Ognjen Mudrinski

Ognjen Mudrinski
Personal information
Date of birth	15 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Srbobran, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Mladost Novi Sad
Number	9
Youth career
	Srbobran
	Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Vojvodina
2010	→ Hajduk Kula (loan)
2011	→ Novi Sad (loan)
2011–2012	Jagodina
2012–2013	Red Star Belgrade
2013–2014	Greuther Fürth
2014–2015	Aarau
2016–2017	Spartak Subotica
2017–2019	Čukarički
2019–2022	Jagiellonia Białystok
2020–2021	→ Gorica (loan)
2021	Jagiellonia Białystok II
2021–2022	→ Maribor (loan)
2022	Lamphun Warriors
2023	Újpest
2023–2024	Spartak Subotica
2024–	Mladost Novi Sad
International career
2012	Serbia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024

Ognjen Mudrinski (Serbian Cyrillic: Огњен Мудрински; born 15 November 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Mladost Novi Sad.

Club career

Vojvodina

Mudrinski began playing football in Vojvodina's youth academy. He scored a goal on his professional debut for the club from Novi Sad at the age of 18 in a match against OFK Beograd on 11 April 2010.^[1] However, after being loaned out to various clubs, Mudrinski signed for Jagodina in August 2011. He was quoted saying that "Vojvodina didn't give me a real chance."^[2]

Jagodina

Mudrinski made his debut for Jagodina at the age of 19 in a match against OFK Beograd on 20 August 2011. While this time he did not score on his debut, by the end of the 2011–12 season he became the eighth most prolific scorer in the entire league by scoring a total of nine goals.^[3] He made his first appearances in UEFA competition at the age of 20 in July 2012 when he played in both legs of his club's elimination by FC Ordabasy in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase.^[4]

Red Star Belgrade

Mudrinski signed for Red Star Belgrade in August 2012. In advance of his promotion to the club, he had chosen the number 91 to represent the team's historic win against Olympique Marseille in the 1991 European Cup Final.^[5] On 2 September 2012, he scored a hat-trick against Radnički Niš on his debut for Red Star, becoming the first player in club history to do so.^[6] After he played in postponed first fixture match against Javor Ivanjica, Mudrinski collected 16 caps in 15 fixtures in the first half of the season.^[7] However, by the end of the 2012–13 season, Red Star coach Ricardo Sá Pinto told Mudrinski that he would not be relying on him in the following season.^[8]

Greuther Fürth and Aarau

On 8 July 2013, Mudrinski signed a three-year contract with SpVgg Greuther Fürth for an alleged €800,000.^[9] Playing for the club, Mudrinski collected 14 caps in the 2013–14 season in 2. Bundesliga, also making an appearance in DFB-Pokal and one in the play-off.^[10] After he made just one appearance, scoring a goal in DFB-Pokal match against SV Waldkirch at the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Mudrinski moved to Switzerland. On 28 August 2014, Mudrinski signed a one-year contract with FC Aarau.^[11]

Spartak Subotica

In January 2016, Mudrinski signed a two-year contract^[12] with Spartak Subotica.^[13] For the spring half of the 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga season, Mudrinski played 13 league matches, mostly as a back-up option, and scored 2 goals. He also played two cup rounds,^[10] scoring two goals in a match against his former club Jagodina.^[14] Mudrinski started the 2016–17 season as the first choice striker. After the first half-season, he promoted himself as the best team scorer with nine goals at total.^[15] In April 2017, Mudrinski extended his contract with the club for another year.^[16]

Čukarički

On 25 July 2017, Mudrinski signed a three-year contract with Čukarički,^[17] with his transfer from Spartak Subotica costing €200,000.^[18] He made his debut for Čukarički in a 2–0 victory over Napredak Kruševac on 29 July 2017.^[19] On 25 August 2017, he scored his first goal in a league match with FK Rad, which Čukarički won 1–0 away.^[20] On 1 October 2017, Mudrinski was injured during a match against Partizan after a tackle by Everton Luiz.^[21] Mudrinski returned to the field in a friendly match against Bečej on 24 January 2018.^[22] On 18 March 2018, Mudrinski was sent-off in a 3–3 draw against Javor Ivanjica, three minutes after scoring a goal. Shortly before, he had replaced Marko Docić.^[23]

