17 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Aleksandar Mitrovic
14. Mitrovic Scored Just Nine Minutes Into His Professional Debut... And Made His First Appearance Aged 16
He may be only 20 years of age now, but Mitrovic has already been around for more than four years. He made his debut for Belgrade-based side Teleoptik in 2011 aged 16 and netted seven goals in 25 games for the Serbian First League side as a semi-professional. Partizan Belgrade soon came calling and offered Mitrovic a professional contract. Aged 17, Mitrovic came off the bench and scored nine minutes into his debut for the Serbian SuperLiga side in a Champions League qualifier against Maltese side Valletta in July 2012.
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