Darko Bulatović

Darko Bulatović
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Nikšić, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 KA
Number 6
Youth career
Sutjeska Nikšić
0000–2006 OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Sutjeska Nikšić 88 (2)
2011–2012 Miedź Legnica 13 (1)
2011 → Czarni Żagań (loan) 14 (0)
2012–2014 Čelik Nikšić 39 (1)
2014–2016 Radnički Niš 47 (1)
2016–2017 Čukarički 16 (0)
2017 KA 18 (1)
2018 Voždovac 13 (0)
2018–2021 Sutjeska Nikšić 88 (2)
2021–2023 Vllaznia Shkodër 44 (0)
2023 Kyzylzhar 9 (0)
2024 Sutjeska Nikšić 16 (0)
2024– KA 10 (0)
International career
2010 Montenegro U21 1 (0)
2019–2020 Montenegro 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Darko Bulatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Булатовић; born 5 September 1989) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Icelandic club KA.[1][2]

Club career

Early career

Born in Nikšić, Yugoslavia, Bulatović first began playing football with hometown club Sutjeska Nikšić, although he also played briefly for OFK Beograd's youth team before returning to Sutjeska and making his senior debut with them.

Radnički Niš

On 5 August 2014, Bulatović signed a one-year contract with Serbian club Radnički Niš.[3] He ended up playing two season for Radnički Niš under coach Milan Rastavac.[4] During his second season with the team, Bulatović played a total of 33 games and scored a goal,[5] after which Radnički Niš finished in fifth place in the 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga. After the 2015–16 season, Bulatović received offers from other clubs, including Sutjeska.[5]

Čukarički

On 29 July 2016, Bulatović signed a two-year contract with Serbian club Čukarički, and was joined by fellow teammate Marko Tomić who also joined Čukarički from Radnički Niš that summer.[4]

Voždovac

Bulatović joined Serbian club Voždovac during the 2017–18 winter transfer window.[6] However, he played only one season there.

Return to Sutjeska

On 16 June 2018, Bulatović returned to Sutjeska.[7] On 23 September 2018, Bulatović scored a goal in a 2-1 win against Budućnost in the Montenegrin Derby.[8] In his first season back at Sutjeska under coach Nikola Rakojević, the team finished in first place in the Montenegrin First League at the end of the 2018–19 season.

International career

Before a friendly match between Montenegro and Turkey on 29 May 2016, Bulatović was initially named in Montenegro's provisional squad by coach Ljubiša Tumbaković.[9] On 6 October 2019, Bulatović was called up to the Montenegro national team by coach Faruk Hadžibegić for two UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Bulgaria and Kosovo.[10] On 14 October 2019, he made his debut for the Montenegro national team at a Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo, which Montenegro lost 2-0.[11]

Honours

Sutjeska Nikšić

References

  1. ^ "Bulatovic, Darko". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ Darko Bulatović at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Darko Bulatović novi igrač Radničkog" (in Serbian). Južne vesti. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b A. Ilić (29 July 2016). "Bulatović prešao u Čukarički: Hvala Radničkom na svemu". Građanin (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Ništa od prelaska u Sutjesku, Darko Bulatović ostaje u Nišu". Sutjeska Nikšić (in Serbian). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ Maja Todić (19 January 2018). "Darko Bulatović novi "Zmaj" sa Krova" (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Bulatović: Vratio sam se u svoj klub!" (in Serbian). 16 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Sutjeska bolja od Budućnosti, Vukčević spriječio prvo slavlje Mornara". Vijesti (in Serbian). 23 September 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  9. ^ A. Ilić (11 May 2016). "Bulatović iz Radničkog pozvan u reprezentaciju Crne Gore". Građanin (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Pet poziva igračima iz domaće lige: Povratak Šofranca, prvi poziv Bulatoviću". Vijesti (in Serbian). 6 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Crna Gora bez šanse u Prištini - kao da je igrala protiv Engleske". Vijesti (in Serbian). 14 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Darko Bulatović". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.