Oliver_Sarkic
Oliver Sarkic
Montenegrin footballer
Oliver Sarkic (Montenegrin: Оливер Шаркић, romanized: Oliver Šarkić; born 23 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dečić. Born in England, he represented Montenegro at youth level. He came through the academies of Anderlecht and Benfica. He has also played for Fafe, Leeds United, Barakaldo, Burton Albion, Mansfield Town, Blackpool and Pakhtakor Tashkent.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Sarkic[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Grimsby, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dečić | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2014–2015 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Benfica B | 44 | (5) |
| 2017 | → Fafe (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Leeds United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Barakaldo (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Burton Albion | 28 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Blackpool | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 9 | (3) |
| 2023– | Dečić | 40 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Montenegro U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Montenegro U19 | 9 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Montenegro U21 | 10 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2017 | |||
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[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]
Blackpool
Sarkic signed a two-year deal with Blackpool on 9 July 2020.[15] On 1 February 2021, Sarkic joined League Two side Mansfield Town on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[16]
He was released by the club, in a mutual agreement, on 26 January 2022.[17]
On 3 February 2022, Sarkic joined Uzbekistan Super League side Pakhtakor until the end of the year.[18]
Sarkic has a twin brother, Matija, who also is a footballer.[19][20] Sarkic was raised in Belgium and attended The British School of Brussels.[21]
- As of match played 23 May 2022
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2014–15[22] | LigaPro | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2015–16[23] | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17[24] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Benfica B total | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
| Fafe (loan) | 2016–17[25] | LigaPro | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Leeds United (loan) | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leeds United | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barakaldo (loan) | 2018–19[26] | Segunda División B | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Burton Albion | 2019–20[27] | League One | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 5 | |
| Blackpool | 2020–21[28] | League One | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 2020–21[28] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Pakhtakor | 2022 | Super League | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| Career total | 120 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 138 | 17 | ||
- Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- Appearances and goal in the AFC Champions League
- Appearance in the Uzbekistan Super Cup
- "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 22. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- "Oliver Šarkić reforça Benfica" [Oliver Šarkić joins Benfica]. Zerozero (in Portuguese). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- "Benfica B - Porto B (Jornada 22 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal". ligaportugal.pt. LPFP. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- "Benfica B - Oliveirense (Jornada 27 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- Swans U23s' pre-season tour round-up Swansea FC
- "Leeds loan Sarkic". Leeds United. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- "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.
- "OLIVER SARKIC SIGNS PERMANENT DEAL". Leeds United. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- "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.
- "Chesterfield vs Burton". Burton Albion. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "Oliver Sarkic joins Burton Albion". Leeds United. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- "Burton 2-0 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "Seasiders Snap Up Sarkic". Blackpool FC. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "Stags land Blackpool forward". Mansfield Town FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "Oliver Sarkic Leaves By Mutual Consent". Blackpool Football Club. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "ОЛИВЕР ШАРКИЧ "ПАХТАКОР" БИЛАН ШАРТНОМА ИМЗОЛАДИ" (in Uzbek). Pakhtakor Tashkent FK. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- "Oliver Šarkić – Five Things for Leeds United Fans". The72. September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
His twin brother, Matija, is on the books at Aston Villa and moved to Wigan Athletic on loan yesterday.
- "Matija Sarkic Aston Villa Profile". Aston Villa. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- "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.
- Oliver Sarkic at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- Oliver Sarkic at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- Oliver Sarkic at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- Oliver Sarkic at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- Oliver Sarkic at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- "Games played by Oliver Sarkic in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- "Games played by Oliver Sarkic in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- Oliver Sarkic at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Oliver Sarkic at Soccerway
- Oliver Sarkic – UEFA competition record (archive)
