Igor Ivanović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Ивановић; born 9 September 1990) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as an attacking midfielder for

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club Bunyodkor.

Club career

Early career

Born in Titograd, Ivanović played with FK Zora Igor Ivanović
at

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.co.me before making his debut in the

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with FK Kom. He will play the first half of the 2010–11 season with FK Iskra Danilovgrad in the Montenegrin Second League 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

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season, he will move abroad by joining Serbian SuperLiga side OFK Beograd and signing a 3.5 years contract. In August 2015 Ivanović signed a two-year contract with Zira FK of the

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Sutjeska Nikšić

On 21 June 2016, Ivanović signed a contract with Montenegrin club

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. On 29 December 2017, the Football Association of Montenegro selected Ivanović for its annual Player of the Year award. 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

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Budućnost

On 10 June 2018, Ivanović signed a two-year contract with Montenegrin club Budućnost.

International career

Ivanović was a member of the Montenegrin U21 team. He scored on his debut with the Montenegro national team in a 1–1 draw against

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on 7 October 2020. Three days later, he scored less than a minute after coming on as a substitute in his competitive debut against Azerbaijan. On 13 October 2020, he scored again in a match against Luxembourg.

Personal life

Ivanović's brother Ivan is also a professional footballer, currently playing for

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in the Kazakhstan Premier League.

Honours

Team

;Rudar Pljevlja * Montenegrin Cup:

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Individual

* Montenegrin First League top goalscorer: 2017–18

International goals

''Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivanovic, Igor 1990 births Living people Footballers from Podgorica Men's association football midfielders Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Montenegro men's international footballers FK Zora players FK Kom players FK Iskra Danilovgrad players FK Rudar Pljevlja players OFK Beograd players Zira FK players FK Sutjeska Nikšić players FK Budućnost Podgorica players Montenegrin First League players Montenegrin Second League players Serbian SuperLiga players Azerbaijan Premier League players Uzbekistan Super League players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan