Ilija Martinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Мартиновић; born 31 January 1994) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a defender for Sutjeska Nikšić.[1]

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 Russian invasion of Ukraine started,[5] and joined his homeland team Dečić on loan.[6] In January 2023, Martinović signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Bosnian Premier League side Sarajevo.[7]

International career

Martinović made one appearance for the Montenegro under-21 team in March 2015.[8] He made his debut for the senior team on 27 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar.[9]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Montenegro 2021 3 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "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 postao prvo pojačanje FK Sarajevo u zimskom prijelaznom roku" (in Bosnian). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Ilija Martinović – Fudbalski savez Crne Gore". fscg.me. Football Association of Montenegro. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Ilija Martinović » WC Qualifiers Europe 2021/2022". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Ilija Martinović, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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