a two-year contract with Zira FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League.[3]
Sutjeska Nikšić
On 21 June 2016, Ivanović signed a contract with Montenegrin club Sutjeska Nikšić.[4] On 29 December 2017, the Football Association of Montenegro selected Ivanović for its annual Player of the Year award.[5] During his career at Sutjeska, Montenegro's Syndicate of Professional Football Players voted for Ivanović as the best player of the Montenegrin First League in 2017 and 2018.[6][7]
Budućnost
On 10 June 2018, Ivanović signed a two-year contract with Montenegrin club Budućnost.[8]
Ivanović was a member of the Montenegrin U21 team.[9] He scored on his debut with the Montenegro national team in a 1–1 draw against Latvia on 7 October 2020.[10] Three days later, he scored less than a minute after coming on as a substitute in his competitive debut against Azerbaijan.[11] On 13 October 2020, he scored again in a match against Luxembourg.[12]
Ivanović's brother Ivan is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Atyrau in the Kazakhstan Premier League.[13]
'Rudar Pljevlja
Individual
- Montenegrin First League top goalscorer: 2017–18
Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 October 2020 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Latvia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 10 October 2020 |  Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C | |
| 3. | 13 October 2020 |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 1–2 |
- Igor Ivanović at FSCG.co.me
- Igor Ivanović at Srbijafudbal
- ""Zirə" İqor İvanoviçlə anlaşdı". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- "Igor Ivanović potpisao za Sutjesku". vijesti.me (in Montenegrin). Vijesti. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- "Igor Ivanović najbolji fudbaler Telekom 1. CFL za 2017. godinu" (in Serbian). FK Sutjeska Nikšić official website.
- "Igor Ivanović najbolji fudbaler Telekom 1. CFL! Petorica u idealnom timu!". FK Sutjeska Nikšić official website. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Igor Ivanović ponovo najbolji igrač, Sutjeska dominira u timu sezone". Vijesti (in Serbian). 24 May 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Budućnost dovela najboljeg igrača u Crnoj Gori: Ivanović dvije godine pod Goricom". Vijesti (in Serbian). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- Igor Ivanović at Soccerway
- Vukotić, Danilo (7 October 2020). "Remi protiv Letonije". fscg.me (in Serbian). Football Association of Montenegro. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Jovetić i Ivanović srušili Azerbejdžan". fscg.me (in Serbian). Football Association of Montenegro. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- Vukotić, Danilo (13 October 2020). ""Sokoli" poraženi nakon preokreta". fscg.me (in Serbian). Football Association of Montenegro. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Иванович: Веду переговоры с Интером и Нефтчи". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- Igor Ivanović at National-Football-Teams.com
