Grimsby-born Sarkic last played 10 days ago, on 5 June against Belgium for Montenegro in a friendly.
Millwall and Montenegro goalkeeper Matija Sarkic has died at the age of 26, the club has announced. He reportedly fell ill at an apartment in the town of Budva in the Balkan country this morning. The Montenegro Football Association said in a statement that Sarkic had 'died suddenly'.
Devastating news for his friends and family and for all of us associated with Millwall. Once a lion, always a lion.' Sarkic began his career in Anderlecht's academy before joining Aston Villa in 2015 and had loan spells at Wigan, Stratford, Havant and Waterlooville, and Livingston before moving to Wolves in 2020. He also played 60 games during loan spells at Shrewsbury, Birmingham, and Stoke.
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