Djordje Mihailovic

Djordje Mihailovic
Mihailovic with Chicago Fire in 2017
Personal information
Full name Djordje Aleksandar Mihailovic[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Colorado Rapids
Number 10
Youth career
2003–2013 Chicago Blast
2013–2017 Chicago Fire
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Chicago Fire 73 (7)
2021–2022 CF Montréal 61 (13)
2023–2024 AZ 23 (1)
2024– Colorado Rapids 29 (11)
International career‡
2016–2017 United States U19 6 (3)
2019–2024 United States U23 (O.P.) 13 (3)
2019– United States 11 (3)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 2, 2024

Djordje Aleksandar Mihailovic (Serbian: Ђорђе Александар Михаиловић, romanized: Đorđe Aleksandar Mihailović; Macedonian: Ѓорѓе Александар Михаиловиќ; (/ˈdʒɔːrdʒi mɪˈhaɪləvɪtʃ/ JOR-jee mih-HY-lə-vitch); born November 10, 1998)[3] is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids and the United States national team.

Personal life

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As the son of former Washington Diplomats midfielder Aleksandar "Alex" Mihailović,[4] Djordje was introduced to soccer at an early age. His sister, Aleksandra, played soccer at the University of New Mexico. He is of paternal Serbian and maternal Macedonian descent.[5]

Club career

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Early career

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Mihailovic grew up playing for his father's club, Chicago Blast. He joined the Chicago Fire youth academy in the fall of 2013, starting with the under 16s, and moving up to the under 18s the following year. Mihailovic totaled 41 goals in 66 matches during his tenure with the academy.[6]

Chicago Fire

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The Chicago Fire signed Mihailovic as a homegrown player on January 27, 2017. The 18-year-old became the ninth Homegrown signing in Fire history and the first player born after the club's founding in 1997.[7] He made his MLS debut on March 11, 2017, in a 2–0 home victory over Real Salt Lake. He was subbed on for Michael de Leeuw in the 93rd minute.[8] He scored his first MLS goal on September 27, 2017, in a 4–1 away victory over the San Jose Earthquakes. His goal, assisted by Matt Polster, came in the 14th minute and was the first of the match.[9] During the Knockout Round clash with the New York Red Bulls, Mihailovic was diagnosed with a ruptured ACL after a tackle that left him in serious pain. Mihailovic would miss 6–8 months before returning to the field.[10]

CF Montréal

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On December 17, 2020, Mihailovic was traded to CF Montréal in exchange for $400,000 in 2021 General Allocation Money, $400,000 in 2022 General Allocation Money, as well as $200,000 in conditional General Allocation Money. Mihailovic also signed a new three-year deal with Montreal.[11] In 2021, he had 16 assists, establishing a new CF Montréal club record.[12]

AZ

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On August 24, 2022, Montreal announced a transfer had been agreed with Eredivisie side AZ for Mihailovic, effective January 1, 2023.[13] He made his debut on January 7 against Vitesse.[14]

Colorado Rapids

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On January 8, 2024, Mihailovic returned to the United States, joining Colorado Rapids for a reported transfer fee of around $3 million.[15][16]

International career

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As a U.S. Youth International who spent time in the U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida, Mihailovic scored three goals for the U-19s in 2016 including the game winners against Mauritania in the 2016 COTIF Tournament[17] in Valencia, Spain on July 28 and against Hungary in the Stevan-Vilotic Cele Tournament in Topola, Serbia[18] on September 5.[7]

Mihailovic made his senior team debut on January 27, 2019, against Panama, where he scored his first senior international goal. Mihailovic was included on the 23 man roster for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup where he made two appearances during the group stage.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played October 25, 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chicago Fire 2017 MLS 17 1 1 0 — 1[b] 0 19 1
2018 9 1 — — — 9 1
2019 27 3 1 0 — — 28 3
2020 20 2 — — — 20 2
Total 73 7 2 0 — 1 0 76 7
CF Montréal 2021 MLS 34 4 1 0 — — 35 4
2022 27 9 — 4[c] 1 2[b] 2 33 12
Total 61 13 1 0 4 1 2 2 68 16
AZ 2022–23 Eredivisie 15 1 1 0 4[d] 0 — 20 1
2023–24 8 0 — 8[d] 1 — 16 1
Total 23 1 1 0 12 1 — 36 2
Colorado Rapids 2024 MLS 29 11 — — — 29 11
Career total 186 32 4 0 16 2 3 2 209 36
  1. ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup, Canadian Championship and KNVB Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played July 12, 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2019 5 1
2020 1 0
2021 0 0
2022 0 0
2023 5 2
Total 11 3
Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mihailovic goal.
List of international goals scored by Djordje Mihailovic
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 January 27, 2019 State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States  Panama 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2 June 28, 2023 CityPark, St. Louis, United States  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–0 6–0 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3 6–0

Honors

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CF Montreal

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. ^ "Djordje Mihailovic". CF Montréal. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "MIHAILOVIC Djordje". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "NASL-Aleks Mihailovich". www.nasljerseys.com.
  5. ^ M. Topalović (March 2, 2020). "Stojanović nova uzdanica kluba u kom su bili Paunović, Katai, Nikolić i Švajnštajger". Alo! (in Serbian). Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Profile at US Soccer Development Academy". chic.ussoccerda.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Djordje Mihailovic". Chicago Fire. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "Chicago Fire vs. Real Salt Lake – 11 March 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes vs. Chicago Fire – 27 September 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "More bad news for Fire as Djordje Mihailovic's injury 'doesn't look good'". nbcsports.com. October 26, 2017.
  11. ^ Montréal, C. F. "Impact acquires midfielder Djordje Mihailovic from Chicago Fire". CF Montréal.
  12. ^ Montréal, C. F. "Djordje Mihailovic transferred to AZ Alkmaar". CF Montréal. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  13. ^ Bogert, Tom (August 24, 2022). "Official: CF Montréal star Djordje Mihailovic moving to AZ Alkmaar in January".
  14. ^ Henry Jr, Larry (January 7, 2023). "Djordje Mihailovic makes AZ Alkmaar debut". SBI Soccer.
  15. ^ Rapids, Colorado. "Colorado Rapids acquire U.S. international midfielder Djordje Mihailovic as Designated Player". Colorado Rapids.
  16. ^ "Colorado Rapids sign USMNT midfielder Djordje Mihailovic from AZ Alkmaar | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  17. ^ "U-19 MNT Defeats Mauritania to Stay Alive in Group A". ussoccer.com.
  18. ^ "Friedel Names 24 Player Roster for Chula Vista Training Camp". ussoccer.com.
  19. ^ Djordje Mihailovic at Soccerway
  20. ^ Djordje Mihailovic at National-Football-Teams.com
  21. ^ "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". Retrieved November 21, 2021.[permanent dead link]
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