Serbian footballer
Stefan Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic : Стефан Митровић ; born 15 August 2002) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona and the Serbia national team .
Early life
Mitrović was born in Kruševac , Serbia , FR Yugoslavia and moved to Hamilton, Ontario , Canada when he was six months old.[2]
Mitrović played for a number of youth academies in Ontario , including Hamilton Serbians, Serbian White Eagles ,[3] Givova Academy, Hamilton United , Empire Niagara Academy, and Toronto FC .[4] [5]
Club career
Early career
In November 2018, Mitrović took part in the Canadian Premier League open tryouts, but was not approached by any club.[6] In 2018 and 2019, he played with Hamilton City 1 in the Canadian Soccer League [7] [8] under head coach Saša Vuković.[3]
Radnički Niš
Mitrović made his professional debut on 23 November 2019, with Radnički Niš , replacing Nikola Čumić in the 88th minute in a 2–0 defeat to Red Star Belgrade .[9] Mitrović earned his first professional start on May 30, 2020, in a 1–1 draw to Napredak Kruševac ,[9] and scored his first goal on June 8 in a 4–3 victory over Radnik Surdulica .[10] In March 2022, Radnički Niš announced Mitrović had signed a two-year contract extension.[11]
Red Star
On 18 July 2022, Mitrović joined Red Star Belgrade on a transfer, after Red Star paid the €500,000 release clause in his contract with Radnički Niš.
As a "bonus" player, Mitrović managed to secure significant minutes in Serbian Superliga and even UEFA Europa League .
Halfway through the 2022–23 season, in 25 appearances, Mitrović scored 5 goals and managed to get 3 assists in all competition.
The most significant goal, he scored against Ferencvaroš at "Groupama arena" in Red Star loss (2:1) in 4th round of group H.
Hellas Verona
On 1 February 2024, Mitrović signed with the Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona .[12]
International career
He was eligible to play for Canada and Serbia , in June 2020 Mitrović revealed he was in contact with the Canadian U20 team and in the process of obtaining a Serbian passport.[2]
In August 2021, Mitrović was called up to the Serbia U-20 team for a friendly against Italy .[13] He made an appearance in the match on September 6 as a second-half substitute. In November 2021, Mitrović accepted a call-up to the Serbia U-21 side and on November 16 in the match against Ukraine , he scored a goal in a 2–1 defeat.[14]
In December 2021, Mitrović confirmed he had accepted a call-up from Canada for their January 2022 camp,[15] however the camp was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.[16]
Mitrović chose to represent the senior Serbia national football team and debuted in a UEFA Nations League match against Sweden , on 24 September 2022.[17]
Statistics
Club
As of 26 May 2024 [18]
International
As of 10 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Serbia
2022
1
0
2023
1
0
Total
2
0
Honours
Red Star Belgrade
References
^ "Stefan Mitrović" . Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved August 31, 2022 .
^ a b "И Канађани чули за Ниш" [Canadians also heard about Nis]. Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). June 13, 2020.
^ a b Vujcic, Djuradj (November 4, 2022). "Serbian White Eagles Academy in the Spotlight With Belgrade's Giants" . serbianwhiteeagles.ca . Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023 .
^ "After Borjan, Canada targeted another member of the Serbian Super League" . NewFox 24 . December 4, 2021.
^ Nef, Thomas (January 24, 2020). "Canucks Abroad Interview Series: Stefan Mitrović" . Northern Starting XI . Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
^ "Hamilton Open Trials players to watch" . Canadian Premier League . October 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
^ "Matias Hat Trick Lifts Scarborough to Victory" . Canadian Soccer League . June 9, 2019.
^ "About Us" . Hamilton City SC . Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2022 .
^ a b "Na meti Crvene zvezde najveći talenat Radničkog iz Niša" [The biggest talent of Radnički from Niš is the target of the Red Star]. Danas (in Serbian). December 22, 2021.
^ "Liga serbska - 28. Kolejka Super Ligi: FK Radnički Niš - Rad Belgrad 4-3 (2-2)" [Serbian League - Super League matchday 28: FK Radnički Niš - Rad Belgrade 4-3 (2-2)]. Interia Sport (in Polish). June 9, 2020.
^ "Стефан Митровић продужио уговор" [Stefan Mitrovic extended his contract]. FK Radnički Niš (in Serbian). March 11, 2022.
^ "Stefan Mitrovic is a new Yellow-Blue striker!" . Hellas Verona. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024 .
^ "U20 - СЕЛЕКЦИЈА КОЈУ ВОДИ СЕЛЕКТОР АЛЕКСАНДАР РОГИЋ ИМА ПРОВЕРУ У ИТАЛИЈИ" [U20 -Selection led by Selector Aleksandar Rogić is Checked in Italy]. Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). August 23, 2021.
^ "U21 - МЛАДА РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЈА ПОРАЖЕНА У УКРАЈИНИ" [U21 - Young National Team Defeated in Ukraine]. Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). November 16, 2021.
^ Galindo, Peter (December 7, 2021). "Northern Fútbol Podcast, Episode 41: Stefan Mitrovic Discusses His Canada Future" . Northern Tribune .
^ "Canada Soccer Update on men's national team planning for January" . Canadian Soccer Association . January 11, 2022.
^ "KRAJ: Srbija - Švedska 4:1" . September 24, 2022.
^ Stefan Mitrović at Soccerway
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