Marko Mitrović (footballer, born 1992)

Marko Mitrović
Personal information
Full name Marko Mitrović
Date of birth (1992-06-27) 27 June 1992
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 FC Eindhoven
Number 19
Youth career
1996-1998 BK Olympic
1998–2008 Malmö FF
2008–2011 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2012 Chelsea 0 (0)
2012–2014 Brescia 31 (3)
2015– FC Eindhoven 3 (1)
National team
2007–2009 Sweden U17 11 (10)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Marko Mitrović (born 27 June 1992) is a Swedish football player, currently plays as a striker for FC Eindhoven in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. Mitrovic came through the ranks of Chelsea's Academy, and was part of their victorious Youth Cup side in 2010, and included a goal in the final against Aston Villa. He moved up to the reserves thereafter, but never made a first team appearance. He made his professional debut for Brescia in a Coppa Italia match against Cremonese.

Early life

Mitrović was born in Högaholm, a neighbourhood of Malmö, Sweden. He is of Serbian descent.[1] He has a younger brother, Alexandar, and an older sister, Christina.

Club career

Early career

At the age of four, Mitrović began playing football for a local team BK Olympic but shortly moved on to Malmö FF at the age of six.

Malmö FF

Mitrović joined Malmö FF at the age of six where he spent most of his youth before moving to Chelsea FC in 2008 at the age of sixteen. He scored more goals than appearances made for the club. He didn’t play much for Malmö after the move.

Chelsea FC

Marko agreed to join Chelsea in January 2008, to join as a first-year scholar in June of the same year, staying with his home-town club until the transfer, with semi-regular visits to Cobham. Early signs were that Marko would score goals, and plenty of them. His arrival at Chelsea proper was delayed by participation in the Under-16 Nordic Tournament. In four games he scored seven goals to easily finish as top goalscorer. He then won the Golden Boot in the Cobham Cup, before his first season was beset by injuries – first a thigh problem, then a back issue, and damaged ankle ligaments ended his season early. He still managed five goals in eight starts, an indication of his ability. Coming back refreshed from a summer break ahead of 2009/10, year two was Marko’s breakthrough campaign. He finished top of the club's junior goalscoring ranks, a tally which compared well with the country’s leading youth goalscorers, and he was a crucial part of the team’s success in the FA Youth Cup, scoring the equaliser in the second leg of the Final against Aston Villa. He missed the first seven months of the 2010-11 season, having undergone surgery to repair damaged ankle ligaments early in the campaign. His return came in early March 2011, in a reserve match away to Bolton Wanderers. Injuries have, however, continued to affect him throughout the year of 2011 and into 2012, and he departed at the end of his contract in June 2012.

Brescia Calcio

In the summer of 2012, Mitrović joined the Italian Serie B club Brescia Calcio.

2012-13 season

He made his professional debut for Brescia in a Coppa Italia match against Cremonese. On 25 August 2012, he made his Serie B debut coming of the bench, in a 1-0 loss against Crotone. He finished the season scoring two goals in twenty-two games coming off the bench.

2013-14 season

In the first game of the 2013-14 season, Mitrović scored his first goal of the season in a Coppa Italia win against S.S. Teramo Calcio.

International career

Marko has represented Sweden at Under-16, Under-17, and Under-19 levels. He took part in Nordic Cup with Sweden where they finished as runners-up, being beaten by Norway. He is, however, also eligible to play for Serbia.

Style of play

He’s tall, broad and strong, with good left foot shot and impressive skill levels. Mitrović plays an attacking role, most often playing as a striker but can also play as a winger, and is known for his finishing, pace, dribbling, positioning, strength and his aerial ability. Although left footed, he is also able to control and dribble the ball and finish well with his right foot. Mitrović is known for his pace, skill, control and dribbling ability, as well as his flair in beating players during one on one situations. Uniquely, his height, strength, jumping ability and heading technique have given him an edge in winning aerial challenges for balls, with the majority of his goals often being headers. He has often been compared to a young Zlatan Ibrahimović.

Honours

Club

Chelsea FC

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Srbi u tuđini". Sportal. July 26, 2010.
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