Ognjen Mimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Огњен Мимовић; born 17 August 2004) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ognjen Mimović | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Gornji Milanovac, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2021 | Metalac Gornji Milanovac | ||
| 2021–2024 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Red Star Belgrade | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → OFK Beograd (dual) | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Serbia U18 | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Serbia U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Serbia U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024 | |||
Club career
editMimović arrived at Red Star Belgrade from his native Gornji Milanovac.[1][2] He also performed combined for the younger age groups of Grafičar Beograd, where he also trained with the first team during the summer of 2022.[3] In the second part of the 2022–23 Serbian First League season.[4] he wore the jersey of OFK Beograd in Serbian First League. He was sent off against Zemun after referee Srđan Jovanović showed him a second yellow card.[5] At the end of that competition, the OFK Beograd team finished in first place, winning three points in the last round with the official result. [6] After being promoted to a higher level of competition, Mimović continued to play for the OFK Beograd in the Serbian First League.[7][8][9]
Due to the agreed transfer of Kosta Nedeljković to Aston Villa, and then the news about his injury,[10] Mimović extended his contract with Red Star Belgrade.[11] He was added to the first team under coach Vladan Milojević, but the possibility was left, in accordance with the established Rulebook, that he could also play for OFK Beograd in the rest of the season.[12] He made his debut for Red Star Belgrade in the 22nd round of the Serbian SuperLiga for the 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga season.[13] Then, on February 24, 2024, he started the game against Čukarički as a bonus player. Then, also as a bonus, he entered the game during the second half of the 172nd Eternal derby, replacing Marko Stamenić on the field.[14] In that match, after an attack in the 86th minute, Mimović hit the opposing team's crossbar.[15]
International
editIn September 2022, Mimović received an invitation from Jovan Damjanović to the Serbia U19 team for the "Stevan Vilotić Ćele" Memorial Tournament.[16][17] In the qualification cycle for the European Championship, he played against his peers from Poland U19 in March 2023. In that match, he was the scorer of one of the goals in a draw with a score of 2–2, after which the Serbian team ended the qualification cycle without qualifying for the final tournament. In mid-March 2024, he received an invitation from Ljubinko Drulović to the Serbia U21 for qualifying matches at the end of the same month .[18][19] He made his debut against Luxembourg U21, in Serbia's sixth match in 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group F. Then he replaced Uroš Lazić in the 79th minute, and the event ended with a score of 1–1. A few days later, he was in the starting line-up in the defeat against Northern Ireland U21, at Dubočica Stadium. in Leskovac.
Club
edit- As of 28 August 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| OFK Beograd (loan) | 2023–24 | Serbian First League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
edit- ^ Skola fudbala Crvena Zvezda GM (18 June 2021). "Biser iz naše škole fudbala Ognjen Mimović" (in Serbian). Facebook.
- ^ "Zvezdina zamena za Nedeljkovića je Ognjen Mimović" (in Serbian). Mozzart Sport. 15 January 2024.
- ^ Omladinske lige Srbije (25 November 2020). "Kadetska liga Srbije – Crvena zvezda ubedljiva u Nišu" (in Serbian). Facebook.
- ^ "Pečat na trijumfalnu godinu: Bek "romantičara" pred poslednji meč u sezoni nema dilemu! (foto galerija)" (in Serbian). Republika.rs. 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Da li je ovo bio crveni karton za OFK Beograd: Jovanović pokazao drugi žuti, Lola Smiljanić mu se uneo u lice" (in Serbian). Telegraf.rs. 13 May 2023.
- ^ "OFK Beograd zvanično bez borbe ušao u Prvu ligu Srbije: BSK se nije pojavio, Romantičari "zapalili" stadion" (in Serbian). Telegraf.rs. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "OFK Beograd zvanično bez borbe ušao u Prvu ligu Srbije: BSK se nije pojavio, Romantičari "zapalili" stadion" (in Serbian). Telegraf.rs. 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Звездаши на каљењу - Кнежевић првотимац". ФК Црвена звезда, званична презентација. 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Treći odlazak iz OFK Beograda: Ognjen Mimović u Zvezdi do 2028. godine!" (in Serbian). Butasport.rs. 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Problem za Zvezdu - u pitanju je Kosta Nedeljković!". Direktno. 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Звездина замена за Недељковића - Огњен Мимовић". Tanjug (in Serbian). Радио-телевизија Војводине. 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Звездаши на позајмицама". ФК Црвена звезда, званична презентација (in Serbian). 19 February 2024.
- ^ Simanović, Miloš (24 February 2024). "Zvezdin rudnik ponovo radi: Milojevićev specijalni plan za novog bisera i uticaj Bukarija". Спортал. Блиц.
- ^ Jovanović, N. (9 March 2024). "Mimović umalo junak iz senke: Put do prečke trajao ceo minut". Mozzart Sport.
- ^ "Zvezdin debitant u derbiju umalo postao junak: Put lopte do prečke, pa do gol linije je trajao večno!" (in Serbian). 24sedam.rs. 10 March 2024.
- ^ "U19 | Никад јачи Меморијални турнир "Стеван Ћеле Вилотић", ривали Финска, Португал и Француска, селектор Јован Дамјановић одабрао омладинце". Фудбалски савез Србије. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Омладинци - Гордић отказао, Абаџија код Дамјановића". Спортски журнал. 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Фудбалер Звезде Огњен Мимовић добио позив за младу репрезентацију Србије". Политика. 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Огњен Мимовић мења Косту Недељковића". Tanjug. Спортски журнал. 14 March 2024.
- ^ Ognjen Mimović at Soccerway
External links
edit- Ognjen Mimović at Soccerway
- Ognjen Mimović at WorldFootball.net