Darko Bulatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Булатовић; born 5 September 1989) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Albanian club KF Vllaznia Shkodër.[1]
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Darko Bulatović | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Nikšić, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vllaznia Shkodër | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sutjeska Nikšić | |||
| –2006 | OFK Beograd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 72 | (1) |
| 2011 | Miedź Legnica | 25 | (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 | 44 | (2) |
| 2021– | Vllaznia Shkodër | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Montenegro U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Montenegro | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 2 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
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.
On 5 August 2014, Bulatović signed a one-year contract with Serbian club Radnički Niš.[2] He ended up playing two season for Radnički Niš under coach Milan Rastavac.[3] During his second season with the team, Bulatović played a total of 33 games and scored a goal,[4] 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.[4]
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.[3]
Bulatović joined Serbian club Voždovac during the 2017–18 winter transfer window.[5] However, he played only one season there.
On 16 June 2018, Bulatović returned to Sutjeska.[6] On 23 September 2018, Bulatović scored a goal in a 2-1 win against Budućnost in the Montenegrin Derby.[7] 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.
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.[8] On 6 October 2019, Bulatović was called up to the Montenegrin national team by coach Faruk Hadžibegić for two UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Bulgaria and Kosovo.[9] On 14 October 2019, he made his debut for the Montenegrin national team in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo, which Montenegro lost 2-0.[10]
KF Vllaznia Shkodër – current squad | |
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