Ilija Vukotić

Ilija Vukotić (born 7 January 1999) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese side Benfica B in Liga Portugal 2.

Ilija Vukotić
Personal information
Full name Ilija Vukotić
Date of birth (1999-01-07) 7 January 1999
Place of birth Montenegro
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Benfica B
Number 81
Youth career
2014–2015 Lovćen
2015–2017 Grbalj
2017 Vitória Setúbal
2017–2018 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Grbalj 15 (1)
2017– Benfica B 32 (0)
National team
2014–2016 Montenegro U17 12 (2)
2015 Montenegro U18 2 (0)
2015–2018 Montenegro U19 13 (2)
2017– Montenegro U21 5 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 January 2019

Club career

Early career

Vukotić began playing football competitively at the age of 12.[1] On 21 March 2015, he scored a goal against Berane from distance in his debut for Grbalj, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Montenegrin First League at the age of 16.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 February 2019[2][3]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grbalj 2014–15 Montenegrin First League 21000021
2015–16 50000050
2016–17 80000080
Total 1510000151
Benfica B 2017–18 LigaPro 1010
2018–19 1010
Total 2020
Career total 1710000171

References

  1. Branko Krivokapić (30 March 2015). "On je najmlađi strijelac u istoriji crnogorskog prvoligaškog fudbala". Vijesti (in Serbian). Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. Ilija Vukotić at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. Ilija Vukotić at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 16 February 2019.


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