Ognjen Mudrinski ( sr-Cyrl, Огњен Мудрински; born 15 November 1991) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a striker for Hungarian club

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Club career

Vojvodina

Mudrinski began playing football in

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's youth academy. He scored a goal on his professional debut for the club from

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at the age of 18 in a match against

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburm ...

on 11 April 2010. However, after being loaned out to various clubs, Mudrinski signed for

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in August 2011. He was quoted saying that "Vojvodina didn't give me a real chance."

Jagodina

Mudrinski made his debut for Jagodina at the age of 19 in a match against OFK Beograd on 20 August 2011. While this time he did not score on his debut, by the end of the 2011–12 season he became the eighth most prolific scorer in the entire league by scoring a total of nine goals. He made his first appearances in

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competition at the age of 20 in July 2012 when he played in both legs of his club's elimination by

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in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase.

Red Star Belgrade

Mudrinski signed for

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in August 2012. In advance of his promotion to the club, he had chosen the number 91 to represent the team's historic win against

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in the

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. On 2 September 2012, he scored a

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against Radnički Niš on his debut for Red Star, becoming the first player in club history to do so. After he played in postponed first fixture match against Javor Ivanjica, Mudrinski collected 16 caps in 15 fixtures in the first half of the season. However, by the end of the 2012–13 season, Red Star coach

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told Mudrinski that he would not be relying on him in the following season.

Greuther Fürth and Aarau

On 8 July 2013, Mudrinski signed a three-year contract with

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for an alleged €800,000. Playing for the club, Mudrinski collected 14 caps in the 2013–14 season in 2. Bundesliga, also making an appearance in

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and one in the play-off. After he made just one appearance, scoring a goal in DFB-Pokal match against SV Waldkirch at the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Mudrinski moved to Switzerland. On 28 August 2014, Mudrinski signed a one-year contract with

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Spartak Subotica

In January 2016, Mudrinski signed a two-year contract with Spartak Subotica. For the spring half of the

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season, Mudrinski played 13 league matches, mostly as a back-up option, and scored 2 goals. He also played two cup rounds, scoring two goals in a match against his former club Jagodina. Mudrinski started the 2016–17 season as the first choice striker. After the first half-season, he promoted himself as the best team scorer with nine goals at total. In April 2017, Mudrinski extended his contract with the club for another year.

Čukarički

On 25 July 2017, Mudrinski signed a three-year contract with Čukarički, with his transfer from Spartak Subotica costing €200,000. He made his debut for Čukarički in a 2–0 victory over

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on 29 July 2017. On 25 August 2017, he scored his first goal in a league match with FK Rad, which Čukarički won 1–0 away. On 1 October 2017, Mudrinski was injured during a match against

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after a tackle by

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. Mudrinski returned to the field in a friendly match against

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on 24 January 2018. On 18 March 2018, Mudrinski was sent-off in a 3–3 draw against Javor Ivanjica, three minutes after scoring a goal. Shortly before, he had replaced Marko Docić.

International career

Mudrinski has played for the

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. On 25 October 2012, the

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suspended Mudrinski and

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from playing in all national teams for one year due to incidents at the under-21 international against

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on 16 October.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Maribor *

Slovenian PrvaLiga The Slovenian PrvaLiga ( sl, Prva slovenska nogometna liga, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Football in Slovenia, Slovenian football league system. ...

: 2021–22

Individual

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: 2018–19 * Slovenian PrvaLiga Player of the Year: 2021–22 *Slovenian PrvaLiga top scorer: 2021–22 * Maribor Player of the Year: 2021

References

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