Igor Vujačić

Igor Vujačić (Montenegrin: Игор Вујачић; born 8 August 1994) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a defender for Partizan and the Montenegro national team.

Igor Vujačić
Vujačić with Montenegro in 2019
Personal information
Full name Igor Vujačić
Date of birth (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994
Place of birth Podgorica, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Partizan
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Zeta 22 (1)
2013 Vojvodina 2 (0)
2014 Widzew II Łódź 8 (1)
2014 Mogren 12 (0)
2015–2019 Zeta 133 (9)
2019– Partizan 92 (9)
International career‡
2012 Montenegro U19[lower-alpha 1] 3 (0)
2013–2015 Montenegro U21[lower-alpha 1] 4 (0)
2019– Montenegro 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Club career

Vujačić made his first-team debut for Zeta in September 2011. He totaled 12 appearances and scored once during the 2011–12 season. In February 2013, Vujačić was transferred to Serbian club Vojvodina on a four-year contract.[1] He, however, failed to make an impact and was released at the beginning of the following year. In April 2014, Vujačić joined Polish club Widzew Łódź and was immediately assigned to the reserve team.[2]

After returning to his homeland, Vujačić signed with Mogren in the summer of 2014. He spent just half a season at Stadion Lugovi before rejoining his parent club Zeta. Over the following four and a half years, Vujačić established himself as one of the best defenders in the league, amassing 133 appearances and scoring nine goals.

In June 2019, Vujačić signed with Serbian club Partizan and was given the number 5 shirt.[3] Vujačić made the Partizan debut on his 25th birthday, after he came on as a sub during the 3rd round UEFA Europa League qualifier against Yeni Malatyaspor.[4] In his first season, Vujačić mostly came into the game from the bench, he played only 12 competitive games.

Just one month after the start of the new season, Aleksandar Stanojević became the new coach of Partizan and Igor slowly became a regular first team player.[5] He scored his first goal on 21 February 2021 in a 3-0 home win against Radnik Surdulica.[6] One week later Vujačić scored his second goal in a 6-0 away win against Inđija.[7]

On 12 August 2021 Vujačić played a big role in a return match of the UEFA Europa Conference League Third qualifying round against Sochi when he kicked the ball off the goal line in the 103rd minute of extra time and later during the penalty shootout he scored a fourth penalty that took Partizan to Play-off round.[8] In the first game of the Play-off round, Vujačić scored a goal in a 2-1 loss against Santa Clara. In the 54th minute, Vujačić reduces the advantage of the Portuguese. A great action by Partizan started by Bibras Natcho from the free kick, the ball came to Aleksandar Šćekić who headed it to the other side to Vujacić. He headed the ball into the net and made the final score 2-1.

International career

Vujačić represented his country at under-19 and under-21 level. He made his full international debut for Montenegro on 7 June 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw with Kosovo.[9]

Notes
  1. Only official UEFA matches included

References
  1. "IGOR VUJAČIĆ IZ ZETE U VOJVODINU" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. "Igor Vujacic piłkarzem Widzewa" (in Polish). widzewtomy.net. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. "Promocija Pešukića, Vujačića i Dinge" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. UEFA.com. "Partizan-Yeni Malatyaspor - UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  5. Todorović, Nebojša (1 September 2020). "Partizan ima novog trenera: Sale, dobro došao kući". nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. "Partizan vs. Radnik Surdulica". Soccerway.com. 21 February 2021.
  7. "Inđija vs. Partizan". Soccerway.com. 26 February 2021.
  8. "Partizan vs. Sochi 2-2". Soccerway.com. 12 August 2021.
  9. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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