Filip Mladenović Explained

Filip Mladenović
Full Name:Filip Mladenović[1]
Birth Date:15 August 1991
Birth Place:Čačak, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height:1.81 m
Position:Left-back
Currentclub:Panathinaikos
Clubnumber:25
Years1:2010–2011
Caps1:31
Goals1:0
Years2:2012–2013
Clubs2:Red Star Belgrade
Caps2:42
Goals2:2
Years3:2014–2015
Caps3:47
Goals3:4
Years4:2016
Clubs4:1. FC Köln
Caps4:16
Goals4:0
Years5:2017
Clubs5:Standard Liège
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2018–2020
Clubs6:Lechia Gdańsk
Caps6:74
Goals6:3
Years7:2020–2023
Clubs7:Legia Warsaw
Caps7:74
Goals7:13
Years8:2023–
Clubs8:Panathinaikos
Caps8:31
Goals8:1
Nationalyears1:2011–2012
Nationalteam1:Serbia U21
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2012–
Nationalteam2:Serbia
Nationalcaps2:34
Nationalgoals2:1
Club-Update:18 August 2024
Nationalteam-Update:25 June 2024

Filip Mladenović (; born 15 August 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos and the Serbia national team.

Club career

Borac Čačak

Mladenović became a member of the Borac senior team in the 2010–11 season, making 18 league appearances that season. He played as left-back.

Red Star Belgrade

Mladenović signed a four-year contract for Red Star Belgrade on 17 December 2011.[2] During the summer of 2013, Red Star participated in the Uhrencup in Switzerland, where they lost the final against FC Basel with a score of 2–1. Mladenović scored for Red Star and was voted best player of the game, for which he was supposed to get a watch as a prize, but he rejected it out of disappointment with the loss.[3] By the end of 2013, Red Star's financial situation became very unstable as players and staff were not getting paid after several months of waiting. In spite of his frequent scoring and lanky frame, Mladenović was played mostly as a left back under coach Ricardo Sá Pinto, who said that Mladenović's playing style reminded him of Fábio Coentrão.[4] An exodus began when Sá Pinto announced in an emotional press conference when he said that he could no longer work at Red Star due to instabilities in the team's administration. On 5 October 2013, Mladenović filed a request to have his contract terminated with Red Star.[5] The Arbitration Committee in the FSS ruled in Mladenović's favor on 23 November, giving him the status of a free agent.[6] After the ruling on Mladenović and Marko Vešović, coach Slaviša Stojanovič took both players off of the first team, but legally were still members of Red Star until the winter 2013–14 transfer window.[7]

BATE Borisov

On 23 February 2014, Serbian news portal B92 reported that Mladenović signed for Belarusian team BATE Borisov with a three-year contract.[8] He made his debut for BATE in the 2014 Belarusian Super Cup final against FC Minsk, and went on to score a goal 20 minutes into the game.[9] On 29 September 2015, Mladenović scored two goals for BATE in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Group E against Roma.[10] Thanks to his breakthrough game, Mladenović was listed on UEFA.com's Champions League "Team of the Week" on 1 October 2015.[11] Later that month, AC Milan was reported to show interest with their coach Siniša Mihajlović having known Mladenović from coaching the Serbia national team.[12]

1. FC Köln

On 5 January 2016, Mladenović signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with 1. FC Köln.[13]

Legia Warsaw

On 1 July 2020, Mladenović signed a three-year contract with the Poland Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw. He scored his maiden for Legia on 14 August 2020 in his debut in a 6–1 Polish Cup match victory against GKS Bełchatów.[14] He scored his first league goal for Legia on 2 November 2020 in a 3–0 win against Warta Poznań.[15] On 2 May 2023, he won the Polish Cup, defeating Raków Częstochowa in the final at the National Stadium, before being sanctioned by the Disciplinary Committee of the Polish Football Association on 5 May 2023 for post-match behavior with a three-month disqualification covering all games (including outside Poland) and a financial penalty of PLN 120,000.[16] His contract terminated after the 2022–23 season.[17]

Panathinaikos

On 12 June 2023, Greek side Panathinaikos announced the signing of Mladenović on a two-year deal.[18]

International career

Mladenović made his debut for the Serbia national football team under coach Siniša Mihajlović on 31 May 2012, in a 2–0 loss against France.[19]

In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[20] He played in a group stage match against Brazil.[21]

