Aleksandar Mitrovic
Who was Aleksandar Mitrovic?
Serbian striker who plays for Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia and is the all-time leading scorer for the Serbian national team. He previously played in the Premier League for Fulham and Newcastle United.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Aleksandar Mitrovic (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Biography
Aleksandar Mitrović was born on September 16, 1994, in Smederevo, Serbia. He's a strong center-forward known for his aerial skills, strength, and goal-scoring. He started at Partizan's youth academy and began his professional career with a loan to Teleoptik. He quickly became a key player as Partizan won the Serbian SuperLiga in his first senior season, making a name for himself as a top young striker in Europe. At 18, UEFA reporters listed him as one of the top ten talents under 19 in Europe.
Before Fame
Aleksandar Mitrović grew up in Smederevo, an industrial city on the Danube in central Serbia. He honed his football skills in the youth program at Partizan Belgrade, one of Serbia's famous clubs that has consistently produced professional players for both domestic and European competitions. His early development took place while Serbian football was finding its footing after the political and economic challenges of the 1990s, and the country's clubs were increasingly turning to youth academies to find and develop talent for export to bigger European leagues.
Key Achievements
- Serbia's all-time record international goalscorer with 63 goals in over 100 caps
- Set the all-time English Championship single-season scoring record with 43 goals in 2021–22
- Won the Belgian Pro League with Anderlecht and finished as the league's top scorer the following season
- Voted best player of the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, which Serbia won
- Scored over 100 goals across six seasons at Fulham, including helping the club win promotion to the Premier League
Did You Know?
- 01.Mitrović scored 43 goals in a single Championship season in 2021–22, breaking the all-time record for a single season in England's second tier.
- 02.He was voted the best player at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, the same year he made his senior international debut for Serbia.
- 03.Anderlecht paid a club record €5 million to sign him from Partizan in 2013, when he was just 18 years old.
- 04.He has surpassed 100 caps for Serbia and holds the national record with 63 goals, making him the country's most prolific international scorer in history.
- 05.Despite being born in 1994, Mitrović represented Serbia at three major international tournaments spanning nearly a decade: the 2018 World Cup, the 2022 World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2024.