ISL 2023-24: Kerala Blasters signs centre-back Milos Drincic from Montenegro on one-year deal

Kerala Blasters FC signed Montenegrin centre-back Milos Drincic on a one-year deal for the upcoming Indian Super League season.

The 24-year-old has already amassed near 230 appearances throughout the highest tiers of Montenegro and Belarus.

“I am really looking forward to this new chapter of my career, and I hope to make it a memorable one. I assure you I will be giving it my all both on and off the pitch,” the defender mentioned after becoming a member of the membership.

Drincic, who most lately turned out for Shakhter Soligorsk in Belarus, began his skilled profession in Montenegro with FK Iskra Danilovgrad in 2016.

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A string of constant and dominant performances within the high division earned him a transfer to Sutjeska Niksic in 2021. Milos gained his first silverware that very 12 months, profitable the National Championship and changing into a mainstay within the aspect which gained the league the subsequent season as effectively.

Drincic has beforehand competed in tournaments like UEFA Champions League & Europa Qualifiers and was a part of Montenegro’s U17, U19, and U23 groups.

“Milos Drincic is exactly the profile we were looking for – fighter mentality, peak age, playing in a top European league, and great ambition to represent Kerala Blasters. Though it took some time, I’m glad we have Milos with us,” Karolis Skinkys, Kerala Blasters Sporting Director, mentioned.

The Montenegrin is about to don the quantity 15 jersey this season and can be a part of the Blasters camp in Kolkata.