Mijat Gaćinović

Mijat Gaćinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Мијат Гаћиновић, pronounced [mǐjat ɡatɕîːnoʋitɕ]; born 8 February 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Hoffenheim.

Mijat Gaćinović
Gaćinović with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mijat Gaćinović
Date of birth (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995
Place of birth Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hoffenheim
Number 20
Youth career
Leotar
Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Vojvodina 50 (12)
2015–2020 Eintracht Frankfurt 116 (3)
2020– Hoffenheim 0 (0)
National team‡
2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17[lower-alpha 1] 3 (1)
2013–2014 Serbia U19[lower-alpha 1] 11 (2)
2014–2015 Serbia U20 10 (0)
2015–2017 Serbia U21 12 (3)
2017– Serbia 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019

Club career

Vojvodina

Gaćinović was born in Novi Sad while his father Vladimir played for FK Bečej.[1][2] His family is from Trebinje in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where Gaćinović returned when his father finished his career. He started to play football at Leotar, before joining the youth academy of Vojvodina. He made his first team debut under manager Nebojša Vignjević on 19 March 2013, coming off the bench as a substitute for Miroslav Vulićević in a 3–0 home win over Donji Srem. On 18 May 2013, Gaćinović scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 home league victory over Radnički Niš.

After already establishing his place in the starting lineup, Gaćinović helped Vojvodina win the 2013–14 Serbian Cup in the club's centennial year. He was named the team's captain in early 2015, eventually becoming their top league scorer in the 2014–15 season, netting 11 goals.

Eintracht Frankfurt

In the summer of 2015, Gaćinović moved to Germany and signed with Eintracht Frankfurt. He made his official debut for the club on 28 November 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away league loss against Mainz 05. On 19 May 2016, Gaćinović scored the equalizer in the first leg of the 2015–16 Bundesliga relegation playoffs against Nürnberg, before assisting the only goal in the return leg away to keep his club in the top flight.[3]

Hoffenheim

On 4 August 2020, Gaćinović signed for Hoffenheim as part of a swap deal, with Steven Zuber going to Frankfurt. He put pen to paper on a 4-year contract.[4]

International career

Gaćinović played for Bosnia and Herzegovina at Under-17 level, before eventually choosing to represent Serbia at Under-19 level. He was a member of the team that won the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Furthermore, Gaćinović scored an equalizer against Portugal in the 85th minute of the semi-final. He also appeared at the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Subsequently, Gaćinović represented Serbia at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, winning the gold medal.[5]

He debuted for the senior national team on 24 March 2017 against Georgia, replacing Filip Kostić in the 81st minute, and scored the third goal for Serbia in the 86th minute. In May 2018 he was named in Serbia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, but he wasn't selected for the final squad.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 June 2020[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vojvodina 2012–13 511000—61
2013–14 2004130—271
2014–15 25113000—2811
Total 50128130006113
Eintracht Frankfurt 2015–16 7000—2191
2016–17 28260—00342
2017–18 29143—00334
2018–19 29000—82372
2019–20 23000—00230
Total 11631030010314710
Career total 166151843010320722

International
Serbia national team
YearAppsGoals
201752
201860
201820
201950
Total182

International goals
As of match played 2 September 2017[7]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 March 2017Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia1 Georgia3–13–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 2 September 2017Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia2 Moldova1–03–0

Honours

Club

Vojvodina

Eintracht Frankfurt

International

Serbia

Individual
Orders

Notes
  1. Only official UEFA matches included

References
  1. "Gaćinović isplanirao finiš sezone: S "kraja sveta" na zapad Evrope". novosti.rs (in Serbian). 12 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. "Sve što niste znali o "orlićima", šampionima sveta!". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). 21 June 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. "Eintracht Frankfurt beat Nürnberg to secure survival". bundesliga.com. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  4. "Mijat Gacinovic and Steven Zuber swap clubs". BuLi News. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. "Ecstasy in Auckland as Serbia make history". fifa.com. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  6. "Један тим, срцем свим – Младен Крстајић одабрао" [One team, with all their hearts – Mladen Krstajić selects]. FSS.rs (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. Mijat Gaćinović at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  8. "Dodik odlikovao "orliće" iz Srpske" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
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