Ilija Martinović

Ilija Martinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Мартиновић; born 31 January 1994) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a defender for Dečić, on loan from Chornomorets Odesa.[1]

Ilija Martinović
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994
Place of birth Cetinje, FR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Dečić
(on loan from Chornomorets Odesa)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Lovćen 74 (2)
2013–2014 → Cetinje (loan) 12 (0)
2017–2020 Aluminij 63 (0)
2020–2022 Maribor 27 (2)
2022– Chornomorets Odesa 0 (0)
2022– → Dečić (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Montenegro U21 1 (0)
2021– Montenegro 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 July 2021

Club career

In June 2020, Martinović signed a three-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Maribor.[2] He left the club in January 2022 after his contract was mutually terminated.[3] In the same month, he signed a contract with the Ukrainian Premier League team Chornomorets Odesa.[4] However, he left Ukraine just a month later when the war in Ukraine broke out,[5] and joined his homeland team Dečić on loan.[6]

International career

Martinović made one appearance for the Montenegro under-21 team in March 2015.[7] He made his debut for the senior team on 27 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar.[8]

References
  1. "Ilija Martinović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. Plestenjak, Rok (19 June 2020). "Maribor ujel veliko okrepitev, za katero ni odštel niti evra" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. "V Mariboru so potrdili tudi nov odhod: Odhaja branilec, ki je samovoljno zapustil klub in s tem porabil vse kredite" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. Janičić, Svetozar (14 January 2022). "Ilija Martinović se preselio iz Maribora u Odesu". Sportklub (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. Janičić, Svetozar (27 February 2022). "Ilija Martinović stigao iz Odese u Crnu Goru". Sportklub (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. "Ilija Martinović potpisao za Dečić". cdm.me. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. "Ilija Martinović – Fudbalski savez Crne Gore". fscg.me. Football Association of Montenegro. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  8. "Ilija Martinović » WC Qualifiers Europe 2021/2022". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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