Nikola Mitrović

Nikola Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Митровић; born 2 January 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hungarian club Újpest.[1]

Nikola Mitrović
Mitrović playing for Újpest in 2010
Personal information
Full name Nikola Mitrović
Date of birth (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987
Place of birth Kruševac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Újpest
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– Újpest 17 (0)
National team
2004 Serbia and Montenegro U17[lower-alpha 1] 3 (0)
2010 Serbia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2020

Club career

Early years

In 1997, aged 10, 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, as they were promoted to the top flight in 2007.

Partizan

On 23 July 2007, Mitrović agreed to a three-year contract with Partizan.[2] 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

In 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.[3] On 28 June 2011, Mitrović joined Hungarian champions Videoton, signing a two-year contract.[4] He was a regular in his debut season at the club, helping them win the League Cup. In the next 2012–13 campaign, Mitrović collected 50 appearances and netted nine goals in all competitions, both career-highs.

Maccabi Tel Aviv
Mitrović in action against Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fàbregas on his UEFA Champions League debut in September 2015

On 4 August 2013, Mitrović moved to Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv on a one-year deal with an extension option.[5] 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 following 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.[6]

Later years

Just 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.[7] In January of the following year, Mitrović moved to Cypriot club Anorthosis.[8]

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.[9][10]

In January 2018, Mitrović moved to Poland and joined Ekstraklasa club Wisła Kraków for six months.[11]

In August 2018, Mitrović signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijani club Keşlə.[12]

In July 2019, Mitrović returned to Hungary after six years and signed with Zalaegerszeg.

International career

In 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.

Statistics

Club
As of 27 June 2020[13][14][15]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Napredak Kruševac 2004–05 311———311
2005–06 373————373
2006–07 351——351
Total 1035——1035
Partizan 2007–08 15030—00—180
Napredak Kruševac (loan) 2008–09 16220———182
Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2009 20210———212
Napredak Kruševac 2009–10 14200———142
Újpest 2010–11 2915200——343
Videoton 2011–12 2816091201[lower-alpha 2]0462
2012–13 27650631101[lower-alpha 2]0509
Total 557110154130209611
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2013–14 332000080—412
2014–15 342215100—414
2015–16 1400020901[lower-alpha 3]0260
Total 8142171170101086
Shanghai Shenxin 2016 4000———40
Bnei Yehuda 2016–17 1601010——180
Anorthosis 2016–17 14140———181
Napredak Kruševac 2017–18 12210———132
Wisła Kraków 2017–18 15000———150
Keşlə 2018–19 25220—00—272
Zalaegerszeg 2019–20 31310———323
Career total 450313332353003053939

International
National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia 201010
Total10

Honours
Partizan
Videoton
Maccabi Tel Aviv

Notes
  1. Only official UEFA matches included
  2. Appearance in Szuperkupa
  3. Appearance in Israel Super Cup

References
  1. "NIKOLA MITROVIĆ ÚJRA A FEDÉLZETEN!" (in Hungarian). ujpestfc.hu. 1 July 2020.
  2. "Mitrović novo pojačanje Partizana!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. "Megalázó verést kapott Újpesten a Fradi" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  4. "Nikola Mitrovics is nálunk folytatja" (in Hungarian). vidi.hu. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  5. "MTA SIGN SERBIAN MIDFIELDER NIKOLA MITROVIC". maccabi-tlv.co.il. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  6. "NIKOLA MITROVIC LEAVING". maccabi-tlv.co.il. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  7. "בני יהודה: ניקולה מיטרוביץ' חתם לעונה עם אופציה לעונה נוספת" (in Hebrew). walla.co.il. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  8. "Ανορθωσιάτης ο Νίκολα Μίτροβιτς (δηλώσεις)" (in Greek). anorthosisfc.com.cy. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  9. "Mitrović lobom u 96' kaznio Zvezdu!" (in Serbian). b92.net. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  10. "Zvezda na kolenima: Napredak do pobede u 96!" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  11. "Nikola Mitrović piłkarzem Wisły" (in Polish). wisla.krakow.pl. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. "Keşlə FK növbəti transfer reallaşdırdı" (in Azerbaijani). keshlafc.az. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  13. "Mitrovic, Nikola" (in Hungarian). nela.hu. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  14. "MITROVIC NIKOLA" (in Hungarian). mlsz.hu. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  15. "ניקולה מיטרוביץ'" (in Hebrew). football.org.il. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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