Stefan Mitrović (footballer, born 1990)
Stefan Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Митровић, pronounced [stêfaːn mǐtroʋitɕ]; born 22 May 1990) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Gent and the Serbia national team.
| Mitrović with Gent in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Mitrović[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 2008–2009 | Rad Belgrade | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Petržalka | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Zbrojovka Brno | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Metalac Gornji Milanovac | 21 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Kortrijk | 22 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Benfica B | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Real Valladolid (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | SC Freiburg | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Gent | 68 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | Strasbourg | 89 | (3) |
| 2021–2024 | Getafe | 65 | (2) |
| 2024– | Gent | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2022 | Serbia | 36 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 5 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 November 2022 | |||
Club career edit
On 9 June 2012, Mitrović signed a three-year deal with Kortrijk in the Belgian Pro League.[3]
On 7 May 2013, he moved to Benfica on a five-year contract, joining a host of fellow countrymen.[4] During his first six months, he only appeared for the reserve team.[5] On 22 January 2014 he was loaned until the end of the season to Real Valladolid.[6]
On 16 July 2014, Mitrović signed with SC Freiburg for a €1.175 million transfer fee.[7][8][9] He made his debut on 4 October 2014, against Werder Bremen.[10] He signed for French club RC Strasbourg from Belgian club Gent in June 2018.[11] On 6 July 2021, Getafe announced the signing of Mitrović from Strasbourg.[12]
On 1 February 2024, Mitrović signed a new contract with his former club, Gent.[13]
International career edit
Mitrović made his debut for the Serbia national team on 31 May 2014, against Panama.[14]
On 14 October 2014, he took down the flag of "Greater Albania" during a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match in Belgrade that was flown over the pitch by a remote control drone.[15]
In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[16] He played in a group stage match against Cameroon, coming on as a sub in 55th minute, replacing Strahinja Pavlović.[17]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Petržalka | 2009–10 | Slovak Super Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 2010–11 | Czech First League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Metalac | 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Kortrijk | 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Benfica B | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Valladolid (loan) | 2013–14 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Freiburg | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gent (loan) | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Gent | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 53 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 76 | 5 | ||
| Strasbourg | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Total | 89 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 4 | ||
| Getafe | 2021–22 | La Liga | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 65 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2 | ||
| Gent | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 325 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 393 | 15 | ||
International edit
- As of match played 28 November 2022[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Strasbourg
References edit
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Serbia (SRB)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 26. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Stefan Mitrović" (in Spanish). Getafe CF. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "KV Kortrijk strikt Servische verdediger Stefan Mitrovic". hln.be (in Dutch). 9 June 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Mitrović adds to Benfica's Serbian talent pool". UEFA. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ . Record. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "El Pucela cierra con el Benfica la cesión de Mitrovic" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ . SC Freiburg. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ . S.L. Benfica. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). CMVM. 28 November 2014. p. 23. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Werder Bremen 1 - 1 Freiburg". Yahoo. 4 October 2014.
- ^ foot-national.com (5 June 2018). "Strasbourg : Un international serbe débarque en défense (off)". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL - Mitrovic". getafecf.com (in Spanish). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "STEFAN MITROVIC KEERT TERUG NAAR KAA GENT". www.kaagent.be (in Dutch). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Stefan Mitrović". eu-football. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Serbia and Albania game abandoned after drone invasion sparks brawl". CNN. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Head-coach Dragan Stojković announces the list of players for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Football Association of Serbia. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Sky Sports (28 November 2022). "World Cup 2022 - Cameroon 3-3 Serbia: Vincent Aboubakar and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting goals complete stunning comeback". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Stefan Mitrovič » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Stefan Mitrović at Soccerway
- ^ Stefan Mitrović at National-Football-Teams.com
External links edit
- Stefan Mitrović at WorldFootball.net
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)