Stefan Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Митровић; born 15 August 2002) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Red Star Belgrade in the Serbian SuperLiga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Kruševac, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hamilton Serbians | |||
| Givova Academy | |||
| Hamilton United | |||
| Empire Niagara Academy | |||
| Toronto FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Hamilton City 1 | 12 | (7) |
| 2019–2022 | Radnički Niš | 57 | (13) |
| 2022– | Red Star Belgrade | 15 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Serbia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Serbia U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2022– | Serbia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022 | |||
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 teams academies in Ontario, including Hamilton Serbians, Givova Academy, Hamilton United, Empire Niagara Academy, and Toronto FC.[3][4]
In November 2018, Mitrović took part in the Canadian Premier League open tryouts, but was not approached by any club.[5] In 2018 and 2019, he played with Hamilton City 1 in the Canadian Soccer League.[6][7][8]
Mitrović made his professional debut on November 23, 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]
On July 18, 2022, Mitrović joined Red Star Belgrade on a transfer, after Red Star paid the €500,000 release clause in his contract with Radnički Niš.[12]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Radnički Niš | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 10 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 13 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 13 | ||||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 20 | 4 | |
| Career total | 83 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 93 | 24 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Red Star Belgrade – current squad | |
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