Millwall goalkeeper Matija Sarkic has died at the age of 26 after a short illness.
Sarkic, who was away on international duty with Montenegro and played in a friendly against Belgium last Wednesday, was in the coastal town of Budva when he fell ill at an apartment on Saturday morning.
His friends who were also at the apartment called an ambulance but Sarkic died around 6.30am on Saturday morning.
Sarkic joined Millwall last August and made 33 appearances for the club in all competitions this season.
A statement from Millwall read: ‘Millwall Football Club is completely devastated to announce that Matija Sarkic has passed away at the age of 26. Sarkic, The Lions’ number one goalkeeper, made 33 appearances for the club since joining from Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2023.
‘A Montenegro international, Matija proudly represented his country on numerous occasions.
‘Everyone at the club sends their love and condolences to Matija’s family and friends at this immensely sad time.
‘The club will make no further comment at this time and asks that the privacy of Matija’s family is respected.’
Sarkic, who was born in Grimsby, began his youth career at Belgian club Anderlecht before he joined Aston Villa’s academy in 2015.
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