Darko Todorović (; born 5 May 1997) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Akhmat Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat (; ), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, and formerly as Terek Grozny from 1958 to 2017, is a Russian professional football club based in Grozny that plays in the Russian Premier League. History The club was foun ...

. Todorović started his professional career at Sloboda Tuzla, before joining Red Bull Salzburg in 2018. He was loaned to

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in 2019, to

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in 2020 and to Akhmat Grozny in 2021, with whom he signed permanently a year later. A former youth international for

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, Todorović made his senior international debut in 2018, earning 16

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until 2021.

Club career

Early career

Todorović started playing football at a local club, before joining Sloboda Tuzla's youth academy. He made his professional debut against

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) ** ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *H ...

on 11 April 2015 at the age of 17. On 21 September 2016, he scored his first professional goal against Podrinje Janja, which sent his team through in their cup tie.

Red Bull Salzburg

In July 2018, Todorović was transferred to Austrian outfit Red Bull Salzburg for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the squad in an

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game against ASKÖ Oedt on 22 July. Three weeks later, he made his league debut against

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. He won his first trophy with the club on 1 May 2019, by beating

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in the

final. In July, Todorović was loaned to German side

until the end of the season. In August 2020, he was sent on a season-long loan to Croatian outfit

Akhmat Grozny

In September 2021, Todorović was loaned to Russian team

for the remainder of the campaign. He made his competitive debut for the side against Zenit St. Petersburg on 11 September. In June 2022, Akhmat Grozny signed Todorović on a two-year deal. On 6 May 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a triumph over

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. In January 2024, he extended his contract with Akhmat Grozny until June 2027. He played his 100th for the squad on 24 May 2025 against Zenit St. Petersburg.

International career

Todorović represented

at all youth levels. In January 2018, he received his first senior call up, for friendly games against the

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and

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. He debuted against the former on 28 January.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg *

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: 2018–19 *

: 2018–19

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