Stefan Mitrović (footballer, born August 2002)

Stefan Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Митровић; born 15 August 2002) is a Serbian-Canadian professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Radnički Niš in the Serbian SuperLiga.

Stefan Mitrović
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002
Place of birth Kruševac, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Radnički Niš
Number 16
Youth career
Hamilton Serbians SC
Givona Academy
Hamilton United
Empire Niagara Academy
Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Hamilton City
2019– Radnički Niš 45 (10)
National team‡
2021– Serbia U20 1 (0)
2021– Serbia U21 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 7, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Early life

Mitrović was born in Kruševac, FR Yugoslavia and moved to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada when he was six months old.[1]

Mitrović played for a number of youth teams academies in Ontario, including Hamilton Serbians SC, Givona Academy, Hamilton United, Empire Niagara Academy, and Toronto FC.[2][3]

Career

Early career

In November 2018, Mitrović took part in the Canadian Premier League open tryouts, but was not approached by any club.[4] In 2019, he briefly played with Hamilton City in the Canadian Soccer League.[5][6]

Radnički Niš

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.[7] Mitrović earned his first professional start on May 30, 2020, in a 1–1 draw to Napredak Kruševac,[7] and scored his first goal on June 8 in a 4–3 victory over Radnik Surdulica.[8] In March 2022, Radnički Niš announced Mitrović had signed a two-year contract extension.[9]

International career

Eligible 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.[1]

Serbia

In August 2021, Mitrović was called up to the Serbia U-20 team for a friendly against Italy.[10] 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.[11]

Canada

In December 2021, Mitrović confirmed he had accepted a call-up from Canada for their January 2022 camp,[12] however the camp was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.[13]

References
  1. "И Канађани чули за Ниш" [Canadians also heard about Nis]. Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). June 13, 2020.
  2. "After Borjan, Canada targeted another member of the Serbian Super League". NewFox 24. December 4, 2021.
  3. Nef, Thomas (January 24, 2020). "Canucks Abroad Interview Series: Stefan Mitrović". Northern Starting XI. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  4. "Hamilton Open Trials players to watch". Canadian Premier League. October 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  5. "Matias Hat Trick Lifts Scarborough to Victory". Canadian Soccer League. June 9, 2019.
  6. "About Us". Hamilton City SC.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "Стефан Митровић продужио уговор" [Stefan Mitrovic extended his contract]. FK Radnički Niš (in Serbian). March 11, 2022.
  10. "U20 - СЕЛЕКЦИЈА КОЈУ ВОДИ СЕЛЕКТОР АЛЕКСАНДАР РОГИЋ ИМА ПРОВЕРУ У ИТАЛИЈИ" [U20 -Selection lead by Selector Aleksandar Rogić is Checked in Italy]. Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). August 23, 2021.
  11. "U21 - МЛАДА РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЈА ПОРАЖЕНА У УКРАЈИНИ" [U21 - Young National Team Defeated in Ukraine]. Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). November 16, 2021.
  12. Galindo, Peter (December 7, 2021). "Northern Fútbol Podcast, Episode 41: Stefan Mitrovic Discusses His Canada Future". Northern Tribune.
  13. "Canada Soccer Update on men's national team planning for January". Canadian Soccer Association. January 11, 2022.
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