List of international goals scored by Aleksandar Mitrović explained

Aleksandar Mitrović is a Serbian professional footballer who has represented the Serbia national football team as a forward since his debut on 7 June 2013 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Belgium.[1] On 6 September 2013, he scored his first international goal in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Croatia, in what was his third international appearance. Since then, he has become Serbia's all-time record goalscorer with 58 goals in 94 matches.

With six goals in UEFA Group D, Mitrović led Serbia's successful campaign to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[2] On 9 June 2018, he scored his first international hat-trick in a friendly against Bolivia.[3] Later that month, he scored the opening goal in a 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage match against Switzerland, which ultimately ended in a 2–1 loss; Serbia were eliminated in the group stage.[4] With six goals, he finished as the top scorer of the inaugural 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, in which Serbia were promoted to League B.[5] In UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group B, Mitrović scored ten goals, second in the group behind only Cristiano Ronaldo's eleven.[6] Serbia finished third in the group, but advanced to the play-offs through the UEFA Nations League. They were eliminated by Scotland via penalty shoot-out after Mitrović failed to convert his spot kick.[7] By scoring his 39th goal in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Portugal on 27 March 2021, Mitrović surpassed the all-time goal-scoring record for Serbia and its precursor Yugoslavia that had been held by Stjepan Bobek.[8] On 14 November 2021, he scored the deciding, last-minute goal in a 2–1 away win over Portugal that resulted in Serbia qualifying directly for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[9] He scored a total of six goals in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League, including a hat-trick against Sweden on 24 September 2022. Three days later, he scored his 50th international goal in a 2–0 away win over Norway that resulted in Serbia being promoted to League A for the first time.[10] [11] Mitrović scored two goals at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[12]

In total, Mitrović has scored 15 goals in FIFA World Cup qualification, three goals in the FIFA World Cup finals, 11 goals in friendlies, 15 goals in UEFA European Championship qualifying and an all-time record 14 goals[11] in the UEFA Nations League. The opponent against whom he has scored the most is Lithuania, with eight goals. His most successful goal-scoring year was 2018, when he scored 12 goals in 13 international appearances. The only year in which he has failed to score for Serbia was 2014.

List of international goals

Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first. Green indicates a match that Serbia won, red a match that Serbia lost and yellow a match that ended in a draw.

! scope="col"
Cap[13] DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1align=center 3 6 September 2013 Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 1–1 align=center [14]
2align=center 15 7 September 2015 Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France align=center 1–2 align=center [15]
3align=center 20 25 May 2016 Užice City Stadium, Užice, Serbia align=center 1–0 align=center [16]
4align=center 22 5 June 2016 Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco align=center 1–1 align=center [17]
524 9 October 2016 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [18]
6align=center 2–1
7align=center 25 12 November 2016 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales align=center 1–1 align=center [19]
8align=center 27 24 March 2017 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia align=center 2–1 align=center [20]
9align=center 28 11 June 2017 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 1–1 align=center [21]
10align=center 29 2 September 2017 Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 3–0 align=center [22]
11align=center 33 10 November 2017 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China align=center 2–0 align=center [23]
1235 27 March 2018 The Hive Stadium, London, England align=center 1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [24]
13align=center 2–0
1437 9 June 2018 Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria align=center 1–0rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" [25]
153–0
165–1
17align=center 39 22 June 2018 Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia align=center 1–0 align=center [26]
1842 10 September 2018 Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [27]
19align=center 2–1
2043 11 October 2018 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro align=center 1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [28]
21align=center 2–0
22align=center 45 17 November 2018 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 2–0 align=center [29]
23align=center 46 20 November 2018 Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 2–0 align=center [30]
2449 10 June 2019 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [31]
25align=center 2–0
26align=center 50 7 September 2019 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 2–3 align=center [32]
2751 10 September 2019 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg align=center 1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [33]
28align=center 3–1
29align=center 52 10 October 2019 Mladost Stadium, Kruševac, Serbia align=center 1–0 align=center [34]
3053 14 October 2019 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania align=center 1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [35]
31align=center 2–0
3254 14 November 2019 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [36]
33align=center 2–0
34align=center 55 17 November 2019 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 2–1 align=center [37]
35align=center 56 3 September 2020 VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia align=center 1–2 align=center [38]
36align=center 59 14 October 2020 Türk Telekom Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey align=center 2–0 align=center [39]
3762 24 March 2021 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 2–1 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [40]
38align=center 3–1
39align=center 63 27 March 2021 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 1–2 align=center [41]
4064 30 March 2021 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan align=center 1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [42]
41align=center 2–1
4265 4 September 2021 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [43]
43align=center 2–0
44align=center 69 14 November 2021 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal align=center 2–1 align=center [44]
45align=center 73 5 June 2022 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 1–0 align=center [45]
46align=center 74 12 June 2022 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia align=center 2–0 align=center [46]
4775 24 September 2022 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 1–1rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" [47]
482–1
493–1
50align=center 76 27 September 2022 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway align=center 2–0 align=center [48]
51align=center 78 28 November 2022 Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar align=center 3–1 align=center [49]
52align=center 79 2 December 2022 Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar align=center 1–1 align=center [50]
5383 10 September 2023 Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania align=center 1–0rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" [51]
542–0
553–0
5685 17 October 2023 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia align=center 1–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" [52]
57align=center 2–1
58align=center 91 8 June 2024 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden align=center 2–0 align=center [53]

