| Djordje Mihailovic | |
| Fullname: | Djordje Aleksandar Mihailovic[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
| Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet)[2] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, winger |
| Currentclub: | Colorado Rapids |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Chicago Blast |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Chicago Fire |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Chicago Fire |
| Caps1: | 73 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | CF Montréal |
| Caps2: | 61 |
| Goals2: | 13 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | AZ |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Colorado Rapids |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2024 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U23 (O.P.) |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam3: | United States |
| Nationalcaps3: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | July 7, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | August 2, 2024 |
Djordje Aleksandar Mihailovic (; born November 10, 1998)[3] is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids and the United States national team.
As the son of former Washington Diplomats midfielder Aleksandar "Alex" Mihailović,[4] Djordje was introduced to soccer at an early age. His sister, Aleksandra, played soccer at the University of New Mexico. He is of paternal Serbian and maternal Macedonian descent.[5]
Mihailovic grew up playing for his father's club, Chicago Blast. He joined the Chicago Fire youth academy in the fall of 2013, starting with the under 16s, and moving up to the under 18s the following year. Mihailovic totaled 41 goals in 66 matches during his tenure with the academy.[6]
The Chicago Fire signed Mihailovic as a homegrown player on January 27, 2017. The 18-year-old became the ninth Homegrown signing in Fire history and the first player born after the club's founding in 1997.[7] He made his MLS debut on March 11, 2017, in a 2–0 home victory over Real Salt Lake. He was subbed on for Michael de Leeuw in the 93rd minute.[8] He scored his first MLS goal on September 27, 2017, in a 4–1 away victory over the San Jose Earthquakes. His goal, assisted by Matt Polster, came in the 14th minute and was the first of the match.[9] During the Knockout Round clash with the New York Red Bulls, Mihailovic was diagnosed with a ruptured ACL after a tackle that left him in serious pain. Mihailovic would miss 6–8 months before returning to the field.[10]
On December 17, 2020, Mihailovic was traded to CF Montréal in exchange for $400,000 in 2021 General Allocation Money, $400,000 in 2022 General Allocation Money, as well as $200,000 in conditional General Allocation Money. Mihailovic also signed a new three-year deal with Montreal.[11] In 2021, he had 16 assists, establishing a new CF Montréal club record.[12]
On August 24, 2022, Montreal announced a transfer had been agreed with Eredivisie side AZ for Mihailovic, effective January 1, 2023.[13] He made his debut on January 7 against Vitesse.[14]
On January 8, 2024, Mihailovic returned to the United States, joining Colorado Rapids for a reported transfer fee of around $3 million.[15] [16]
As a U.S. Youth International who spent time in the U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida, Mihailovic scored three goals for the U-19s in 2016 including the game winners against Mauritania in the 2016 COTIF Tournament[17] in Valencia, Spain on July 28 and against Hungary in the Stevan-Vilotic Cele Tournament in Topola, Serbia[18] on September 5.[7]
Mihailovic made his senior team debut on January 27, 2019, against Panama, where he scored his first senior international goal.Mihailovic was included on the 23 man roster for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup where he made two appearances during the group stage.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Chicago Fire | 2017 | MLS | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 2019 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||||
| 2020 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 73 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 76 | 7 | ||||
| CF Montréal | 2021 | MLS | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | 27 | 9 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 16 | |||
| AZ | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
| Colorado Rapids | 2024 | MLS | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | 21 | 10 | ||||
| Career total | 178 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 201 | 35 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2019 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Total | 11 | 3 | ||
Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mihailovic goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 27, 2019 | State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | June 28, 2023 | CityPark, St. Louis, United States | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 3 | 6–0 |
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