Igor Burzanović

Igor Burzanović

Personal information
Full name	Igor Burzanović
Date of birth	(1985-08-25) 25 August 1985
Place of birth	Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia
Height
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1995-2001	Budućnost Podgorica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998-2006	Budućnost Podgorica	122	(62)
2007-2009	Red Star Belgrade	48	(11)
2009	→ Budućnost Podgorica (loan)	15	(10)
2009-2011	Nagoya Grampus	62	(10)
2013	Budućnost Podgorica	12	(2)
2014	Irtysh	26	(4)
2015	Hunan Billows	27	(3)
International career‡
	Serbia-Montenegro U21
2007-2008	Montenegro	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 February 2010

Igor Burzanović (Cyrillic: Игop Буpзaнoвић, born on 25 August 1985 in Podgorica) is a Montenegrin international football player who most recently played for Hunan Billows in the China League One.

Career

He was a member of FK Budućnost Podgorica since he started playing football. In recent years Burzanović was the star player on the team, and at times the team's captain. He is considered one of the most promising Montenegrin players.

Burzanović signed for Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade from FK Budućnost Podgorica in December 2006, joining the team on 8 January 2007. He has since then been a valuable member of the team. In 2009 Igor returned to his first club FK Budućnost Podgorica. After scoring 10 goals there, he moved to Japan to play for Nagoya Grampus.

In August 2012, Burzanović signed for Buriram United for a trial period which ended quckly. In August 2013, he signed again for Buducnost Podgorica.

In February 2014, Burzanović signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh Pavlodar, leaving the club in December of the same year after one season.

On 30 January 2015, Burzanović transferred to China League One side Hunan Billows.

International career

As early as 2002, he was part of the FR Yugoslavia U-17 team at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Burzanović was a constant member of Serbia and Montenegro national under-21 football team. When the state-union of Serbia and Montenegro was dissolved in May 2006, Burzanović opted to represent his native Montenegro on the international scene, and played in the first match of the Montenegro national football team in 2007, where he scored the game-winning goal from a penalty shot in a 2-1 victory over Hungary.

He was officially acknowledged as Montenegro's best player and received the award in 2004.

Career statistics

As of 1 November 2015

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2009	Nagoya Grampus	J. League	13	3	1	0	0	0	4	0	18	3
2010			27	4	1	1	5	0	-		33	5
2011			22	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	25	5
2013-14	Budućnost Podgorica	1. CFL	12	2	0	0	-		-		12	2
2013-14	Irtysh	Kazakhstan Premier League	26	4	2	2	-		-		28	6
2015	Hunan Billows	China League One	27	3	0	0	-		-		27	3
Total	Japan		62	10	3	3	7	0	4	0	76	13
	Montenegro		12	2	0	0	-		-		12	2
	Kazakhstan		26	4	2	2	-		-		28	6
	China PR		27	3	0	0	-		-		27	3
Career total			127	19	5	5	7	0	4	0	143	24

International Goals

Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 March 2007	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica	Hungary	2-1	2-1	Friendly
2	26 March 2008	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica	Norway	1-0	3-1	Friendly

References

• Igor Burzanović at National-Football-Teams.com

• Profile at Srbijafudbal.