Hat-tricks

OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDate
1data-sort-value="Bolivia" data-sort-value="1" 3 – (1–0', 3–1', 5–1')5–1Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, AustriaFriendly9 June 2018
2data-sort-value="Sweden" data-sort-value="2" 3 – (1–1', 2–1', 3–1')4–1Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia2022–23 UEFA Nations League B24 September 2022
3data-sort-value="Sweden" data-sort-value="2" 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')3–1Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, LithuaniaUEFA Euro 2024 qualification10 September 2023

Statistics

Caps and goals by year
YearGoals
201331
201470
201581
201685
201774
20181312
2019911
202062
202188
2022108
202385
202471
Total9458
Goals by opponent!Opponent!Goals
8
6
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Total58
Goals by competition
CompetitionGoals
15
FIFA World Cup finals3
11
15
UEFA Nations League14
Total58

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mondo. 8 June 2013. Kolarov: Ponavljamo iste greške. Serbian. 10 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Vrablik. Lukas. 4 August 2022. Can Aleksandar Mitrovic replicate his scoring feats in Premier League?. BBC Sport. https://web.archive.org/web/20220806134852/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62280543. 6 August 2022. 10 October 2022.
  3. Web site: BBC Sport. 9 June 2018. Serbia 5–1 Bolivia. 10 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Ruthven. Graham. 22 June 2018. Switzerland grab dramatic win over Serbia. Eurosport. 10 October 2022.
  5. Web site: Sky News. 17 December 2018. Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic named Serbian Player of the Year. https://web.archive.org/web/20200104013554/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/11584243/fulhams-aleksandar-mitrovic-named-serbian-player-of-the-year. 4 January 2020. 10 October 2022.
  6. Web site: UEFA. 2020. Statistics: European Qualifiers in Numbers. https://web.archive.org/web/20200117150436/https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/statistics/. 17 January 2020. 10 October 2022.
  7. Web site: Sky Sports. 13 November 2020. Serbia 1–1 Scotland (4–5 on penalties): Aleksandar Mitrovic miss ends 22 years of hurt for Tartan Army. https://web.archive.org/web/20210317204845/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/19692/12130963/serbia-1-1-scotland-4-5-on-penalties-aleksandar-mitrovic-miss-ends-22-years-of-hurt-for-tartan-army. 17 March 2021. 10 October 2022.
  8. Web site: BBC Serbian. 28 March 2021. Fudbal, Srbija i Aleksandar Mitrović: Čovek koji je srušio rekord Stjepana Bobeka star pola veka. Serbian. https://web.archive.org/web/20210330180017/https://www.bbc.com/serbian/lat/svet-56552079. 30 March 2021. 10 October 2022.
  9. Web site: ESPN. Reuters. 14 November 2021. Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup hopes take hit as Serbia shock Portugal to win group. https://web.archive.org/web/20211115011316/https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/590222. 15 November 2021. 10 October 2022.
  10. Web site: BBC Sport. 24 September 2022. Serbia 4–1 Sweden. 10 October 2022.
  11. Web site: BBC Sport. 27 September 2022. Norway 0–2 Serbia. 10 October 2022.
  12. Web site: Andrew. Neil. 2022. FIFA World Cup 2022 Top Scorers, Golden Boot Race. Sports Illustrated. 3 December 2022.
  13. Web site: Mamrud. Roberto. . Aleksandar Mitrovic – Goals in International Matches. RSSSF. 15 October 2022.
  14. Web site: FIFA. 6 September 2013. Serbia–Croatia 1:1 (0:0). https://web.archive.org/web/20130928121849/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=258374/match=300182196/report.html. 28 September 2013. 10 October 2022.
  15. Web site: Eurosport. 7 September 2015. Blaise Matuidi scores twice as France defeat Serbia in Bordeaux. 10 October 2022.
  16. Web site: ESPN. 25 May 2016. Serbia 2–1 Cyprus. 10 October 2022.
  17. Web site: Reuters. 5 June 2016. Russia's Denisov injured in Serbia draw, set to miss Euros. 10 October 2022.
