Petar Škuletić ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Шкулетић; born 29 June 1990) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Early years

At the age of 14, Škuletić joined the youth system of

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

. He was promoted to their affiliated side Teleoptik during the 2007–08 season. In late May, early June 2008, Škuletić represented Partizan at the Trofeo Quixote, the unofficial youth world championship for clubs, becoming the tournament's top scorer with seven goals. He still failed to secure a first team spot with Partizan, but helped Teleoptik win promotion to the

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via the playoffs in

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. After previously being linked with

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and

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, Škuletić was eventually transferred to Austrian side

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in the summer of 2009. He made 15 league appearances and scored once in the 2009–10 season. After six months without competitive football, Škuletić was loaned to

Montenegrin First League The First League of Montenegro ( Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ) is the top football league in Montenegro. Founded in 2006, competition is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 10 tea ...

club

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in the 2011 winter transfer window. On 30 August 2011, Škuletić was signed by

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, in order to replace Nemanja Čović, penning a three-year contract. He made 22 league appearances and scored four goals throughout the 2011–12 season. Škuletić was loaned to Radnički Niš in the second part of the 2012–13 season, before returning to

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ahead of the start of the 2013–14 campaign.

Partizan

On 10 January 2014, Škuletić signed a four-year contract with his parent club

and was given the number 32 shirt. He made his competitive debut for the side in a 0–0 away draw with

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on 22 February 2014. Škuletić scored his first official goals for Partizan on 8 March 2014, netting a brace in a 5–0 away win over Radnički Kragujevac. He scored another brace in a 5–0 home victory over

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on 10 May 2014. Škuletić scored a total of seven league goals in 13 appearances during the second part of the 2013–14 season. In the opening match of the 2014–15 season, Škuletić scored the final goal of the game in a

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versus Faroese champions

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, a 3–0 win for Partizan. He subsequently scored a brace to help his team to a 2–2 home draw with Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad in the third round on 6 August 2014. However, they were eliminated on the away goals rule. Škuletić then scored both of his team's goals in a 2–1 away win over Azerbaijani club Neftçi in the

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on 28 August 2014. He was also sent off in the game's injury time, causing him to miss the first two games of the group stage due to suspension. On 9 November 2014, Škuletić scored a

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in a 3–0 away win over Spartak Subotica. He managed to score a total of 21 goals in the second half of 2014, breaking the club's record of 20 goals set by

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in the fall of

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Lokomotiv Moscow

On 12 February 2015, it was announced that Škuletić would join

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москв ...

. He was officially transferred to the Russian club on the following day, penning a four-year contract. The transfer fee was €4 million. On 3 March 2015, Škuletić made his competitive debut for the club in the Russian Cup quarter-final versus

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, scoring the winning goal in the penalty shootout. He then scored on his league debut on 8 March 2015, to give his new club a 1–0 away win over

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Gençlerbirliği

On 31 May 2017, Škuletić signed a two-year contract with Turkish side Gençlerbirliği. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–3 away loss to Göztepe on 17 September 2017.

Montpellier

On 13 June 2018, Škuletić joined French side

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Sabah

On 14 September 2021, Škuletić signed for

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side

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on a two-year contract. Six weeks later, on 27 October 2021, Škuletić left Sabah by mutual consent.

International career

Although born in

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, Škuletić represented

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at under-17 and under-19 level. He was the team's joint top scorer with three goals (a hat-trick in a 5–1 win over

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) in the qualification campaign for the 2007 UEFA Under-17 Championship. In the fall of 2014, after a string of impressive performances at club level, Škuletić again expressed his desire to represent Serbia internationally. He made his senior international debut for Serbia on 29 March 2015, after coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in the 1–2

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loss to

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. Škuletić scored his first goal for the national team in a 1–4 friendly loss against the

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on 13 November 2015.

Career statistics

Club

International

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Honours

Partizan *

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 ...

: 2014–15 Lokomotiv Moscow * Russian Cup: 2014–15, 2016–17

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skuletic, Petar 1990 births Living people People from Danilovgrad Men's association football forwards FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FK Partizan players FK Radnički Niš players FK Teleoptik players FK Vojvodina players FK Zeta players LASK players Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Montpellier HSC players Sivasspor footballers Sabah FC (Azerbaijan) players FK TSC players Serbian SuperLiga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Montenegrin First League players Russian Premier League players Süper Lig players Ligue 1 players Azerbaijan Premier League players Serbia men's international footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Serbian men's footballers Serbs of Montenegro