Igor Ivanović

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Igor Ivanović

| image =

| fullname = Igor Ivanović

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|09|09|df=y}}

| birth_place = Titograd, SR Montenegro,
SFR Yugoslavia

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| position = Attacking midfielder

| currentclub = Budućnost

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 =

| years1 = 2008–2009

| clubs1 = Zora

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009–2010

| clubs2 = Kom

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010

| clubs3 = Iskra Danilovgrad

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2011–2012

| clubs4 = Rudar Pljevlja

| caps4 = 46

| goals4 = 12

| years5 = 2013–2014

| clubs5 = OFK Beograd

| caps5 = 26

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2014–2015

| clubs6 = Rudar Pljevlja

| caps6 = 26

| goals6 = 13

| years7 = 2015–2016

| clubs7 = Zira

| caps7 = 28

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2016–2018 | clubs8 = Sutjeska | caps8 = 56 | goals8 = 22

| years9 = 2018–2021 | clubs9 = Budućnost | caps9 = 113 | goals9 = 38

| years10 = 2022 | clubs10= Dečic | caps10= 16 | goals10= 2

| years11 = 2023 | clubs11= Bunyodkor | caps11= 20 | goals11= 2

| years12 = 2024– | clubs12= Budućnost | caps12= 38 | goals12= 7

| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = Montenegro U21

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2020–

| nationalteam2 = Montenegro

| nationalcaps2 = 11

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| pcupdate = 3 April 2025

| ntupdate = 24 March 2022

}}

Igor Ivanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Ивановић; born 9 September 1990) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Budućnost.

Club career

=Early career=

Born in Titograd, Ivanović played with FK Zora[https://archive.today/20130703030024/http://fscg.co.me/index.php?option=com_joomleague&view=player&p=48&tid=79&pid=677&Itemid=151 Igor Ivanović] at FSCG.co.me before making his debut in the 2009–10 Montenegrin First League with FK Kom. He will play the first half of the 2010–11 season with FK Iskra Danilovgrad in the Montenegrin Second League before joining, in the winter break, top flight side FK Rudar Pljevlja where he will play during the next two years. During the winter break of the 2012–13 season, he will move abroad by joining Serbian SuperLiga side OFK Beograd and signing a 3.5 years contract.[http://www.srbijafudbal.net/ofkbgd/ivanovic_i.htm Igor Ivanović] at Srbijafudbal

In August 2015 Ivanović signed a two-year contract with Zira FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League.{{cite web|title="Zirə" İqor İvanoviçlə anlaşdı|url=http://fczire.az/index.php?options=news&news_id=39&id=38|website=fczire.az/|publisher=Zira FK|access-date=2 August 2015|language=az|date=1 August 2015}}

=Sutjeska Nikšić=

On 21 June 2016, Ivanović signed a contract with Montenegrin club Sutjeska Nikšić.{{cite web|title=Igor Ivanović potpisao za Sutjesku|url=http://www.vijesti.me/sport/igor-ivanovic-potpisao-za-sutjesku-893220|website=vijesti.me|publisher=Vijesti|language=cnr|date=21 June 2016|access-date=23 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624072005/http://www.vijesti.me/sport/igor-ivanovic-potpisao-za-sutjesku-893220|archive-date=24 June 2016|url-status=dead}} On 29 December 2017, the Football Association of Montenegro selected Ivanović for its annual Player of the Year award.{{cite web|url=http://www.fksutjeska.me/clanak/igor-ivanovic-najbolji-fudbaler-telekom-1-cfl-za-2017-godinu|publisher=FK Sutjeska Nikšić official website|title=Igor Ivanović najbolji fudbaler Telekom 1. CFL za 2017. godinu|language=sr}} During his career at Sutjeska, Montenegro's Syndicate of Professional Football Players voted for Ivanović as the best player of the Montenegrin First League in 2017 and 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.fksutjeska.me/clanak/igor-ivanovic-najbolji-fudbaler-telekom-1-cfl-petorica-u-idealnom-timu|publisher=FK Sutjeska Nikšić official website|title=Igor Ivanović najbolji fudbaler Telekom 1. CFL! Petorica u idealnom timu!|date=27 May 2017|access-date=4 October 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.vijesti.me/sport/fudbal/31913/igor-ivanovic-ponovo-najbolji-igrac-sutjeska-dominira-u-timu-sezone|newspaper=Vijesti|title=Igor Ivanović ponovo najbolji igrač, Sutjeska dominira u timu sezone|language=sr|date=24 May 2018|access-date=4 October 2020}}

=Budućnost=

On 10 June 2018, Ivanović signed a two-year contract with Montenegrin club Budućnost.{{cite news|url=https://www.vijesti.me/sport/fudbal/30312/buducnost-dovela-najboljeg-igraca-u-crnoj-gori-ivanovic-dvije-godine-pod-goricom|newspaper=Vijesti|title=Budućnost dovela najboljeg igrača u Crnoj Gori: Ivanović dvije godine pod Goricom|language=sr|date=10 June 2018|access-date=4 October 2020}}

International career

Ivanović was a member of the Montenegrin U21 team.[https://int.soccerway.com/players/igor-ivanovic/121452/ Igor Ivanović] at Soccerway He scored on his debut with the Montenegro national team in a 1–1 draw against Latvia on 7 October 2020.{{cite web |last1=Vukotić |first1=Danilo |title=Remi protiv Letonije |url=https://fscg.me/vijesti/7729/remi-protiv-letonije/ |website=fscg.me |publisher=Football Association of Montenegro |access-date=7 October 2020 |language=sr |date=7 October 2020}} Three days later, he scored less than a minute after coming on as a substitute in his competitive debut against Azerbaijan.{{cite web |title=Jovetić i Ivanović srušili Azerbejdžan |url=https://fscg.me/vijesti/7737/jovetic-i-ivanovic-srusili-azerbejdzan/ |website=fscg.me |publisher=Football Association of Montenegro |access-date=10 October 2020 |language=sr |date=10 October 2020}} On 13 October 2020, he scored again in a match against Luxembourg.{{cite web |last1=Vukotić |first1=Danilo |title="Sokoli" poraženi nakon preokreta |url=https://fscg.me/vijesti/7746/sokoli-porazeni-nakon-preokreta/ |website=fscg.me |publisher=Football Association of Montenegro |access-date=14 October 2020 |language=sr |date=13 October 2020}}

Personal life

Ivanović's brother Ivan is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Atyrau in the Kazakhstan Premier League.{{cite web|title=Иванович: Веду переговоры с Интером и Нефтчи|url=http://www.azerifootball.com/ru/17/news/30031.html|website=azerifootball.com/|publisher=Azerifootball|access-date=7 December 2015|language=ru|date=7 December 2015}}

Honours

'Rudar Pljevlja

Montenegrin Cup: 2011

Individual

Montenegrin First League top goalscorer: 2017–18

International goals

Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	7 October 2020	rowspan=3\| Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro	{{fb\|LVA}}	align=center\|1–1	align=center\| 1–1	Friendly
2.	10 October 2020	{{fb\|AZE}}	align=center\|2–0	align=center\| 2–0	rowspan=2\| 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
3.	13 October 2020	{{fb\|LUX}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 1–2