Ognjen Mimović

Ognjen Mimović
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004
Place of birth Gornji Milanovac, Serbia and Montenegro
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Youth career
2020–2021 Metalac Gornji Milanovac
2021–2023 Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Red Star Belgrade 25 (0)
2023–2024 → OFK Beograd (dual) 14 (0)
2025– Fenerbahçe 0 (0)
2025 → Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Serbia U18 0 (0)
2022 Serbia U19 4 (1)
2024– Serbia U21 4 (0)
2025– Serbia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2025

Ognjen Mimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Огњен Мимовић; born 17 August 2004) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe, and the Serbia national team.

Club career

Early career

Mimović arrived at Red Star Belgrade from his native Metalac Gornji Milanovac.[2][3] He also performed combined for the younger age groups of Grafičar Beograd, where he also trained with the first team during the summer of 2022.[4]

OFK Beograd

In the second part of the 2022–23 Serbian First League season,[5] he wore the jersey of OFK Beograd in Serbian First League. On 13 May 2023, he was sent off in Serbian League Belgrade match against Zemun after referee Srđan Jovanović showed him a second yellow card.[6] At the end of that competition, the OFK Beograd team finished in first place, winning three points in the last round with the official result. [7] After being promoted to a higher level of competition, Mimović continued to play for the OFK Beograd in the Serbian First League.[8][9][10]

Due to the agreed transfer of Kosta Nedeljković to Aston Villa, and then the news about his injury,[11] Mimović extended his contract with Red Star Belgrade.[12] He was added to the first team under coach Vladan Milojević, but the possibility was left, in accordance with the established Rulebook, that he could also play for OFK Beograd in the rest of the season.[13]

Red Star Belgrade

He made his debut for Red Star Belgrade in the 22nd round of the Serbian SuperLiga for the 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga season.[14] Then, on February 24, 2024, he started the game against Čukarički as a bonus player. Then, also as a bonus, he entered the game during the second half of the 172nd Eternal derby, replacing Marko Stamenić on the field.[15] In that match, after an attack in the 86th minute, Mimović hit the opposing team's crossbar.[16]

The following season he started to find more time in the senior squad. On 20 August 2024, he scored in his continental debut with a 55th minute substitute, against Bodø/Glimt in a UEFA Champions League Qualifying Round 1st leg match, in 2-1 away game lost. Before his transfer to Fenerbahçe, he showed a very successful performance in Red Star with 35 matches in all competitions, where he played from 25 February (2024) to 29 January (2025).

Fenerbahçe

On 31 January 2025, Mimović joined Turkish club Fenerbahçe for undisclosed fee, until the end of 2028–29 season.[17]

Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan)

On 12 February 2025, he signed loan deal with Russian Premier League last champion Zenit Saint Petersburg until the end of 2024–25 season.[18] On 8 March 2025, he made his Russian Premier League debut as a starter with the team against Fakel Voronezh in a 2–0 away win. On 12 March 2025, he made his Russian Cup debut against Rostov in a 2–0 home win. Mimović left Zenit upon the expiration of his loan term.[19]

International

In September 2022, Mimović received an invitation from Jovan Damjanović to the Serbia U19 team for the "Stevan Vilotić Ćele" Memorial Tournament.[20][21] In the qualification cycle for the European Championship, he played against his peers from Poland U19 in March 2023. In that match, he was the scorer of one of the goals in a draw with a score of 2–2, after which the Serbian team ended the qualification cycle without qualifying for the final tournament. In mid-March 2024, he received an invitation from Ljubinko Drulović to the Serbia U21 for qualifying matches at the end of the same month .[22][23] He made his debut against Luxembourg U21, in Serbia's sixth match in 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group F. Then he replaced Uroš Lazić in the 79th minute, and the event ended with a score of 1–1. A few days later, he was in the starting line-up in the defeat against Northern Ireland U21, at Dubočica Stadium. in Leskovac.

