Darko Todorović (; born 5 May 1997) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Akhmat Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

. Todorović started his professional career at Sloboda Tuzla, before joining Red Bull Salzburg in 2018. He was loaned to

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in 2019, to

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in 2020 and to Akhmat Grozny in 2021. In 2022, he signed permanently with Akhmat Grozny. A former youth international for

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, Todorović made his senior international debut in 2018, earning 16

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until 2021.

Club career

Early career

Todorović started playing football at a local club, before joining Sloboda Tuzla's youth academy. He made his professional debut against

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on 11 April 2015 at the age of 17. On 21 September 2016, he scored his first professional goal against Podrinje Janja, which sent his team through in their cup tie.

Red Bull Salzburg

In July 2018, Todorović was transferred to Austrian outfit Red Bull Salzburg for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the squad in an

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game against ASKÖ Oedt on 22 July. Three weeks later, he made his league debut against

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. He won his first trophy with the club on 1 May 2019, by beating

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in the

final. In July, Todorović was loaned to German side

until the end of the season. In August 2020, he was sent on a season-long loan to Croatian outfit

Akhmat Grozny

In September 2021, Todorović was loaned to Russian team

for the remainder of the campaign. He made his competitive debut for the side against

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on 11 September. In June 2022, Akhmat Grozny signed Todorović on a two-year deal. On 6 May 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a triumph over

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. In January 2024, he extended his contract with Akhmat Grozny until June 2027.

International career

Todorović represented

at all youth levels. In January 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against the

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and

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. He debuted against the former on 28 January.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg *

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: 2018–19 *

: 2018–19

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Todorovic, Darko 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Bijeljina Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks FK Sloboda Tuzla players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Holstein Kiel players HNK Hajduk Split players FC Akhmat Grozny players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Croatian Football League players Russian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Russia