# Djordje Mihailovic

Djordje Aleksandar Mihailovic (born November 10, 1998) 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

As the son of former Washington Diplomats midfielder Aleksandar "Alex" Mihailović, 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.

## 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.

### 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. 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. 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. 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.

### 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 Montréal. In 2021, he had 16 assists, establishing a new CF Montréal club record.

### AZ

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

### Colorado Rapids

On January 8, 2024, Mihailovic returned to the United States, joining Colorado Rapids for a reported transfer fee of around $3 million. He was signed as a Designated Player due to his large transfer fee.

## 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 in Valencia, Spain on July 28 and against Hungary in the Stevan-Vilotic Cele Tournament in Topola, Serbia on September 5.
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 February 18, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Playoffs | Playoffs | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Chicago Fire | 2017 | MLS | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Chicago Fire | 2018 | MLS | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| Chicago Fire | 2019 | MLS | 27 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 3 |
| Chicago Fire | 2020 | MLS | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| Chicago Fire | Total | Total | 73 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 76 | 7 |
| CF Montréal | 2021 | MLS | 34 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 4 |
| CF Montréal | 2022 | MLS | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 12 |
| CF Montréal | Total | Total | 61 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 68 | 16 |
| AZ | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| AZ | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| AZ | Total | Total | 23 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 2 |
| Colorado Rapids | 2024 | MLS | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 36 | 12 |
| Colorado Rapids | 2025 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Colorado Rapids | Total | Total | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 14 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 186 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 218 | 39 |
* ↑ /ˈdʒɔːrdʒi mɪˈhaɪləvɪtʃ/ JOR-jee mih-HY-lə-vitch; Serbian: Ђорђе Александар Михаиловић, romanized: Đorđe Aleksandar Mihailović; Macedonian: Ѓорѓе Александар Михаиловиќ, romanized: Ǵorǵe Aleksandar Mihailoviḱ.
* ↑ Includes U.S. Open Cup, Canadian Championship, KNVB Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

### International

    As of match played July 12, 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| United States | 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| United States | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| United States | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| United States | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| United States | 2023 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 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 | June 28, 2023 | CityPark, St. Louis, United States | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |

## Honors

CF Montréal
* Canadian Championship: 2021