Andrija Bulatović (born 27 December 2006) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as a

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for

Montenegrin First League The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...

club Budućnost Podgorica on loan from French side

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and the Montenegro national team.

Club career

Prior to joining

FK Budućnost Podgorica Fudbalski Klub Budućnost Podgorica (Cyrillic: Будућност Подгорица, , ) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin professional association football, football club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is competing in the Montenegrin First League. ...

on 1 July 2024, Bulatović played for

FK Berane Fudbalski klub Berane (Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Беране) is a Montenegrin professional football club based in Berane. Established in 1920, the club plays in the Third League of Montenegro. History FK Berane was founded in 1920 ...

FK Kom FK Kom is a Montenegrin professional football club based in Zlatica, a suburb of Podgorica. Founded in 1958, the club competes in the Montenegrin Second League. The team is known as a first youth club of famous Montenegrin player Predrag Mijato ...

and

FK Rudar Pljevlja FK Rudar Pljevlja, commonly known as Rudar Pljevlja or simply Rudar, is a football club based in Pljevlja, Montenegro. It currently plays in the Montenegrin Second League, the country's second tier. Rudar have played in the First League since it ...

. He scored his first league goal for Budućnost Podgorica in a 3-0 victory against Otrant in November 2024 at the age of 17. Bulatović had scored his first goals in the

at the age of 16 for Rudar Pljevlja. He made his debut in the

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for Budućnost in July 2024 away against KF Malisheva of Kosovo in a 1-0 defeat. On 3 February 2025, Bulatović signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with

in France, and returned to Budućnost on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season. It was reported that interest had also come in from

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, and Lens had to pay around €2 million for his services.

International career

Bulatović has represented Montenegro at various youth levels of football. He his first goal for the

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in November 2024 in a 3–0 victory against Greece U19. He was a key member of the Montenegro U19 side that qualified for the

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in Romania. Bulatović made his debut for the Montenegro U21 team against Romania U21 in September 2024. On 10 June 2025, alongside Vasilije Adžić, Bulatović debuted and scored his first goal for the Montenegro senior squad in a 2–2 home draw against

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Statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Montenegro goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bulatović goal''

Style of play

A central midfielder, his play is characterised by sharp passing ability and ball control, with a good sense of positioning, which aids his tactical ability.

Personal life

Bulatović is from

Kolašin Kolašin (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Колашин, ) is a town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 2,989 (2003 census). Kolašin is the centre of Kolašin Municipality (population 9,949) and an unofficial centre of Morača region, nam ...

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References

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