Marko Mihojević (; born 21 April 1996) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for 1. Lig club Göztepe and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Mihojević started his professional career at Leotar, before joining

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in 2014. Four years later, he moved to PAOK, who loaned him to OFI later that year and to Erzgebirge Aue in 2019. In 2020, he signed with Göztepe. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mihojević made his senior international debut in 2018.

Club career

Early career

Mihojević came through youth academy of his hometown club Leotar. He made his professional debut against GOŠK Gabela on 6 October 2012 at the age of 16.

Sarajevo

In July 2014, Mihojević joined

on a four-year deal. On 28 February 2015, he made his official debut for the side against Zvijezda Gradačac. He won his first trophy with the club on 30 May, when they were crowned league champions. In June 2017, Mihojević was named team

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. On 27 August, he scored his first professional goal against

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. In November, he extended his contract until June 2020.

PAOK

In January 2018, Mihojević was transferred to Greek outfit PAOK for an undisclosed fee. On 5 May, he made his competitive debut for the team against

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. He won his first title with the club on 12 May, by beating AEK Athens in Greek Cup final. In August, Mihojević was sent on a season-long loan to OFI. In July 2019, he was loaned to German side Erzgebirge Aue until the end of season.

Göztepe

In September 2020, Mihojević signed a three-year deal with Turkish outfit Göztepe. He debuted officially for the side against Fenerbahçe on 18 October. On 16 January 2021, he scored his first goal for the team in a triumph over Konyaspor. Despite Göztepe's relegation to 1. Lig in April 2022, Mihojević decided to stay at the club.

International career

Mihojević represented

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at all youth levels. In January 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for

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games against the

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and

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. He debuted against the former on 28 January.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Sarajevo *

Bosnian Premier League The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and He ...

: 2014–15 PAOK * Greek Cup: 2017–18

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