Risto Radunović

Risto Radunović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Ристо Радуновић, ; born 4 May 1992) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga I club FCSB and the Montenegro national team.

Club career Budućnost Podgorica Born in the Montenegrin capital Podgorica, Radunović made his debut in 2010 and had been playing for 4 seasons with FK Budućnost Podgorica in the Montenegrin First League when, in summer 2014, he moved abroad and signed with FK Borac Čačak who had just made their return to the Serbian top-tier that summer. During his time in Montenegro, he has won the Montenegrin League in 2012 as well as the Montenegrin Cup in 2013. His first career goal came in May 2014 when he scored a penalty in a 2-1 win over Grbalj.

Borac Čačak During the 2014-15 season Radunović only played 6 matches for Borac Čačak who managed to survive relegation by 2 points.

Return to Budućnost Radunović returned to Budućnost in 2015 after just a season away. Radunović scored two goals during the 2015-16 season, both of which were in the Montenegrin Cup. Against Berane in a 5-0 win and against Grbalj in a 2-1 win. Budućnost reached the final of the Montenegrin Cup but lost on penalties to Rudar and they also came in second place in the league that season, 4 points behind Mladost.

During the 2016-17 season Budućnost won the Montenegrin League, tied on points with both Zeta and Mladost. Radunović scored 4 goals in the league that season. He also scored the winning goal against Rabotnichki in the Europa League qualifiers as Budućnost won 2-1 on aggregate and progressed to the next round.

Astra Giurgiu In 2017, Radunović moved to Astra Giurgiu in Romania. The team had previously won the 2015-16 Liga I. During the 2017-18 Radunović made 22 appearances for the Romanian team. Astra Giurgiu came in fifth place in the league that season and reached the quarter finals of the Cupa României.

During the 2018-19 season, Astra Giurgiu reached the final of the Cupa României but were defeated 2-1 by Viitorul Constanța in extra time. In the league, Astra came in fifth place once again. Radunović scored his only goal of the season on 16 February 2019, in a 1-1 draw against CFR Cluj in a league match.

In the 2019-20 season, Astra came in third place in Liga I but were not able to participate in European qualifiers as they were unable to obtain a UEFA license. Radunović scored two goals during the season, both of which were scored in a 3-2 win over CFR Cluj in the league.

Astra lost financial support in the 2020-21 season. They finished 15th in the league and were relegated to the second division. Radunović transferred to FCSB halfway through the season. He scored twice for Astra before he left, in a 4-0 win over Politehnica Iași and in a 3-0 win over Gaz Metan Mediaș.

International career

In May 2016, Radunović was called up to the Montenegro national team for a friendly against Turkey. He debuted as a substitute on 14 October 2018, in an UEFA Nations League away match against Lithuania, a 4–1 win. On 1 September 2021, he scored his first international goal dramatically for his team in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Turkey in 90+7 minute. He entered to game replaced by Zarko Tomasevic on 66th minute and he was a golden substitute for his team to help the Montenegrin escape defeat.

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Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Radunović goal. Liga I Team of the Season: 2024–25