Mladenović was part of the Serbia squad for UEFA Euro 2024. In the team's opening match of the tournament against England, he came on as a substitute for the injured Filip Kostić in the 43rd minute of the 1–0 loss.[22] He also played in group stage matches against Slovenia and Denmark. Serbia finished fourth in the group.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borac Čačak2010–11Serbian SuperLiga18000180
2011–12Serbian SuperLiga13020150
Total31020330
Red Star Belgrade2011–12Serbian SuperLiga12230152
2012–13SuperLiga2603061351
2013–14SuperLiga402040100
Total42280101603
BATE2014Belarusian Premier League262708011423
2015Belarusian Premier League2122012210364
Total4749020221787
1. FC Köln2015–16Bundesliga14000140
2016–17Bundesliga200020
Total16000160
Standard Liège2016–17Belgian Pro League500050
2017–18Belgian Pro League000000
Total500050
Lechia Gdańsk2017–18Ekstraklasa140140
2018–19Ekstraklasa35360413
2019–20Ekstraklasa250302010310
Total743902010863
Legia Warsaw2020–21Ekstraklasa2973140368
2021–22Ekstraklasa1903013110361
2022–23Ekstraklasa266400000306
Total74131011711010215
Panathinaikos2023–24Super League Greece3016180442
2024–2510618010
Career total320234425744142530

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia201210
201300
201400
201500
201650
201700
201800
201940
202051
202130
202230
202380
202450
Total341

Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mladenović goal.

Honours

Red Star

2011–12

BATE Borisov

2014, 2015

2014–15

2014, 2015

Lechia Gdańsk

2018–19

2019

Legia Warsaw

2020–21

Panathinaikos

Individual

2011–12

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Serbia (SRB) . . 26 . 15 November 2022 . 15 November 2022.
  2. http://www.sportske.net/vest/domaci-fudbal/mladenovic-potpisao-za-zvezdu-60877.html
  3. http://sport.blic.rs/Fudbal/Domaci-fudbal/236173/Mladenovic-Sudije-nas-pokrale-sat-namenjen-meni-neka-daju-njima
  4. Web site: SP: Dejo kao Zizu, Filip = Fabio. B92. 10 April 2013. 11 November 2015. B92.
  5. http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.294.html:461475-Mladenovic-povlaci-tuzbu-protiv-Zvezde
  6. http://www.sportske.net/vest/domaci-fudbal/mladenovic-slobodan-ali-igra-za-zvezdu-155420.html
  7. http://www.sportske.net/vest/domaci-fudbal/zvezda-vesovic-i-mladenovic-otpisani-156390.html
  8. http://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2014&mm=02&dd=23&nav_id=815613
  9. http://www.sportske.net/vest/medjunarodni-fudbal/filip-mladenovic-doneo-trofej-bate-borisovu-170817.html
  10. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/29/bate-borisov-roma-champions-league-match-report
  11. http://sport.blic.rs/Fudbal/Evropski-fudbal/280408/U-DRUSTVU-NAJBOLJIH-Mladenovic-u-timu-kola-Lige-sampiona
  12. http://www.mozzartsport.com/vesti/miha-zeli-srbina-u-timu-milan-nudi-2-000-000-evra-za-filipa-mladenovica/118488
  13. Web site: FC holt Filip Mladenovic. FC signs Filip Mladenovic. de. 5 January 2016. 5 January 2016. 1. FC Köln.
  14. Web site: Gawroński . Piotr . 2020-08-14 . Debiut i pierwszy gol Filipa Mladenovicia . 2023-06-12 . legia.net . pl.
  15. Web site: Pierwszy ligowy gol Mladenovicia w Legii! #WARLEG 0:3 Filip Mladenović wpisał się na listę strzelców w #Ekstraklasa po raz pierwszy w barwach Legia Warszawa! #WARLEG 0:3 . 2023-06-12 . www.facebook.com . pl.
  16. Web site: Wąsowski . Maciej . 2023-05-05 . Znamy kary dla zawodników za finał Pucharu Polski. Najmocniej ukarany Mladenović . 2023-06-12 . weszlo.com . pl-PL.
  17. Web site: Już wiadomo, gdzie zagra Filip Mladenović. Wszystko potwierdzone . 2023-06-12 . Przegląd Sportowy Onet . pl.
  18. Web site: 2023-06-12 . Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Μλαντένοβιτς . 2023-06-12 . . el.
  19. http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.294.html:382700-Mladenovic-Ovo-mi-je-najlepsi-deo-zivota
  20. Web site: Head-coach Dragan Stojković announces the list of players for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar . . 11 November 2022 . 11 November 2022.
  21. News: Richarlison Brings Brazil to Life in the Second Half, Defeats Serbia 2-0 . Kristen . Conti . NBCNew York . New York . 24 November 2022 . 7 December 2022.
  22. Web site: Serbia 0-1 England LIVE: UEFA Euro 2024 - score, updates & reaction. BBC Sport. 17 June 2024.
  23. Web site: 120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne . sport.interia.pl . pl . 2 May 2023.
  24. Web site: Panathinaikos Wins Greek Cup, Beating Aris 1-0 . Philip . Chrysopoulos . greekreporter.com . 25 May 2024 . en . 25 May 2024.
  25. Web site: Błaszczykowski doceniony. Został piłkarzem miesiąca . sport.tvp.pl . 8 May 2024 . pl . 10 April 2019.