Josip Mitrović (born 11 June 2000) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a winger for Fortuna Sittard.

Josip Mitrović
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-11) 11 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Osijek, Croatia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Fortuna Sittard
Youth career
0000–2016 HNK Cibalia
2016–2019 HNK Rijeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 HNK Rijeka 0 (0)
2019–2020NK Inter Zaprešić (loan) 27 (1)
2020–2024 HNK Gorica 120 (13)
2024– Fortuna Sittard 2 (1)
International career
2016–2017 Croatia U17 12 (1)
2018–2019 Croatia U19 6 (1)
2019 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2021 Croatia U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

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As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Croatian side HNK Cibalia. In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Croatian side HNK Rijeka. He started his senior career with Croatian side HNK Rijeka. On 26 September 2018, he debuted for the club during a 9–0 win over NK Radnik Križevci.[1] In 2019, he was sent on loan to Croatian side NK Inter Zaprešić. He made twenty-seven league appearances and scored one goal while playing for the club.

In 2020, he signed for Croatian side HNK Gorica. He made one hundred and twenty league appearances and scored thirteen goals while playing for the club. In 2024, he signed for Dutch side Fortuna Sittard. He chose the number twenty-eight after signing for the club.

He was a Croatia youth international. He played for the Croatia national under-17 football team, Croatia national under-19 football team, Croatia national under-20 football team and Croatia national under-21 football team.

He was born on 11 June 2000 in Osijek, Croatia. He is a native of Đakovo, Croatia.[2] He has been married.

Style of play

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His main position is as a winger. He can operate as a right-winger and left-winger. He can also operate as an attacking midfielder. He has played as a right-back while playing for Croatian side HNK Gorica.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mitrović: Za ovo sam posebno motiviran, zabijem li, neću slaviti". vecernji.hr.
  2. ^ "'Suk je fascinantan lik, Sopić je Special One, a ja sam od ovog ljeta oženjen čovjek!'". cityportal.hr.
  3. ^ "Vraća se i teško ozlijeđeni as Gorice: 'Došlo je vrijeme za rušenje nekog iz velike četvorke!'". jutarnji.hr.
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