# Miloš Drinčić

Miloš Drinčić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Дринчић; born 14 February 1999) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

## Club career
### FK Iskra Danilovgrad

Drinčić started his professional career with FK Iskra Danilovgrad in 2016. He established himself as a key starter at the club, making over 160 games and tallying seven goals.

### FK Sutjeska Nikšić

Drinčić left Iskra Danilovgrad in 2021 to join FK Sutjeska Niksic, where he made 62 appearances in two years. He played in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, Europa League qualifiers, and Europa Conference League qualifiers during his stay with the club. He also won the 2021–22 Montenegrin First League with the club.

### FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk

In January 2023, during the winter transfer window, Drinčić was transferred to Belarusian Premier League club Shakhtyor Soligorsk for an undisclosed transfer fee. He suffered an injury that kept him sidelined for a prolonged period. He only made one appearance for the club across all the competition in the Belarusian Cup. With the club, Drinčić won the 2023 Belarusian Super Cup.

### Kerala Blasters

On 14 August 2023, Drinčić completed a move to the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters. He signed a one-year contract with the Blasters and became the first Montenegrin player to sign for the club. He made his debut for the club on 21 September, in the season opener against Bengaluru at home, which the Blasters won 2–1. In Kerala Blasters' 2–1 loss against Mumbai City on 8 October, Drinčić was sent off after pushing Yoell van Nieff from side in the ensuing melée, during the final minutes of the injury time in the second half. He was later handed a three-match suspension. Drinčić scored his first goal for the club in his comeback game against Hyderabad on 25 November, helping the Blasters in a 1–0 win. He would score his second goal of the season on 12 February 2024 against Punjab FC, where he scored the only goal for the team, as the Blasters lost the match 1–2 at full-time.
Following a impressive debut season, Drinčić signed a two-year contract extension with the Blasters till 2026 in July 2024. In September, he was appointed as the vice-captain of the club. He played his first match as the captain in club's opening game against Punjab on 15 September when Adrian Luna missed the game due to sickness, where the Blasters suffered 1–2 loss.

## International career

Drinčić was a part of the Montenegro's under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams. He has also captained the under-21 team during the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 27 July 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FK Iskra Danilovgrad | 2016–17 | Montenegrin First League | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| FK Iskra Danilovgrad | 2017–18 | Montenegrin First League | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| FK Iskra Danilovgrad | 2018–19 | Montenegrin First League | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| FK Iskra Danilovgrad | 2019–20 | Montenegrin First League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| FK Iskra Danilovgrad | 2020–21 | Montenegrin First League | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 |
| FK Iskra Danilovgrad | Iskra Danilovgrad total | Iskra Danilovgrad total | 152 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 162 | 7 |
| FK Sutjeska Nikšić | 2021–22 | Montenegrin First League | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 |
| FK Sutjeska Nikšić | 2022–23 | Montenegrin First League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| FK Sutjeska Nikšić | Sutjeska Nikšić total | Sutjeska Nikšić total | 53 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 65 | 1 |
| FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2023 | Belarusian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Kerala Blasters FC | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Kerala Blasters FC | 2024–25 | Indian Super League | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kerala Blasters FC | Kerala Blasters total | Kerala Blasters total | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 224 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 249 | 10 |
* ↑ Appearances in 2020–21 UEFA Europa League First Qualifying Round
* ↑ Appearances in 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying round
* ↑ Appearances in 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying round and 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying round

## Honours

Sutjeska Nikšić
* Montenegrin First League: 2021–22
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
* Belarusian Super Cup: 2023