Aleksandar Mitrović

Serbian association football player

Aleksandar Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Митровић, pronounced [aleksǎːndar mǐtroʋitɕ][note 2]; audio speaker iconlisten; born 16 September 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Serbia national team.

Aleksandar Mitrović
Mitrović with Serbia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Mitrović[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Smederevo, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Al Hilal
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2011 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Teleoptik 25 (7)
2012–2013 Partizan 28 (13)
2013–2015 Anderlecht 69 (36)
2015–2018 Newcastle United 65 (14)
2018Fulham (loan) 17 (12)
2018–2023 Fulham 173 (97)
2023– Al Hilal 32 (36)
National team
2011–2013 Serbia U19[note 1] 13 (5)
2013–2014 Serbia U21 8 (6)
2013– Serbia 94 (58)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Serbia
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lithuania
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 June 2024

Career statistics

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As of match played 21 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
Teleoptik 2011–12[3] Serbian First League 25 7 1 0 26 7
Partizan 2012–13[3] Serbian Superliga 25 10 2 2 9[c] 3 36 15
2013–14[3] 3 3 3[d] 0 6 3
Total 28 13 2 2 12 3 42 18
Anderlecht 2013–14[3] BPL 32 16 1 0 6[e] 0 0 0 39 16
2014–15[3] 37 20 6 4 7[f] 3 1[g] 1 51 28
Total 69 36 7 4 13 3 1 1 90 44
Newcastle United 2015–16[4] Premier League 34 9 1 0 1 0 36 9
2016–17[5] Championship 25 4 2 0 2 2 29 6
2017–18[6] Premier League 6 1 0 0 1 1 7 2
Total 65 14 3 0 4 3 72 17
Fulham (loan) 2017–18[6] Championship 17 12 3[h] 0 20 12
Fulham 2018–19[7] Premier League 37 11 1 0 1 0 39 11
2019–20[8] Championship 40 26 0 0 0 0 1[h] 0 41 26
2020–21[9] Premier League 27 3 2 0 2 1 31 4
2021–22[10] Championship 44 43 2 0 0 0 46 43
2022–23[11] Premier League 24 14 4 1 0 0 28 15
2023–24[12] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 190 109 9 1 3 1 4 0 206 111
Al Hilal 2023–24[3] SPL 28 28 5 4 10[i] 8 0 0 43 40
2024–25[3] 4 8 0 0 1[i] 0 2[j] 3 7 11
Total 32 36 5 4 11 8 2 3 50 51
Career total 409 215 27 11 7 4 36 14 7 4 489 248
  1. Includes Serbian Cup, Belgian Cup, FA Cup, King's Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  8. 8.0 8.1 Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs
  9. 9.0 9.1 Appearances in AFC Champions League
  10. Appearances in Saudi Super Cup

International

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As of match played 25 June 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2013 3 1
2014 7 0
2015 8 1
2016 8 5
2017 7 4
2018 13 12
2019 9 11
2020 6 2
2021 8 8
2022 10 8
2023 8 5
2024 7 1
Total 94 58

Honours

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Partizan

Anderlecht

Newcastle United

Fulham

Al-Hilal[3]

Serbia U19

Individual

  1. Only official UEFA matches included
  2. The name Aleksandar in Serbian can also be pronounced [alěksaːndar], but the pronunciation [aleksǎːndar] is the one most commonly used in Serbia.

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 "Aleksandar Mitrovic: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 "A. Mitrović: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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  10. "Games played by Aleksandar Mitrovic in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. "Games played by Aleksandar Mitrovic in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  12. "Games played by Aleksandar Mitrovic in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  13. Mitrović, Aleksandar at National-Football-Teams.com
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