On 4 March 2025, Mimović was called up by Dragan Stojković to the Serbia national team for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League relegation play-offs against Austria,[24] on 20 March 2025, he made his senior national debut as a starter and assisted Lazar Samardžić, in a 1-1 draw in Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna.[25][26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 April 2025[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup [a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals!
Red Star Belgrade 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 13 0 3 0 — 16 0
2024–25 12 0 0 0 7[b] 1 19 1
Total 25 0 3 0 7 1 35 1
OFK Beograd (loan) 2023–24 Serbian First League 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
Fenerbahçe 2024–25 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan) 2024–25 Russian Premier League 4 0 2 0 — 6 0
Career total 43 0 5 0 7 1 55 1
  1. ^ Includes Serbian Cup, Russian Cup and Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 23 March 2025[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2025 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

OFK Beograd
Red Star Belgrade

References

  1. ^ "Огњен Мимовић". crvenazvezdafk.com (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ Skola fudbala Crvena Zvezda GM (18 June 2021). "Biser iz naše škole fudbala Ognjen Mimović" (in Serbian). Facebook.
  3. ^ "Zvezdina zamena za Nedeljkovića je Ognjen Mimović" (in Serbian). Mozzart Sport. 15 January 2024.
  4. ^ Omladinske lige Srbije (25 November 2020). "Kadetska liga Srbije – Crvena zvezda ubedljiva u Nišu" (in Serbian). Facebook.
  5. ^ "Pečat na trijumfalnu godinu: Bek "romantičara" pred poslednji meč u sezoni nema dilemu! (foto galerija)" (in Serbian). Republika.rs. 28 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Da li je ovo bio crveni karton za OFK Beograd: Jovanović pokazao drugi žuti, Lola Smiljanić mu se uneo u lice" (in Serbian). Telegraf.rs. 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ "OFK Beograd zvanično bez borbe ušao u Prvu ligu Srbije: BSK se nije pojavio, Romantičari "zapalili" stadion" (in Serbian). Telegraf.rs. 3 June 2023.
  8. ^ "OFK Beograd zvanično bez borbe ušao u Prvu ligu Srbije: BSK se nije pojavio, Romantičari "zapalili" stadion" (in Serbian). Telegraf.rs. 5 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Звездаши на каљењу - Кнежевић првотимац". ФК Црвена звезда, званична презентација (in Serbian). 30 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Treći odlazak iz OFK Beograda: Ognjen Mimović u Zvezdi do 2028. godine!" (in Serbian). Butasport.rs. 15 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Problem za Zvezdu - u pitanju je Kosta Nedeljković!" (in Serbian). Direktno. 7 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Звездина замена за Недељковића - Огњен Мимовић". Tanjug (in Serbian). Радио-телевизија Војводине. 15 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Звездаши на позајмицама". ФК Црвена звезда, званична презентација (in Serbian). 19 February 2024.
  14. ^ Simanović, Miloš (24 February 2024). "Zvezdin rudnik ponovo radi: Milojevićev specijalni plan za novog bisera i uticaj Bukarija". Спортал (in Serbian). Блиц.
  15. ^ Jovanović, N. (9 March 2024). "Mimović umalo junak iz senke: Put do prečke trajao ceo minut" (in Serbian). Mozzart Sport.
  16. ^ "Zvezdin debitant u derbiju umalo postao junak: Put lopte do prečke, pa do gol linije je trajao večno!" (in Serbian). 24sedam.rs. 10 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Ailemize hoş geldin Ognjen Mimovic". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Transfer Bilgilendirme". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 12 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Огнен Мимович покидает "Зенит"" [Ognjen Mimović leaves Zenit] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  20. ^ "U19 | Никад јачи Меморијални турнир "Стеван Ћеле Вилотић", ривали Финска, Португал и Француска, селектор Јован Дамјановић одабрао омладинце". Фудбалски савез Србије (in Serbian). 13 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Омладинци - Гордић отказао, Абаџија код Дамјановића" (in Serbian). Спортски журнал. 20 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Фудбалер Звезде Огњен Мимовић добио позив за младу репрезентацију Србије" (in Serbian). Политика. 14 March 2024.
  23. ^ "Огњен Мимовић мења Косту Недељковића". Tanjug (in Serbian). Спортски журнал. 14 March 2024.
  24. ^ "Fenerbahçe'nin yeni transferi ülkesinde ilki yaşadı". www.ntvspor.net (in Turkish). 4 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  25. ^ a b c Ognjen Mimović at Soccerway
  26. ^ "ДЕСЕТКОВАНА И ХРАБРА СРБИЈА У БЕЧУ, ОСТВАРЕН РЕМИ ПРЕД РЕВАНШ У БЕОГРАДУ". FSS.rs (in Serbian). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
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