Igor Ivanović

Igor Ivanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Ивановић; born 9 September 1990) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uzbekistan Super League club Bunyodkor.

Not to be confused with Igor Ivanović (Serbian footballer).

Igor Ivanović
Personal information
Full name Igor Ivanović
Date of birth (1990-09-09) 9 September 1990
Place of birth Titograd, SR Montenegro,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bunyodkor
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
International career‡
2011 Montenegro U21 3 (0)
2020– Montenegro 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2022

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

Ivanović's brother Ivan is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Atyrau in the Kazakhstan Premier League.[13]

Honours

Team
Rudar Pljevlja

Individual

International goals

Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2020Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Latvia1–11–1Friendly
2.10 October 2020 Azerbaijan2–02–02020–21 UEFA Nations League C
3.13 October 2020 Luxembourg1–01–2

References
  1. Igor Ivanović at FSCG.co.me
  2. Igor Ivanović at Srbijafudbal
  3. ""Zirə" İqor İvanoviçlə anlaşdı". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. "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.
  5. "Igor Ivanović najbolji fudbaler Telekom 1. CFL za 2017. godinu" (in Serbian). FK Sutjeska Nikšić official website.
  6. "Igor Ivanović najbolji fudbaler Telekom 1. CFL! Petorica u idealnom timu!". FK Sutjeska Nikšić official website. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. "Igor Ivanović ponovo najbolji igrač, Sutjeska dominira u timu sezone". Vijesti (in Serbian). 24 May 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  8. "Budućnost dovela najboljeg igrača u Crnoj Gori: Ivanović dvije godine pod Goricom". Vijesti (in Serbian). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  9. Igor Ivanović at Soccerway
  10. Vukotić, Danilo (7 October 2020). "Remi protiv Letonije". fscg.me (in Serbian). Football Association of Montenegro. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  11. "Jovetić i Ivanović srušili Azerbejdžan". fscg.me (in Serbian). Football Association of Montenegro. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  12. Vukotić, Danilo (13 October 2020). ""Sokoli" poraženi nakon preokreta". fscg.me (in Serbian). Football Association of Montenegro. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  13. "Иванович: Веду переговоры с Интером и Нефтчи". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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