  18. Web site: Marca. Reuters. 10 October 2016. Majestic Tadic steers Serbia to win over Austria. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010134320/https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2016/10/10/57faba38e5fdead47b8b459e.html. 10 October 2016. 10 October 2022.
  19. News: James. Stuart. 12 November 2016. Wales held to damaging Serbia draw after late Aleksandar Mitrovic goal. https://web.archive.org/web/20161113052138/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/nov/12/wales-serbia-world-cup-qualifier-match-report. 13 November 2016. 10 October 2022.
  20. Web site: SBS. 25 March 2017. Serbia go top after comeback 3–1 win in Georgia. 10 October 2022.
  21. Web site: Associated Press. 11 June 2017. Mitrovic equalizes for Serbia to frustrate weakened Wales. 10 October 2022.
  22. News: The Guardian. 2 September 2017. Serbia 3–0 Moldova. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903164945/https://www.theguardian.com/football/match/2017/sep/02/serbia-v-moldova. 3 September 2017. 10 October 2022.
  23. Web site: France24. AFP. 10 November 2017. Mitrovic on target as Serbia win 2–0 in China. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109035015/https://www.france24.com/en/20171110-mitrovic-target-serbia-win-2-0-china. 9 November 2020. 10 October 2022.
  24. Web site: Reuters. 27 March 2018. Mitrovic double gives Serbia 2–0 friendly win over Nigeria. 10 October 2022.
  25. Web site: Reuters. 9 June 2018. Mitrovic treble helps Serbia to 5–1 rout of Bolivia. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229113712/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-worldcup-srb-bol-idUKKCN1J50U2. 29 December 2021. 10 October 2022.
  26. News: Draper. Kevin. 22 June 2018. Switzerland, Behind Shaqiri’s Late Strike, Topples Serbia. The New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20180622230208/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/22/sports/world-cup/switzerland-vs-serbia.html. 22 June 2018. 10 October 2022.
  27. Web site: BBC Sport. 10 September 2018. Serbia 2–2 Romania. 10 October 2022.
  28. Web site: Reuters. 11 October 2018. Mitrovic double gives Serbia 2–0 win at Montenegro. 10 October 2022.
  29. News: Marca. 17 November 2018. Mitrovic becomes the latest to try a Panenka, but it flew over the bar. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120002549/https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2018/11/17/5bf05bd122601d6f1e8b462a.html. 20 November 2018. 10 October 2022.
  30. Web site: UEFA. 20 November 2018. Serbia 4–1 Lithuania. https://web.archive.org/web/20201031163756/https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2024138--serbia-vs-lithuania/. 31 October 2020. 10 October 2022.
  31. Web site: UEFA. 10 June 2019. Serbia 4–1 Lithuania. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628044608/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2026143/. 28 June 2021. 10 October 2022.
  32. Web site: Milosavljevic. Zoran. 7 September 2019. Portugal rekindle Euro 2020 hopes with 4–2 win in Serbia. Reuters. 10 October 2022.
  33. Web site: UEFA. Luxembourg 1–3 Serbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628053129/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2026212/. 28 June 2021. 10 October 2022.
  34. Web site: ESPN. Serbia 1–0 Paraguay. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812230829/https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/558008. 12 August 2021. 10 October 2022.
  35. Web site: UEFA. Lithuania 1–2 Serbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20191105050756/https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2026127--lithuania-vs-serbia/. 5 November 2019. 10 October 2022.
  36. Web site: ESPN. Reuters. 14 November 2019. Aleksandar Mitrovic double keeps Serbia in Euro 2020 contention. https://web.archive.org/web/20220606224308/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/528890. 6 June 2022. 10 October 2022.
