Darko Bulatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Булатовић; born 5 September 1989) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Icelandic club KA.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Nikšić, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KA | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sutjeska Nikšić | |||
| –2006 | OFK Beograd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 88 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Miedź Legnica | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Czarni Żagań (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Čelik Nikšić | 39 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Radnički Niš | 47 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Čukarički | 16 | (0) |
| 2017 | KA | 18 | (1) |
| 2018 | Voždovac | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 88 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Vllaznia Shkodër | 44 | (0) |
| 2023 | Kyzylzhar | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | KA | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Montenegro U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Montenegro | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Nikšić, Yugoslavia, Bulatović first began playing football with hometown club Sutjeska Nikšić, although he also played briefly for OFK Beograd's youth team before returning to Sutjeska and making his senior debut with them.
Radnički Niš
editOn 5 August 2014, Bulatović signed a one-year contract with Serbian club Radnički Niš.[3] He ended up playing two season for Radnički Niš under coach Milan Rastavac.[4] During his second season with the team, Bulatović played a total of 33 games and scored a goal,[5] after which Radnički Niš finished in fifth place in the 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga. After the 2015–16 season, Bulatović received offers from other clubs, including Sutjeska.[5]
Čukarički
editOn 29 July 2016, Bulatović signed a two-year contract with Serbian club Čukarički, and was joined by fellow teammate Marko Tomić who also joined Čukarički from Radnički Niš that summer.[4]
Voždovac
editBulatović joined Serbian club Voždovac during the 2017–18 winter transfer window.[6] However, he played only one season there.
Return to Sutjeska
editOn 16 June 2018, Bulatović returned to Sutjeska.[7] On 23 September 2018, Bulatović scored a goal in a 2-1 win against Budućnost in the Montenegrin Derby.[8] In his first season back at Sutjeska under coach Nikola Rakojević, the team finished in first place in the Montenegrin First League at the end of the 2018–19 season.
International career
editBefore a friendly match between Montenegro and Turkey on 29 May 2016, Bulatović was initially named in Montenegro's provisional squad by coach Ljubiša Tumbaković.[9] On 6 October 2019, Bulatović was called up to the Montenegro national team by coach Faruk Hadžibegić for two UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Bulgaria and Kosovo.[10] On 14 October 2019, he made his debut for the Montenegro national team at a Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo, which Montenegro lost 2-0.[11]
Honours
editSutjeska Nikšić
References
edit- ^ "Bulatovic, Darko". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ Darko Bulatović at Soccerway
- ^ "Darko Bulatović novi igrač Radničkog" (in Serbian). Južne vesti. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b A. Ilić (29 July 2016). "Bulatović prešao u Čukarički: Hvala Radničkom na svemu". Građanin (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Ništa od prelaska u Sutjesku, Darko Bulatović ostaje u Nišu". Sutjeska Nikšić (in Serbian). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Maja Todić (19 January 2018). "Darko Bulatović novi "Zmaj" sa Krova" (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Bulatović: Vratio sam se u svoj klub!" (in Serbian). 16 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Sutjeska bolja od Budućnosti, Vukčević spriječio prvo slavlje Mornara". Vijesti (in Serbian). 23 September 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ A. Ilić (11 May 2016). "Bulatović iz Radničkog pozvan u reprezentaciju Crne Gore". Građanin (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Pet poziva igračima iz domaće lige: Povratak Šofranca, prvi poziv Bulatoviću". Vijesti (in Serbian). 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Crna Gora bez šanse u Prištini - kao da je igrala protiv Engleske". Vijesti (in Serbian). 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Darko Bulatović". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
External links
edit- Darko Bulatović at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Darko Bulatović stats at utakmica.rs