Millwall Football Club announced the death of goalkeeper Matija Sarkic at the age of 26 on Saturday. The club stated, "Everyone at the club sends their love and condolences to Matija's family and friends during this extremely sad time. The club will not make any further comments at this time and requests that the family's privacy is respected." The second-division club did not disclose further details regarding the shocking death.
Sarkic fell ill while on international duty with the Montenegro national team. Local newspaper "Vesti" reported that he died in an apartment in Budva in the early hours of Saturday. His last match with Montenegro was 10 days prior, where they lost to Belgium 2-0 in his ninth international appearance. Sarkic saved nine shots during the friendly against Belgium and was named the man of the match for his outstanding performance.
He played 33 matches with Millwall since joining from Wolverhampton in August last year.
