Marko Mijailović ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Мијаиловић; born 14 August 1997) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a defender for Spartak Subotica.

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Born in

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, Mijailović came through the

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youth categories. He joined the first team in 2014 under coach

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, and made his senior debut for Red Star in a

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against

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on 15 November 2014. Later that month, Mijailović remained on the bench as an unused substitution in the 14th round of the

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season against

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

. During the winter break, Mijailović was loaned to the

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side

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, but he remained in the youth team throughout 2015. Mijailović was with the first team for several friendly games during 2015, including matches against

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, Gračanica and

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. After fully recovering from an injury he picked up in early 2016, Mijailović was loaned to

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, where he made nine appearances and scored one goal until the end of the 2015–16 season. In summer 2016, Mijailović extended his loan for the 2016–17 season. Although he spent the mid-season training with Red Star, head coach

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decided to leave him with Bežanija until the end of season.

Rad

On 18 August 2017, Mijailović joined Rad as a

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. He was officially unveiled on 24 August, signing a three-year contract with the club.

Voždovac

On 1 July 2021, he joined

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International career

Mijailović was a youth international for Serbia, and represented the under-16, under-17 and under-18 teams between 2012 and 2016. In November 2016, he was called into the under-20 squad under coach

, where he made his debut in a match against

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. Mijailović made his debut for the senior team on 26 January 2023 in a

against the

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, starting the match in an eventual 2–1 victory.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of

Srđan Mijailović Srđan Mijailović (; born 10 November 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Al Wasl and the Serbia national team. His primary positions are full-back or defensive midfielder. Club career In a short time Mijailović showed ...

Career statistics

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International

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Marko Mijailović
at NZS {{DEFAULTSORT:Mijailovic, Marko 1997 births Living people Footballers from Užice Men's association football defenders Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbia men's international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Kolubara players FK Bežanija players FK Rad players FK Mačva Šabac players FK Voždovac players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players FK Spartak Subotica players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia