Mileta Rajović

Mileta Rajović (born 17 July 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford.

Mileta Rajović
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-17) 17 July 1999
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Number 9
Youth career
Brøndby
2014–2016 AB
2016–2017 Brøndby
2017–2018 Randers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 B.93 11 (4)
2019 HB Køge 1 (0)
2019–2021 Roskilde 29 (9)
2021–2022 Næstved 55 (29)
2023 Kalmar FF 20 (7)
2023– Watford 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Having previously played for AB, Brøndby and Randers at youth level,[2][3] Rajović signed for B.93 in September 2018 following a trial spell at the club.[4] He transferred to HB Køge on a contract until the end of the season in January 2019,[5] but he was released when his contract expired at the end of the season,[6] having made a single league appearance for the club.[7] He joined Roskilde in summer 2019 and agreed a one-year contract with the club in September 2019.[8][9]

Rajović signed for Næstved in January 2021.[10][11] Having scored 12 goals in his opening 17 matches of the 2021–22 season, he signed a contract extension with the club in October 2021.[12] During the 2021–22 season, he scored 18 goals in 27 games as Næstved were promoted from the Danish 2nd Division as champions,[13] and was given the club's Player of the Year award for the season.[14] In December 2022, it was rumoured that there was transfer interest in Rajović from multiple clubs in the Danish Superliga and Allsvenskan, including IFK Göteborg.[13][15] Having amassed 30 goals in 58 games for Næstved,[16] Rajović signed for Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF on a three-and a half year deal on 9 December 2022.[16][17] The fee received for Rajović was a new club record for Næstved according to their sporting director Peter Dinesen.[16] His first four appearances for Kalmar came in the Svenska Cupen, in which he scored five goals.[18]

On 25 August 2023, Rajović signed for EFL Championship club Watford on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £1 million.[19][20] He made his debut as a substitute in a 1–0 Championship defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 27 August,[21] and scored a brace on his first start the following week as Watford drew 3–3 away to Coventry City.[22]

Personal life

Born in Denmark, Rajović is of Serbian Montenegrin descent.[23] The Rajović family is of the Vasojevici tribe in origin.

References
  1. "Behind the transfer of Mileta Rajović" (video). YouTube.com. Watford F.C. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. Schmidt, Martin (9 October 2021). "Tidligere BIF-talent lyner i 2. div: Drøm om SL". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. "Mileta Rajović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. Blond, Mikael (2 September 2018). "B93 henter ny angriber". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. Tøfting, Nicolai (31 January 2019). "HB Køge kaprer tidligere BIF-talent i B93". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  6. Schmidt, Martin (24 May 2019). "Tidligere Brøndby-talent stopper i HB Køge". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  7. "M. Rajović: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. Tøfting, Nicolai (23 July 2019). "Angriber vil kickstarte karrieren i Roskilde". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  9. Schmidt, Martin (12 September 2019). "Tidligere Brøndby-talent forlænger i Roskilde". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  10. "Næstved henter angriber i FC Roskilde". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  11. "Rajovic har ramt det meste". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  12. Nelausen, Raymund (21 November 2021). "Stor Næstved-nyhed: Forlænger med bomber". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  13. Okstrøm, Oliver (6 December 2022). "Danske og svenske klubber ude efter Næstved-bomber". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  14. Sand, Nicholas (11 June 2022). "Ung målsluger er sæsonens profil i Næstved". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  15. Porse, Kristian (6 December 2022). "bold.dk erfarer: IFK og Superliga-klubber jagter Næstved-bomber". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  16. Lissau, Andreas Sandby (9 December 2022). "Bekræftet: Næstved sælger topscorer til Kalmar FF i rekordhandel". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  17. Ortiz, Oscar Lindgren (9 December 2022). "Kalmar FF har gjort klart med anfallare". Fotbolldirekt (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  18. Grönlund, Konrad (1 April 2023). "Ska hålla kvar Kalmar i toppen: "Tror på mig"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  19. "Official: Rajović Joins The Hornets". watfordfc.com. Watford F.C. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  20. French, Andrew (25 August 2023). "Watford have signed young Danish striker Mileta Rajovic". Watford Observer. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  21. "Match Report: Watford 0–1 Blackburn Rovers". watfordfc.com. Watford F.C. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  22. "Coventry and Watford draw six-goal thriller". BBC Sport. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  23. El-Itr, Obaida (9 June 2023). "Hjulmand holder øje med ham: Blev overrasket". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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