Football community is in deep sorrow after hearing a disheartening news of Matija Sarkic’s demise with some claiming his death was due to the Covid vaccine
Social media platforms are buzzing with tributes as friends and fans have been paying their condolences to goalkeeper Matija Sarkic’s family.
Did Millwall’s Matija Sarkic take the Covid vaccine, how did he die and what was his cause of death reason
The 26-year-old goalkeeper tragically passed away following a sudden and short illness. Reports suggests that on June 15, 2024, Sarkic collapsed at an apartment in Budva.
Despite his friends calling for an ambulance and police, he was pronounced dead around 6:30 am local time. Nothing else has been revealed about the nature of his death or illness. While some speculated online that the goalkeeper had suffered a heart attack due to taking the Covid vaccine, Sarkic’s vaccincation status isn’t known with these being rumors only. Matija was a Christian by religion.
Heartbreaking news that Millwall and Montenegro goalkeeper Matija Sarkic has tragically passed away, aged 26.
Thoughts with family… rest in peace, Matija. pic.twitter.com/uJm5mdV18E
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 15, 2024
Club Release Statement
In their statement, the Championship club asked for the privacy for Matija Sarkic’s family. “Millwall Football Club is completely devastated to announce that Matija Sarkic has passed away at the age of 26,” the Championship club stated.
Aston Villa also took to their official X handle and expressed condolences to Sarkic’s family.
Everyone at Aston Villa is deeply saddened by news of the passing of our former goalkeeper Matija Šarkić.
Matija joined our Academy in 2015 and spent five years with the club, during which time he made his full international debut for Montenegro, before departing in the summer… pic.twitter.com/OIrCdyXXts
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) June 15, 2024
About Matija Sarkic
For the unversed, Matija Sarkic, born on July 23 1997, was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (1.94 m), Sarkic, born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, began his career in Anderlecht’s academy before joining Aston Villa in 2015.
Bojan Sarkic, Sarkic’s father, is a Montenegrin diplomat, who currently serves as the Ambassador to the European Union. Bojan Saekic previously worked as a Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Belgium.
His mother, Natalie Sarkic-Todd, is British and works at a European media network. Matija had a twin brother, Oliver, with whom he played during his time at Anderlecht.
Career
Sarkic had loan spells at Wigan, Stratford, Havant and Waterlooville, and Livingston before transferring to Wolves in 2020.
During subsequent loan periods at Shrewsbury, Birmingham, and Stoke, he played 60 games before joining Millwall last August, where he made 33 appearances.
He debuted for Montenegro against Belarus in 2019 and was on international duty last week for a friendly match against Belgium.
Although, there isn’t any information available related to star player’s salary and contract details, however, numerous reports indicates that the player had a whooping net worth of £1.5 Million.
For the curious, there isn’t any information available about Matija Sarkic’s girlfriend or him being in a relationship. The Montenegro FA confirmed in a statement that Sarkic had “died suddenly” on Saturday morning.
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