Šaleta Kordić ( sr-cyrl, Шалета Кордић; born 19 April 1993) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Arsenal Tivat.

Club career

Born in

Kotor Kotor (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian language, Italian: ), is a town in Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has ...

, he played with the youth team of

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where he played during the 2009-10 Montenegrin youth championship. After that season

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brought Šaleta to its youth team along with his brother Marko. During the winter break of the season 2011-12 he was promoted to the first team. In summer 2012 he was loaned to

side

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. After playing half a season in the

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with Euromilk Gorno Lisiče, in summer 2014 he returned to Serbia this time to play with second tier side BSK Borča. On 5 June 2015, he returned to

, signing a 3-year deal with the club.Кордић поново у Воши
at dnevnik.rs, 6-6-2015 However, only few weeks later Šaleta terminated his contract with

, and signed for

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. After only one season, Kordić started his third spell at

, signing a -year deal. However, only two months later, the contract was mutually terminated, and Kordić signed a one-year deal with Montenegrin side

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. In June 2021, he signed with Russian club

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. On 2 July 2021,

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decided to relegate Chayka from second-tier FNL back to the third-tier

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for the 2021–22 season for fixing games in the 2018–19 season. As foreign players are not allowed to play in the PFL, that meant a release from his contract with Chayka.

International career

Šaleta Kordić has been part of the U-17Šaleta Kordić
at FSCG.co.me and U-19 Montenegrin national teams. In May 2016 he was part of

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"B" team. He made his

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debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kordic, Saleta 1993 births Living people Footballers from Kotor Men's association football forwards Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's youth international footballers Montenegro men's international footballers FK Vojvodina players OFK Titograd players RFK Novi Sad 1921 players OFK Grbalj players FK Gorno Lisiče players FK BSK Borča players FK Sutjeska Nikšić players FK Zeta players FK Podgorica players Serbian SuperLiga players Montenegrin First League players Serbian First League players Macedonian First Football League players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia