Mirko Ivanić (, ; born 13 September 1993) is a professional

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who plays as an

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for

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

. Born in Serbia, he represents the Montenegro national team.

Club career

Vojvodina

Born in

Bački Jarak Bački Jarak () is a town located in the Temerin municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 5,687 people (2011 ce ...

, Ivanić came through the youth academy of

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

, before being loaned to Proleter Novi Sad in order to get senior football experience. He made 24 appearances and scored five goals in the

2012–13 Serbian First League The Serbian First League (Serbian: Prva liga Srbije) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 18 teams will compete in this league for the 2012-13 season. Two teams will be promoted to the Serbian ...

. In the summer of 2013, Ivanić returned to Vojvodina, appearing in a 2–0 home win over

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in the first leg of the

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second qualifying round. He was sent on loan again to Proleter Novi Sad, before returning to Vojvodina in the 2014 winter transfer window. Upon his return to the club, Ivanić played regularly under manager

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, helping his team win the

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. In the 2014–15 season, Ivanić became one of the team's most influential players, making 26 league appearances and scoring 10 goals, one less than

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. During the final days of the summer 2015 transfer window, Partizan offered Vojvodina €1.5 million for Ivanić, but Ivanić rejected it, as he insisted on refusing offers from Vojvodina's rivals Partizan and

BATE Borisov

On 2 February 2016, Ivanić signed a contract with

BATE Borisov FC BATE Borisov (russian: link=no, ФК БАТЭ Борисов, ''FK BATE Borisov'' ; be, ФК БАТЭ Барысаў, ''BATE Barysaw,'' ) is a professional Belarusian football team from the city of Barysaw. The club competes in the Belarusi ...

. On 26 November 2017, in the last game of the season BATE Borisov were 3-2 down against

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, Mirko scored the last minute equaliser against them to make it 3-3 which was enough to see them win the league on goal difference against league rivals Dinamo Minsk. During his three-year stint in

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, Ivanić won the

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three times, as well as featuring in the

group stage two seasons in a row.

Red Star Belgrade

On 8 February 2019,

officially announced the signing of Ivanić in a €1.3 million transfer. He chose the number 8 jersey, previously worn by former teammate at Vojvodina,

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, who was sent out on loan to Greek side

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. Before his transfer to

, Ivanić declined offers from both Red Star and

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, stating that "it wouldn't work as the captain of Vojvodina to move to Partizan or Red Star".

International career

Ivanić made his debut for the Serbian national under-21 team in a friendly against Italy U21 on 30 March 2015. He was subsequently selected to represent his country at the

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, but failed to make an appearance. On 14 March 2017, however, Ivanić received a call-up to the Montenegro national team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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on March 26, 2017. In the match against Poland, which Montenegro lost 1-2, Ivanić made his debut coming on the field as a substitute for

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in the 80th minute. On 27 March 2018 he scored his first goal in the national team in a 2–2 draw against

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. Despite being called up in June 2019, Ivanić (along with

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and Serbian manager

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) refused to play for the national team against

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. Tumbaković was sacked for his actions the next day.Montenegro sack Ljubisa Tumbakovic for missing Kosovo match
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Career statistics

Club

International goals

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

Honours

;Vojvodina *

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: 2013–14 ;BATE Borisov *

Belarusian Premier League The Belarusian Premier League or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga ( be, Вышэйшая ліга, russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belarusi ...

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;Red Star Belgrade *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

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, 2021–22 *

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, 2021–22

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivanic, Mirko 1993 births Living people People from Bački Jarak Serbian people of Montenegrin descent Association football midfielders Serbian footballers Serbia under-21 international footballers Montenegrin footballers Montenegro international footballers FK Proleter Novi Sad players FK Vojvodina players FC BATE Borisov players Red Star Belgrade footballers Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Belarusian Premier League players Serbian expatriate footballers Montenegrin expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belarus Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Belarus