Jovan Mijatović Explained

Jovan Mijatović
Birth Date:2005 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Height:1.79 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:New York City
Clubnumber:7
Youthclubs1:Red Star Belgrade
Years1:2022–2024
Clubs1:Red Star Belgrade
Caps1:26
Goals1:9
Years2:2022–2023
Clubs2:Grafičar Beograd (loan)
Caps2:13
Goals2:5
Years3:2024–
Clubs3:New York City
Caps3:8
Goals3:0
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:New York City II
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2022
Nationalteam1:Serbia U17
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2022–
Nationalteam2:Serbia U19
Nationalcaps2:17
Nationalgoals2:5
Club-Update:16 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:21 November 2023

Jovan Mijatović (Serbian: Јован Мијатовић; born 11 July 2005) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club New York City.

Club career

Mijatović went through the junior selections of Red Star Belgrade. At the beginning of the spring of 2021, he suffered a serious knee injury, which caused him to be absent from the field in the following period.[1] With the cadet team, he participated in winning the title for the 2021/22 season,[2] while occasionally playing for the youth team.[3] At the beginning of the competition 2022/23. Mijatović played for Grafičar, where he scored five goals in eight games in the Serbian First League.[4] At the end of the summer transfer window of the same year, he was returned to his parent club and joined the first team. He took the number 9 jersey previously worn by Milan Pavkov.[5]

International career

Youth

In 2019, Mijatović played for the Serbian under-15 national team. He scored a goal at the opening of the Trofej Crna Gora tournament in Podgorica, against the corresponding team of Slovenia.[6] He also made his debut for the under-16 team at a friendly match with his peers from Romania in March 2021.[7] Soon after that, he suffered an injury that kept him off the field for a long time.[8] So he joined the Serbia national under-17 football team a year later, performing at a friendly match with Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9] He participated in the European Championship for cadets,[10] where the selection of Serbia under the leadership of Radovan Krivokapić achieved third place.[11] The selector of the Serbia national under-19 football team, Jovan Damjanović, sent an invitation to Mijatović for the "Stevan Vilotić Ćele" Memorial Tournament in September 2022.[12]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Star Belgrade2022–23Serbian SuperLiga121302000171
2023–24Serbian SuperLiga148104000198
Total269406000369
Grafičar Beograd (loan)2022–23Serbian SuperLiga8585
2023–24Serbian SuperLiga5050
Total138138
New York City2024Major League Soccer800080
Career total47174060005717

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

2022–23

2022–23

Individual

Notes and References

  1. News: Иза југа Маракане - Опоравак Звездиних бисера. ФК Црвена звезда, званична презентација. 29 April 2021. 16 September 2022.
  2. News: Ljubisavljević . Miloš . 21 May 2022 . Kadeti Zvezde prvaci Srbije, crveno-beli overili titulu . . 16 September 2022.
  3. News: 15 May 2022 . Омладинци шампиони Србије! . . 16 September 2022.
  4. News: 23 August 2022 . Upoznajte Bekama iz Grafičara video . . 16 September 2022.
  5. News: Džodić . Ivan . 16 September 2022 . Zvezda nagradila talenta: Mijatović prekomandovan u prvi tim, zadužio devetku . mozzartsport.com . 16 September 2022.
  6. News: 14 May 2019 . Пионири бољи од Северне Македоније у првом колу турнира "Трофеј Црна Гора" . Фудбалски савез Србије . 16 September 2022.
  7. News: 16 March 2021 . U16 Директан пренос утакмице Србија - Румунија . Фудбалски савез Србије . 16 September 2022.
  8. News: 29 April 2021 . Иза југа Маракане - Опоравак Звездиних бисера . ФК Црвена звезда, званична презентација . 16 September 2022.
  9. News: 10 March 2022 . U17 Кадети савладали Босну и Херцеговину у последњем тесту пред завршни круг квалификација за пласман на Првенство Европе (видео) . Фудбалски савез Србије . 16 September 2022.
  10. News: Ljubisavljević . Miloš . 31 May 2022 . Dekijev sin, novi Mijatović i mladi Zagrepčanin – ko su novi srpski biseri? . Nova S. 16 September 2022.
  11. News: 30 May 2022 . Euro U17 Генерација 2005. понос Србије, Милошевић први стрелац шампионата, селектор Радован Кривокапић: Они су за мене шампиони . Фудбалски савез Србије . 16 September 2022.
  12. News: 13 September 2022 . U19 Селектор Јован Дамјановић изабрао омладинце за Меморијални турнир "Стеван Ћеле Вилотић", ривали Финска, Португал и Француска . Фудбалски савез Србије . 16 September 2022.
  13. Web site: Najbolji igrač 19. kola Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije – Jovan Mijatović. www.superliga.rs. 19 December 2023.