Djordje Mihailovic

Djordje Aleksandar Mihailovic[lower-alpha 1] (born November 10, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar and the United States national team.

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
Place of birth Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 AZ
Number 14
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– AZ 18 (1)
International career‡
2016–2017 United States U19 6 (3)
2019–2021 United States U23 9 (1)
2019– United States 11 (3)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Runner-upCONCACAF Gold Cup2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 3, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 12, 2023

Personal life

As the son of former Washington Diplomats midfielder Aleksandar "Alex" Mihailović,[3] 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.[4]

Club career

Early career

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.[5]

Chicago Fire

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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

CF Montréal

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.[10] In 2021, he had 16 assists, establishing a new CF Montréal club record.[11]

AZ

On August 24, 2022, Montreal announced a transfer had been agreed with Eredivisie side AZ for Mihailovic, effective January 1, 2023.[12] He made his debut on January 7 against Vitesse.[13]

International career

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[14] in Valencia, Spain on July 28 and against Hungary in the Stevan-Vilotic Cele Tournament in Topola, Serbia[15] on September 5.[6]

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

Club
As of match played September 3, 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Fire 2017 MLS 17110—1[lower-alpha 3]0191
2018 91———91
2019 27310——283
2020 202———202
Total 73720—10767
CF Montréal 2021 MLS 34410——354
2022 279—4[lower-alpha 4]12[lower-alpha 3]23312
Total 61131041226816
AZ 2022–23 Eredivisie 151104[lower-alpha 5]0—201
2023–24 30004[lower-alpha 5]1—71
Total 181108100272
Career total 15221401223217125
  1. Serbian: Ђорђе Александар Михаиловић, romanized: Đorđe Aleksandar Mihailović; Macedonian: Ѓорѓе Александар Михаиловиќ
  2. Includes U.S. Open Cup, Canadian Championship and KNVB Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  4. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played July 12, 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 201951
202010
202100
202200
202352
Total113
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
1January 27, 2019State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States Panama1–03–0Friendly
2June 28, 2023CityPark, St. Louis, United States Saint Kitts and Nevis1–06–02023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
36–0

Honors

CF Montreal

Notes

    References
    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. NASL Jerseys profile
    4. 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.
    5. "Profile at US Soccer Development Academy". chic.ussoccerda.com.
    6. "Djordje Mihailovic". Chicago Fire. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
    7. "Chicago Fire vs. Real Salt Lake – 11 March 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
    8. "San Jose Earthquakes vs. Chicago Fire – 27 September 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
    9. "More bad news for Fire as Djordje Mihailovic's injury 'doesn't look good'". nbcsports.com. October 26, 2017.
    10. "Impact acquires midfielder Djordje Mihailovic from Chicago Fire | FC Montreal".
    11. Montréal, C. F. "Djordje Mihailovic transferred to AZ Alkmaar". CF Montréal. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
    12. Bogert, Tom (August 24, 2022). "Official: CF Montréal star Djordje Mihailovic moving to AZ Alkmaar in January".
    13. Henry Jr, Larry (January 7, 2023). "Djordje Mihailovic makes AZ Alkmaar debut". SBI Soccer.
    14. "U-19 MNT Defeats Mauritania to Stay Alive in Group A". ussoccer.com.
    15. "Friedel Names 24 Player Roster for Chula Vista Training Camp". ussoccer.com.
    16. Djordje Mihailovic at Soccerway
    17. Djordje Mihailovic at National-Football-Teams.com
    18. "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". Retrieved November 21, 2021.
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