SOCCER PLAYER

Matija Sarkic

1997 - 2024

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Matija Sarkic (Montenegrin: Матија Шаркић, Matija Šarkić; 23 July 1997 – 15 June 2024) was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in England to a British mother and a Montenegrin father, Sarkic represented Montenegro at youth and senior international level. Sarkic came through the academy sides of Anderlecht and Aston Villa. While at Aston Villa, he spent time on loan at a number of English and Scottish clubs: Wigan Athletic, for whom he made his Football League debut; non-league clubs Stratford Town and Havant & Waterlooville; and Livingston of the Scottish Premiership. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Matija Sarkic is the 22,491st most popular soccer player (down from 21,325th in 2024), the 8,904th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,831st in 2019) and the 1,257th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Matija Sarkic ranks 22,491 out of 21,273Before him are David Zec, Pavel Pavlyuchenko, Junya Suzuki, Ali Madan, Takuya Iwata, and Connor Metcalfe. After him are Kaito Taniguchi, Yuya Miura, Tani Oluwaseyi, Ahmed Abou El Fotouh, Tokuma Suzuki, and Shelina Zadorsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Matija Sarkic ranks 1,102Before him are Ciprian Tudosă, Hiroki Muto, Kyle Ensing, Ayumu Nagato, Josie Knight, and Song Jiayuan. After him are Tokuma Suzuki, Matheus Jesus, Ren Yamamoto, Yoichi Naganuma, Niko Hämäläinen, and Ronald Hernández. Among people deceased in 2024, Matija Sarkic ranks 554Before him are Nugzari Tsurtsumia, Jaclyn Jose, Rebecca Cheptegei, Michaela DePrince, Jacques Freitag, and Darius Morris. After him are Thomas Matthew Crooks, and Luke Fleurs.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matija Sarkic ranks 8,906 out of 8,785Before him are Jason Koumas (1979), Adam Forshaw (1991), Andrew Wilson (1993), Josie Knight (1997), Fran Kirby (1993), and Jamie T (1986). After him are Ross Murdoch (1994), David Stockdale (1985), Rob Terry (1980), Steven Alzate (1998), Julian Cash (1996), and Lee Camp (1984).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Matija Sarkic ranks 1,257Before him are Elliot Anderson (2002), Grant Hanley (1991), Kortney Hause (1995), Jason Koumas (1979), Adam Forshaw (1991), and Fran Kirby (1993). After him are David Stockdale (1985), Steven Alzate (1998), Lee Camp (1984), Liam Moore (1993), Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (1990), and Gary Hooper (1988).