Nemanja Mihajlović

Nemanja Mihajlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Михајловић, pronounced [němaɲa mixǎːjloʋitɕ]; born 19 January 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who last played as a winger for Arka Gdynia in the Ekstraklasa.

Nemanja Mihajlović
Personal information
Full name Nemanja Mihajlović
Date of birth (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996
Place of birth Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Left-wing
Club information
Current team
Arka Gdynia
Number 77
Youth career
2003–2015 Rad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Rad 54 (5)
2015–2017 Partizan 40 (8)
2017–2020 SC Heerenveen 26 (3)
2020 Arka Gdynia 8 (1)
National team
2012–2013 Serbia U17 6 (1)
2014–2015 Serbia U19 2 (0)
2016–2017 Serbia U21 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 July 2019

Club career

Rad

Mihajlović 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

On 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 wins in a row in the championship of Serbia 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

On 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

On 17 January 2020, Mihajlović signed a contract for the rest of the season with Polish Ekstraklasa club Arka Gdynia.[14]

International career

Mihajlović has played for the Serbian national under-17 team and Serbian national under-18 team.

Mihajlović received his first call-up for the Serbian national under-21 team by manager Tomislav Sivić in March 2016.[15] 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.[16]

After a great 2015–16 season with Partizan in the Serbian SuperLiga, Slavoljub Muslin called him up to the senior Serbian national team for several friendly matches in 2016.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 December 2017[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rad 2012–13 SuperLiga 400040
2013–14 190101[lower-alpha 1]0210
2014–15 24220262
2015–16 730073
Total 5453010585
Partizan 2015–16 SuperLiga 14542187
2016–17 2523020312
2017–18 112031
Total 40872405210
Heerenveen 2017–18 Eredivisie 9110101
Career total 10314112401011916
  1. Appearance in league play-offs

Honours

Club

Partizan

Individual

References

  1. "Trener Rada Milan Milanović zadovoljan sa tri boda iz dve utakmice" (in Serbian). Blic. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. "Srpska pijaca: Nemanja Mihajlović sa Banjice u Sent Etjen?" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. "Uspeo plan Čuke i Voše: Zvezda će prenoćiti na četvrtoj poziciji!" (in Serbian). Blic. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. "Top 25 fudbalera Superlige za sezonu 2014/2015 u izboru MOZZART Sporta (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. "Superliga: Borac srušio Čukarički, Rad i Spartak sigurni, preokret OFK Beograda" (in Serbian). Večernje novosti. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  6. "Preokret Rada, pobede OFK Beograda i Javora" (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  7. Немања Михајловић: Рад је у мом срцу, у Партизану могу само да напредујем (in Serbian). Sportski žurnal. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  8. "KRAJ: OFK Beograd - Partizan 2:1 (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  9. "Još samo dve prepreke do trofeja". FK Partizan official website (in Serbian). 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  10. "Partizan pet u nizu, Javor bez plej-ofa". B92 (in Serbian). 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  11. "Partizan ubedljiv u Surdulici: Mihajlović i Božinov pregazili Radnik". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 3 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  12. "Promocija u Herenvenu: Mihajlović broj 15, poruka od Đukića (VIDEO)". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  13. "Mihajlovic kopt sc Heerenveen in slotseconden naar punt". SC Heerenveen official website (in Dutch). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  14. Nemanja Mihajlović na pokładzie Arki!, arka.gdynia.pl, 17 January 2020
  15. "Spisak Orlića: Ristić konačno u reprezentaciji, debituje Mihajlović" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  16. "Andorra - Serbia". uefa.com. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  17. "Списaк игрaчa A селекције за Кипар, Изрaел и Русију". Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 10 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  18. Nemanja Mihajlović at Soccerway
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