Minel Šabotić (born 20 January 1994) is a Montenegrin

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who plays as a defender for Italian

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club Lentigione.

Club career

Born in

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(by then part of

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), Šabotić was a youth product of Italian club

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, based in Sassuolo, in the Province of Modena. The stadium of the first team was located in

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. In 2011–12 and 2012–13 season Šabotić was a player of Rolo, in

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(Italian regional football league). In 2013, he was signed by

club Correggese, also located within the

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. On 30 July 2014 he was signed by

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club Reggiana in a 3-year contract. Sabotić made 29 league appearances for the Reggio Emilia-based club. On 8 October 2015 Šabotić signed a new 3-year contract, along with his defensive teammate Alessandro Spanò. On 2 August 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with Carpi. On 16 August 2021, he signed a one-year deal with

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. On 28 January 2022, he moved to

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabotic, Minel 1994 births Living people Montenegrin men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie C players Serie D players US Sassuolo Calcio players SSD Correggese Calcio 1948 players AC Reggiana 1919 players Pisa SC players UC AlbinoLeffe players AC Carpi players FC Pistoiese SSD players Carrarese Calcio 1908 players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Italy