Nikola Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Митровић; born 2 January 1987) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
 Mitrović with Újpest in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Mitrović | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Kruševac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Napredak Kruševac | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Napredak Kruševac | 103 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Partizan | 15 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Napredak Kruševac (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2009 | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 20 | (2) |
| 2010 | Napredak Kruševac | 14 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Újpest | 29 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Videoton | 55 | (7) |
| 2013–2016 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 81 | (4) |
| 2016 | Shanghai Shenxin | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Bnei Yehuda | 16 | (0) |
| 2017 | Anorthosis | 14 | (1) |
| 2017 | Napredak Kruševac | 12 | (2) |
| 2018 | Wisła Kraków | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Keşlə | 25 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Zalaegerszeg | 31 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Újpest | 62 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Budapest Honvéd | 29 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | BVSC-Zugló | 30 | (2) |
| Total | 571 | (38) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Serbia and Montenegro U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Serbia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his 20-year-long journeyman career, Mitrović played 15 seasons abroad across seven countries, most notably in Hungary and Israel.
Club career
editEarly years
editIn 1997, Mitrović joined the youth system of his hometown club Napredak Kruševac. He was promoted to the senior squad in 2004. Over the next three seasons, Mitrović amassed over 100 competitive appearances for the side. The club was administratively promoted to the top flight in July 2007.
Partizan
editOn 23 July 2007, Mitrović agreed to a three-year contract with Partizan.[1] He served mainly as a backup to Brazilian defensive midfielder Juca throughout the season, making 18 appearances (league and cup), as the club won the double. Due to strong competition in his position, Mitrović was loaned to his parent club Napredak Kruševac in the 2008 summer transfer window. He was transferred to Russian club Volga Nizhny Novgorod six months later, spending the entire year there, before again returning to Napredak Kruševac in early 2010.
Újpest and Videoton
editIn the summer of 2010, Mitrović moved abroad for the second time and joined Hungarian club Újpest. He missed just one out of 30 league games, managing to score once in a 6–0 victory over Újpest's fierce rivals Ferencváros.[2] On 28 June 2011, Mitrović joined Hungarian champions Videoton, signing a two-year contract.[3] He was a regular in his debut season at the club, helping them win the League Cup. In the 2012–13 campaign, Mitrović collected 50 appearances and netted nine goals across all competitions, both career-highs.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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On 4 August 2013, Mitrović moved to Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv on a one-year deal with an extension option.[4] He was signed by his former Videoton manager Paulo Sousa who joined the club earlier that summer. After defending the league title with Maccabi in his debut season, Mitrović helped the side win the domestic treble in the 2014–15 campaign. He subsequently made his UEFA Champions League debut in 2015–16, collecting four appearances in the group stage under his countryman Slaviša Jokanović. On 10 January 2016, it was announced that Mitrović would be leaving the club upon his request.[5]
Later years
editJust a few days following his departure from Maccabi, Mitrović joined China League One club Shanghai Shenxin. He stayed in Asia for only six months, before returning to Israel and signing for Bnei Yehuda in late August 2016.[6] In January of the following year, Mitrović moved to Cypriot club Anorthosis.[7]
In September 2017, Mitrović returned to his homeland and joined his parent club Napredak Kruševac on a free transfer. He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 home league win over Red Star Belgrade on 1 October 2017, chipping the ball from outside the box over Milan Borjan in the sixth minute of injury time.[8][9]
In January 2018, Mitrović moved to Poland and agreed terms with Ekstraklasa club Wisła Kraków until the end of the season.[10]
In August 2018, Mitrović signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijani club Keşlə.[11]
In July 2019, Mitrović returned to Hungary and penned a one-year deal with Zalaegerszeg.
International career
editIn April 2010, Mitrović made his full international debut for Serbia, coming on as a substitute for Ljubomir Fejsa in a friendly against Japan, an eventual 3–0 success.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Napredak Kruševac | 2004–05 | Second League of Serbia and Montenegro | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2005–06 | Serbian First League | 37 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 3 | |||||
| 2006–07 | Serbian First League | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6[c] | 0 | 43 | 1 | |||
| Total | 103 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 111 | 5 | ||||
| Partizan | 2007–08 | Serbian SuperLiga | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Napredak Kruševac (loan) | 2008–09 | Serbian SuperLiga | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 2009 | Russian First Division | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Napredak Kruševac | 2009–10 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Újpest | 2010–11 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 29 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| Videoton | 2011–12 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 50 | 9 | |
| Total | 55 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 11 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2013–14 | Israeli Premier League | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | Israeli Premier League | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 6 | ||
| Shanghai Shenxin | 2016 | China League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Bnei Yehuda | 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Anorthosis | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Napredak Kruševac | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Wisła Kraków | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Keşlə | 2018–19 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Zalaegerszeg | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Újpest | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| Total | 62 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 75 | 5 | ||||
| Budapest Honvéd | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| BVSC-Zugló | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 571 | 38 | 48 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 685 | 47 | ||
- ↑ Includes Serbian Cup, Russian Cup, Magyar Kupa, Israel State Cup, Cypriot Cup, Polish Cup, Azerbaijan Cup
- ↑ Includes Ligakupa, Toto Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Promotion/relegation play-offs
- 1 2 Appearances in Szuperkupa
- ↑ Appearances in Israel Super Cup
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Mitrović novo pojačanje Partizana!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 23 July 2007. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "Megalázó verést kapott Újpesten a Fradi" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ "Nikola Mitrovics is nálunk folytatja" (in Hungarian). vidi.hu. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ "MTA SIGN SERBIAN MIDFIELDER NIKOLA MITROVIC". maccabi-tlv.co.il. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "NIKOLA MITROVIC LEAVING". maccabi-tlv.co.il. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "בני יהודה: ניקולה מיטרוביץ' חתם לעונה עם אופציה לעונה נוספת" (in Hebrew). walla.co.il. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "Ανορθωσιάτης ο Νίκολα Μίτροβιτς (δηλώσεις)" (in Greek). anorthosisfc.com.cy. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "Mitrović lobom u 96' kaznio Zvezdu!" (in Serbian). b92.net. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ↑ "Zvezda na kolenima: Napredak do pobede u 96!" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ↑ "Nikola Mitrović piłkarzem Wisły" (in Polish). wisla.krakow.pl. 8 January 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "Keşlə FK növbəti transfer reallaşdırdı" (in Azerbaijani). keshlafc.az. 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ↑ "Mitrović Nikola" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ↑ "Mitrovic, Nikola" (in Hungarian). nela.hu. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "MITROVIC NIKOLA" (in Hungarian). mlsz.hu. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "ניקולה מיטרוביץ'" (in Hebrew). football.org.il. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
External links
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- Nikola Mitrović at Soccerway (archive)
- Nikola Mitrović at WorldFootball.net (archive)
- Nikola Mitrović at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Nikola Mitrović – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Nikola Mitrović at National-Football-Teams.com