Nikola Mitrovic

Nikola Mitrovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Митровић; born 2 January 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hungarian club Ujpest.

Club Career

Early years

In 1997, aged 10, Mitrovic joined the youth system of his hometown club Napredak Krusevac. He was promoted to the senior squad in 2004. Over the next three seasons, Mitrovic amassed over 100 competitive appearances for the side, as they were promoted to the top flight in 2007.

Partizan

On 23 July 2007, Mitrovic agreed to a three-year contract with Partizan. He served mainly as a backup to Brazilian defensive midfielder Juca throughout the season, making 18 appearances (league and cup), as the club won the double. Due to strong competition in his position, Mitrovic was loaned to his parent club Napredak Krusevac in the 2008 summer transfer window. He was transferred to Russian club Volga Nizhny Novgorod six months later, spending the entire year there, before again returning to Napredak Krusevac in early 2010.

Ujpest and Videoton

In the summer of 2010, Mitrovic moved abroad for the second time and joined Hungarian club Ujpest. He missed just one out of 30 league games, managing to score once in a 6–0 victory over Ujpest's fierce rivals Ferencvaros. On 28 June 2011, Mitrovic joined Hungarian champions Videoton, signing a two-year contract. He was a regular in his debut season at the club, helping them win the League Cup. In the next 2012–13 campaign, Mitrovic collected 50 appearances and netted nine goals in all competitions, both career-highs.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 4 August 2013, Mitrovic moved to Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv on a one-year deal with an extension option. He was signed by his former Videoton manager Paulo Sousa who joined the club earlier that summer. After defending the league title with Maccabi in his debut season, Mitrovic helped the side win the domestic

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