  37. Web site: Milosavljevic. Zoran. 17 November 2019. Late equaliser gives Ukraine 2–2 draw in Serbia. Reuters. 10 October 2022.
  38. News: The Guardian. Russia 3–1 Serbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20200904044008/https://www.theguardian.com/football/match/2020/sep/03/russia-v-serbia. 4 September 2020. 10 October 2022.
  39. News: The Guardian. 14 October 2020. Turkey 2–2 Serbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20201015085421/https://www.theguardian.com/football/match/2020/oct/14/turkey-v-serbia. 15 October 2020. 10 October 2022.
  40. Web site: Gault. Matt. 24 March 2021. Serbia 3–2 Republic of Ireland. BBC Sport. https://web.archive.org/web/20210327005035/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56491904. 27 March 2021. 10 October 2022.
  41. Web site: Kilpatrick. James. 28 March 2021. Serbia 2–2 Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo has last-gasp goal controversially denied in qualifier. Eurosport. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724182920/https://www.eurosport.com/football/world-cup-qualification-uefa/2022/serbia-2-2-portugal-cristiano-ronaldo-has-last-gasp-finish-controversially-denied-in-qualifier_sto8194346/story.shtml. 24 July 2021. 10 October 2022.
  42. Web site: BBC Sport. Azerbaijan 1–2 Serbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20210330182307/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56584280. 30 March 2021. 10 October 2022.
  43. Web site: ESPN. Serbia 4–1 Luxembourg. https://web.archive.org/web/20220606224257/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/590341. 6 June 2022. 10 October 2022.
  44. Web site: Sky News. Aleksandar Mitrovic strike for Serbia sends Portugal into play-offs. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114224913/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12098/12468615/aleksandar-mitrovic-strike-for-serbia-sends-portugal-into-play-offs-world-cup-qualifying-round-up. 14 November 2021. 10 October 2022.
  45. Web site: ESPN. Serbia 4–1 Slovenia. https://web.archive.org/web/20220606000354/https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/624133. 6 June 2022. 10 October 2022.
  46. News: The Guardian. 12 June 2022. Slovenia 2–2 Serbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20220707081357/https://www.theguardian.com/football/match/2022/jun/12/slovenia-v-serbia. 7 July 2022. 10 October 2022.
  47. Web site: ESPN. Reuters. 24 September 2022. Mitrovic hat trick gives slick Serbia 4–1 win over sorry Sweden. https://web.archive.org/web/20220925071523/https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/624034. 25 September 2022. 10 October 2022.
  48. News: Marca. 27 September 2019. Serbia outshine Haaland and Norway. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927213353/https://www.marca.com/en/football/nations-league/cronica/2022/09/27/633357e5ca47411d748b45c6.html. 27 September 2022. 10 October 2022.
  49. Web site: Grounds. Ben. 28 November 2022. Cameroon 3–3 Serbia: Vincent Aboubakar and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting goals complete stunning comeback. Sky Sports. https://web.archive.org/web/20221130095047/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12757048/world-cup-2022-cameroon-3-3-serbia-vincent-aboubakar-and-eric-maxim-choupo-moting-goals-complete-stunning-comeback. 30 November 2022. 3 December 2022.
  50. Web site: Ogden. Mark. 2 December 2022. Emotional clash turns 5-goal thriller as Shaqiri punches Switzerland past Serbia to World Cup knockouts. ESPN. https://web.archive.org/web/20221202230906/https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/story/4823464/fiery-world-cup-win-for-switzerlands-shaqiri-vs-serbia. 2 December 2022. 3 December 2022.
  51. News: The Guardian. 10 September 2023. Lithuania 1–3 Serbia. 13 October 2023.
  52. Web site: Sky Sports. 17 October 2023. Serbia 3–1 Montenegro. 20 October 2023.
  53. Web site: Reuters. 8 June 2024. Serbia sign off Euro warm-ups with 3-0 friendly win over Sweden. 8 June 2024.

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