Stefan Mitrović ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Митровић; born 15 August 2002) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a winger for

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

in the Serbian SuperLiga.

Early life

Mitrović was born in

Kruševac Kruševac ( sr-cyr, Крушевац, , tr, Alacahisar or Kruşevca) is a city and the administrative center of the Rasina District in central Serbia. It is located in the valley of West Morava, on Rasina river. According to the 2011 census, t ...

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and moved to

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, Canada when he was six months old. Mitrović played for a number of youth teams academies in

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, including Hamilton Serbians, Givova Academy,

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, Empire Niagara Academy, and

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Career

Early career

In November 2018, Mitrović took part in the Canadian Premier League open tryouts, but was not approached by any club. In 2018 and 2019, he played with Hamilton City 1 in the

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under head coach Saša Vuković.

Radnički Niš

Mitrović made his professional debut on November 23, 2019, with Radnički Niš, replacing Nikola Čumić in the 88th minute in a 2–0 defeat to

. Mitrović earned his first professional start on May 30, 2020, in a 1–1 draw to

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, and scored his first goal on June 8 in a 4–3 victory over Radnik Surdulica. In March 2022, Radnički Niš announced Mitrović had signed a two-year contract extension.

Red Star

On July 18, 2022, Mitrović joined

on a transfer, after Red Star paid the €500,000 release clause in his contract with Radnički Niš. As a "bonus" player, Mitrovic managed to secure significant minutes in Serbian Superliga and even

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. Halfway through season 2022/23, in 25 appearances, Mitrović scored 5 goals and managed to get 3 assists in all competition. The most significant goal, he scored against Ferencvaroš at "Groupama arena" in Red Star loss (2:1) in 4th round of group H.

International career

He was eligible to play for

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and

, in June 2020 Mitrović revealed he was in contact with the Canadian U20 team and in the process of obtaining a Serbian passport. In August 2021, Mitrović was called up to the Serbia U-20 team for a friendly against

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. He made an appearance in the match on September 6 as a second-half substitute. In November 2021, Mitrović accepted a call-up to the Serbia U-21 side and on November 16 in the match against

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, he scored a goal in a 2–1 defeat. In December 2021, Mitrović confirmed he had accepted a call-up from Canada for their January 2022 camp, however the camp was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Mitrović chose to represent the senior

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and debuted in a

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match against

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, on 24 September 2022.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitrovic, Stefan 2002 births Living people Sportspeople from Kruševac Soccer people from Ontario Serbian footballers Serbia international footballers Serbia under-21 international footballers Canadian soccer players Serbian emigrants to Canada Association football midfielders Hamilton City SC players FK Radnički Niš players Red Star Belgrade footballers Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players