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Mihailo Ristić (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Ристић, pronounced [rǐːstitɕ]; born 31 October 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Serbia national team.

Mihailo Ristić
Михаило Ристић

Ristić with Benfica in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Club information
Current team	Benfica
Number	23
Youth career
2010−2012	Rudar Ugljevik
2013−2014	Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013−2017	Red Star Belgrade	78	(7)
2017–2018	Krasnodar	4	(0)
2018	→ Sparta Prague (loan)	3	(0)
2019–2022	Montpellier	91	(2)
2022–	Benfica	5	(1)
National team‡
2013−2014	Serbia U19	8	(0)
2016−2017	Serbia U21	7	(0)
2015	Serbia U23	1	(0)
2016–	Serbia	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:54, 6 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:44, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Born in Bijeljina, Ristić played with Partizan Donja Trnova and Rudar Ugljevik during his youth career, before he moved to Red Star Belgrade, in early 2013 thanks to a scouting search.[2] He became one of the best players in Red Star's youth teams in shortly time, and was called to the first team under coach Ricardo Sá Pinto for the last league fixture of the 2012–13 season against Vojvodina.[3] Although he did not make a deby on that match,[4] he was on the bench during the game.[5] After the end of his youth career, Ristić signed his first professional contract with Red Star Belgrade in July 2014.[6] He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut for Red Star Belgrade on 9 August 2014,[7] under coach Nenad Lalatović, when he replaced Vukan Savićević in the 82 minute in a 2-0 win against Radnički Niš.[8] During the season, he was mostly used as a defensive midfielder.[9][10] After Miodrag Božović became the first coach of the Red Star Belgrade, Ristić started 2015–16 season as a back-up player. He also changed several positions on the field, playing as a central and left midfielder or as a left-back in some occasions. At the beginning of 2016–17 season, Mihailo definitely changed his position, but he also changed his jersey number and took 73 (He had worn 24 & 36 previously).[11] After Luis Ibáñez left the club, Ristić became the first choice as a left-back, which he justified making two assists in the 3rd fixture of the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga season against Mladost Lučani.[12] On 14 September 2016, Ristić extended his contract with club until summer 2020.[13]

Krasnodar

On 30 June 2017, Ristić signed a 5-year contract with the Russian Premier League side Krasnodar.[14] The reported fee is believed to be around €2 million plus 20 percent of the future transfer.[15] Ristić made his debut for new club in the first leg of third qualifying round for 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, in a 2–1 home victory over Lyngby Boldklub on 27 July 2017.[16] On 17 August 2017, in the first leg match of the play-off round for 2017–18 UEFA Europa League Ristić scored from a long distance against his former club Red Star. However, neither the referee nor the linesman saw it as a goal, and play was continued. The final score was a 3–2 win for Krasnodar.[17]

Loan to Sparta Prague

On 2 February 2018, Ristić moved to Czech club Sparta Prague on a one-year loan deal with an option-to-buy.[18][19]

Montpellier

On 12 January 2019, Ristić joined French club Montpellier.[20]

Benfica

On 26 May 2022, Ristić officially signed for Primeira Liga club Benfica on a free transfer.[21] He made his debut for the club on 27 August, replacing Alejandro Grimaldo in the 91st minute in a 3–0 away win over Boavista in the Primeira Liga.[22] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 November, closing Benfica's 5–1 victory over Estoril.[23]

International career

Ristić was a member of Serbia national under-19 football team between 2013 and 2014. During that period, Ristić played as a left-back in some matches. He was also called into U20 squad under coach Veljko Paunović in 2015,[24] but he later missed FIFA U-20 World Cup because of tonsillectomy.[25] Selector of Serbia national under-23 football team, Milan Rastavac invited him to squad for a revival match against Qatar in December 2015.[26] Ristić was called, and made his debut for Serbia U21 team in a match against Andorra, played in March 2016.[27] Coach Slavoljub Muslin invited Ristić for a friendly match of the Serbia national football team against Qatar in September 2016.[28] Ristić made his international debut for the Serbia national football team in a friendly 3-0 loss to Qatar.[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 November 2022[30]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Star Belgrade	2013–14	SuperLiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15	SuperLiga	23	2	2	0	—		—		25	2
	2015–16	SuperLiga	29	2	2	0	1	0	—		32	2
	2016–17	SuperLiga	26	3[lower-alpha 1]	5	0	3	0	—		34	3
	Total		78	7	9	0	4	0	—		91	7
Krasnodar	2017–18	Premier League	4	0	1	0	3	0	—		8	0
Sparta Prague (loan)	2017–18	First League	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2018–19	First League	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	1	0	—		4	0
Montpellier	2018–19	Ligue 1	10	1	0	0	—		0	0	10	1
	2019–20	Ligue 1	18	0	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	21	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	34	0	3	0	—		—		37	0
	2021–22	Ligue 1	29	1	2	1	—		—		31	2
	Total		91	2	6	1	—		2	0	99	3
Benfica	2022–23	Primeira Liga	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Career total			181	10	17	1	8	0	2	0	207	11

International

As of 5 June 2022[32]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Serbia	2016	1	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	0	0
	2019	0	0
	2020	4	0
	2021	2	0
	2022	2	0
Total		9	0

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2013–14, 2015–16[30]
• Serbian Cup runner-up: 2016–17[33]

References

External links

• Mihailo Ristić stats at utakmica.rs (in Serbian)
• Mihailo Ristić at FootballDatabase.eu
• Mihailo Ristić at WorldFootball.net
• Mihailo Ristić at Soccerbase
• Mihailo Ristić – UEFA competition record (archive)

На других языках

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- [en] Mihailo Ristić (footballer)

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[es] Mihailo Ristić

Mihailo Ristić (Bijeljina, 31 de octubre de 1995) es un futbolista serbio que juega de centrocampista en el S. L. Benfica de la Primeira Liga. Es internacional con la selección de fútbol de Serbia.

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[fr] Mihailo Ristić

Mihailo Ristić, né le 31 octobre 1995 à Bijeljina en Bosnie-Herzégovine, est un footballeur international serbe[1]. Il évolue au poste d'arrière gauche au Benfica Lisbonne.

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[it] Mihailo Ristić

Mihailo Ristić (Bijeljina, 30 ottobre 1995) è un calciatore serbo, nato in Bosnia ed Erzegovina, difensore o centrocampista del Benfica.

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[ru] Ристич, Михайло

Миха́йло Ри́стич (серб. Михаило Ристић; 31 октября 1995, Биелина, Босния и Герцеговина) — сербский футболист, защитник и полузащитник клуба «Монпелье» и сборной Сербии.

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