Nemanja Mihajlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Михајловић, pronounced [němaɲa mixǎːjloʋitɕ]; born 19 January 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for A Lyga club FK Žalgiris.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Žalgiris | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2015 | Rad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Rad | 54 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Partizan | 51 | (10) |
| 2017–2020 | SC Heerenveen | 29 | (3) |
| 2020 | Arka Gdynia | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Boluspor | 15 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Balıkesirspor (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Spartak Subotica | 18 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sloga Meridian | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Borac Banja Luka | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | FK Žalgiris | 15 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Serbia U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Serbia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Serbia U21 | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editRad
editMihajlović debuted for Rad's first team on 3 April 2013, in a Serbian SuperLiga match versus Donji Srem Pećinci. On 16 August 2014, he scored the equalizer and first goal for Rad in a 2–1 home win over Borac Čačak.[1] In the winter of 2014, it was revealed Mihajlović was scouted by Saint-Étienne.[2] However, Rad declined the €1.2 million offer. On 28 February 2015, Mihajlović scored a winning goal against Borac Čačak.[3] After the end of the 2014–15 season, Serbian sports portal Mozzart Sport rated Mihajlović among the 25 best players in the SuperLiga that season.[4]
On 1 August 2015, Mihajlović scored from long range in what was his first goal of the 2015–16 season in a 4–1 away victory over Radnik Surdulica.[5] On 12 August 2015, against Mladost Lučani, at the start of the second half, he scored from the penalty-spot. He scored his second goal in 4–2 home victory.[6] Rad were losing at half-time and after the turnaround in the second half, Rad went on to win with Mihajlović scoring two goals and providing one assist. During the 2015–16 season, he played 7 matches in the Serbian SuperLiga, scored three goals and provided two assists.
Partizan
editOn 28 December 2015, Mihajlović signed for Partizan on a three-year contract.[7] On 21 February, he made his official debut for the club against OFK Beograd.[8] On 2 March, he scored his first official goal for Partizan in Serbian Cup Quarter final against Radnički Niš in a 2–0 home win.[9] His first goal for Partizan in 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga came on 6 April against Javor Ivanjica in a 1–2 away win and helped Partizan to achieve five consecutive championship of Serbia wins after a year and a half ago.[10] On 3 May 2016, Mihajlović scored a brace in a 4–0 away league win over Radnik Surdulica.[11]
Heerenveen
editOn 28 July 2017, Mihajlović signed a four-year contract with Eredivisie club Heerenveen, choosing to wear jersey number 15. The transfer fee is believed to be around €1.7 million.[12] He scored his first goal for Heerenveen on his debut, in a 1–1 draw with Heracles on 19 August 2017.[13]
Arka Gdynia
editOn 17 January 2020, Mihajlović signed a contract for the rest of the season with Polish Ekstraklasa club Arka Gdynia.[14]
Spartak Subotica
editOn 2 September 2021, he signed with Spartak Subotica for a term of two-and-a-half years.[15]
International career
editMihajlović has played for the Serbia national under-17 team and Serbia national under-18 team.
Mihajlović received his first call-up for the Serbia national under-21 team by manager Tomislav Sivić in March 2016.[16] On 25 March 2016, he played his first match for Serbia U21s, against Andorra at Estadi Comunal in Andorra la Vella, playing in the starting eleven in a 0–4 away win in a 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier.[17]
After a great 2015–16 season with Partizan in the Serbian SuperLiga, Slavoljub Muslin called him up to the Serbia national team for several friendly matches in 2016.[18]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 9 December 2017[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rad | 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 58 | 5 | |||
| Partizan | 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 52 | 10 | |||
| Heerenveen | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 105 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 17 | ||
- ^ Appearance in league play-offs
Honours
editPartizan
Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2015–16
- Serbian SuperLiga top assists: 2015–16
References
edit- ^ "Trener Rada Milan Milanović zadovoljan sa tri boda iz dve utakmice" (in Serbian). Blic. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Srpska pijaca: Nemanja Mihajlović sa Banjice u Sent Etjen?" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Uspeo plan Čuke i Voše: Zvezda će prenoćiti na četvrtoj poziciji!" (in Serbian). Blic. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Top 25 fudbalera Superlige za sezonu 2014/2015 u izboru MOZZART Sporta (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Superliga: Borac srušio Čukarički, Rad i Spartak sigurni, preokret OFK Beograda" (in Serbian). Večernje novosti. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Preokret Rada, pobede OFK Beograda i Javora" (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ Немања Михајловић: Рад је у мом срцу, у Партизану могу само да напредујем (in Serbian). Sportski žurnal. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "KRAJ: OFK Beograd - Partizan 2:1 (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Još samo dve prepreke do trofeja". FK Partizan official website (in Serbian). 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Partizan pet u nizu, Javor bez plej-ofa". B92 (in Serbian). 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Partizan ubedljiv u Surdulici: Mihajlović i Božinov pregazili Radnik". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 3 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Promocija u Herenvenu: Mihajlović broj 15, poruka od Đukića (VIDEO)". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Mihajlovic kopt sc Heerenveen in slotseconden naar punt". SC Heerenveen official website (in Dutch). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ Nemanja Mihajlović na pokładzie Arki!, arka.gdynia.pl, 17 January 2020
- ^ "Nemanja Mihajlović pojačao redove FK Spartak Ždrepčeva krv" (in Serbian). Spartak Subotica. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Spisak Orlića: Ristić konačno u reprezentaciji, debituje Mihajlović" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Andorra - Serbia". uefa.com. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Списaк игрaчa A селекције за Кипар, Изрaел и Русију". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 10 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Nemanja Mihajlović at Soccerway
External links
edit- Nemanja Mihajlović stats at utakmica.rs (in Serbian)
- Nemanja Mihajlović at WorldFootball.net
- Nemanja Mihajlović at Soccerbase
- Nemanja Mihajlović – UEFA competition record (archive)