| Stefan Mitrović | |
| Full Name: | Stefan Mitrović[1] |
| Birth Date: | 22 May 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height: | 1.89 m[2] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Gent |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Red Star Belgrade |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Rad Belgrade |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Petržalka |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Clubs2: | Zbrojovka Brno |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs3: | Metalac Gornji Milanovac |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs4: | Kortrijk |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs5: | Benfica B |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2014 |
| Clubs6: | → Real Valladolid (loan) |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs7: | SC Freiburg |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs8: | Gent |
| Caps8: | 68 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs9: | Strasbourg |
| Caps9: | 89 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Getafe |
| Caps10: | 65 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Gent |
| Caps11: | 14 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Serbia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 36 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:11, 31 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 28 November 2022 |
Stefan Mitrović (Serbian: Стефан Митровић, pronounced as /stêfaːn mǐtroʋitɕ/; born 22 May 1990) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Gent and the Serbia national team.
On 9 June 2012, Mitrović signed a three-year deal with Kortrijk in the Belgian Pro League.[3]
On 7 May 2013, he moved to Benfica on a five-year contract, joining a host of fellow countrymen.[4] During his first six months, he only appeared for the reserve team.[5] On 22 January 2014 he was loaned until the end of the season to Real Valladolid.[6]
On 16 July 2014, Mitrović signed with SC Freiburg for a €1.175 million transfer fee.[7] [8] [9] He made his debut on 4 October 2014, against Werder Bremen.[10] He signed for French club RC Strasbourg from Belgian club Gent in June 2018.[11] On 6 July 2021, Getafe announced the signing of Mitrović from Strasbourg.[12]
On 1 February 2024, Mitrović signed a new two and a half year contract with his former club, Gent.[13]
Mitrović made his debut for the Serbia national team on 31 May 2014, against Panama.[14]
On 14 October 2014, he took down the flag of "Greater Albania" during a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match in Belgrade that was flown over the pitch by a remote control drone.[15]
In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[16] He played in a group stage match against Cameroon, coming on as a sub in 55th minute, replacing Strahinja Pavlović.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Petržalka | 2009–10 | Slovak Super Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 2010–11 | Czech First League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Metalac | 2011–12 | Serbian SuperLiga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Kortrijk | 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| Benfica B | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Valladolid (loan) | 2013–14 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Freiburg | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Gent (loan) | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Gent | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 53 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 76 | 5 | |||
| Strasbourg | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| Total | 89 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 4 | |||
| Getafe | 2021–22 | La Liga | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 65 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2 | |||
| Gent | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Career total | 337 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 404 | 17 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2014 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | ||
Strasbourg