# Jovan Mijatović

Jovan Mijatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Мијатовић; born 11 July 2005) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven on loan from American side New York City.

## Club career

Mijatović went through the junior selections of Red Star Belgrade. At the beginning of the spring of 2021, he suffered a serious knee injury, which caused him to be absent from the field in the following period. With the cadet team, he participated in winning the title for the 2021/22 season, while occasionally playing for the youth team. At the beginning of the competition 2022/23. Mijatović played for Grafičar, where he scored five goals in eight games in the Serbian First League. At the end of the summer transfer window of the same year, he was returned to his parent club and joined the first team. He took the number 9 jersey previously worn by Milan Pavkov.
On 31 January 2025, Mijatović joined OH Leuven in Belgium on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season. He made his debut on February 16, 2025 and scored the winning goal against FCV Dender.

## International career
### Youth

In 2019, Mijatović played for the Serbian under-15 national team. He scored a goal at the opening of the Trofej Crna Gora tournament in Podgorica, against the corresponding team of Slovenia. He also made his debut for the under-16 team at a friendly match with his peers from Romania in March 2021. Soon after that, he suffered an injury that kept him off the field for a long time .
He joined the Serbia national under-17 football team a year later, debuting in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He enjoyed a long run in the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where Serbia reached the semi-finals under the leadership of Radovan Krivokapić, scoring the lead goal in their semi-final against the Netherlands, only to eventually lose on penalties.
The selector of the Serbia national under-19 football team, Jovan Damjanović, sent an invitation to Mijatović for the "Stevan Vilotić Ćele" Memorial Tournament in September 2022.

## Career statistics

    As of 14 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 |
| Red Star Belgrade | Total | Total | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 |
| Grafičar Beograd (loan) | 2022–23 | Serbian First League | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 |
| Grafičar Beograd (loan) | 2023–24 | Serbian First League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Grafičar Beograd (loan) | Total | Total | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 |
| New York City | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| New York City II | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| OH Leuven | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 50 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 18 |
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

## Honours
### Red Star Belgrade

* Serbian SuperLiga: 2022–23
* Serbian Cup: 2022–23
Individual
* Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2023–24 (Round 19)