Oliver Sarkic ( cnr, Оливер Шаркић, Oliver Šarkić; born 23 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dečić. Born in England, he represented Montenegro at youth level. He came through the academies of

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and Benfica. He has also played for Fafe, Leeds United, Barakaldo, Burton Albion, Mansfield Town,

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and

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Club career

Early career

On 1 September 2014, Sarkic joined Portuguese champions Benfica from Belgian club

, being assigned to their youth team. He debuted professionally for

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in a 3–2 win over Porto B in Segunda Liga, on 11 January 2015. On 14 February 2015, he scored twice in a 4–1 home win against

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. In January 2017, Sarkic joined AD Fafe on loan until the end of the season, during his loan stint he made 19 league appearances, scoring twice. In July 2017, he had a trial for then Premier League side

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, featuring in two U23 friendlies against Glentoran and Cliftonville.

Leeds United

On 8 September 2017, Sarkic joined English side Leeds United on a loan deal until 31 December 2017, being assigned to their under-23 team. He signed a permanent deal with Leeds United on 11 January 2018, with the contract running until 2020 and the club option of a further year. On 1 September 2018, Sarkic joined Spanish

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club Barakaldo CF on a season-long loan.

Burton Albion

On 27 July 2019, Sarkic joined

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side Burton Albion on trial from Leeds, starting in their pre-season friendly against Chesterfield On 1 August, he joined Albion on a permanent deal for an undisclosed figure. He scored his first goal for Burton in an

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tie against

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on 25 September 2019.

Blackpool

Sarkic signed a two-year deal with

on 9 July 2020. On 1 February 2021, Sarkic joined EFL League Two, League Two side Mansfield Town on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. He was released by the club, in a mutual agreement, on 26 January 2022. On 3 February 2022, Sarkic joined Uzbekistan Super League side Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, Pakhtakor until the end of the year.

Personal life

Sarkic has a twin brother, Matija Sarkic, Matija, who also is a footballer. Sarkic was raised in Belgium and attended British School of Brussels, The British School of Brussels.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkic, Oliver 1997 births Living people Footballers from Grimsby English people of Montenegrin descent Men's association football forwards English men's footballers Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's youth international footballers Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers S.L. Benfica B players Liga Portugal 2 players AD Fafe players Leeds United F.C. players Segunda División B players Barakaldo CF footballers Burton Albion F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players English expatriate men's footballers Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain English expatriate sportspeople in Portugal English expatriate sportspeople in Spain Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Spain Montenegrin people of English descent