International career

Mudrinski has played for the Serbia national under-21 football team. On 25 October 2012, the Football Association of Serbia suspended Mudrinski and Nikola Ninković from playing in all national teams for one year due to incidents at the under-21 international against England in Kruševac on 16 October.^[24]

Career statistics

As of 20 July 2019^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vojvodina	2009–10	Serbian SuperLiga	6	2	0	0	0	0	—		6	2
	2010–11		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2011–12		0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	Total		7	2	0	0	0	0	—		7	2
Hajduk Kula (loan)	2010–11	Serbian SuperLiga	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Novi Sad (loan)	2010–11	Serbian First League	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Jagodina	2011–12	Serbian SuperLiga	27	9	2	2	—		—		29	11
	2012–13	Serbian SuperLiga	3	0	—		2	0	—		5	0
	Total		30	9	2	2	2	0	—		34	11
Red Star Belgrade	2012–13	Serbian SuperLiga	23	11	2	1	—		—		25	12
Greuther Fürth	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	14	3	1	0	—		1^[a]	0	16	3
	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	0	0	1	1	—		—		1	1
	Total		14	3	2	1	—		1	0	17	4
Aarau	2014–15	Swiss Super League	12	0	3	—	—		15	0
Spartak Subotica	2015–16	Serbian SuperLiga	13	2	2	2	—		—		15	4
	2016–17		33	16	1	1	—		—		34	17
	2017–18		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		46	18	3	3	—		—		49	21
Čukarički	2017–18	Serbian SuperLiga	21	7	3	1	—		—		24	8
	2018–19	Serbian SuperLiga	34	18	2	0	—		—		36	18
	Total		55	25	5	1	—		—		60	26
Jagiellonia Białystok	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			207	68	15	7	2	0	1	0	217	76

^ Appearance(s) in promotion play-offs

Honours

Maribor

Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2021–22^[25]

Individual

Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2018–19
Slovenian PrvaLiga Player of the Year: 2021–22^[26]
Slovenian PrvaLiga top scorer: 2021–22^[25]
Maribor Player of the Year: 2021^[27]

References

^ Mudrinski uspravio "Lale" Retrieved 11 April 2010.
^ Jedan Nula – Mudrinski: "U Vojvodini me nisu želeli" (Serbian)
^ Utakmica.rs – Lista Strelaca Retrieved 2012.
^ UEFA – Ognjen Mudrinski – UEFA Europa League
^ S Media - Znate li zašto je Mudrinski izabrao broj 91? (Serbian) Retrieved 29 August 2012.
^ Darko Mitrović (2 September 2012). "Sportske: Mudrinski spasao Zvezdu, Nišlije u šoku!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 September 2012.
^ "Mađioničar Mudrinski: Odigrao 16 utakmica u 15 kola domaćeg prvenstva". Blic (in Serbian). 8 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^ "Mozzart Sport: Mudrinski: Odlazim! Sa Pinto mi je rekao da ni meni ni njemu nije u interesu da ostanem u Zvezdi!" (in Serbian). 30 May 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
^ [1] Archived 12 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine Mozzart Sport: Mudrinski u Grojter Firtu za 800.000 evra! 8 July 2013. (in Serbian)
^ ^a ^b ^c Ognjen Mudrinski at Soccerway
^ "Stürmersuche erfolgreich: Aarau holt den Serben Ognjen Mudrinski". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^ "Mudrinski, Ognjen". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^ "Ljubimac Delija se vratio u Srbiju: Mudrinski ima novi klub!". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^ "KUP SRBIJE Borac u polufinalu, Mudrinski izbacio bivši klub za radost Spartaka". Blic (in Serbian). 2 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^ "Ognjen Mudrinski se preporodio na severu Bačke". subotickenovine.rs (in Serbian). 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^ ""FUDBAL" 16/17, page 915" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 19 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
^ "Mudrinski pojačao Čukarički" (in Serbian). FK Čukarički. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ Мудрински званично у Чукаричком. Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 25 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ "ČUKARIČKI – NAPREDAK 2:0 (0:0)" (in Serbian). FK Čukarički. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ Darko Mitrović (25 August 2017). "Sportske: Prvenac Mudrinskog za slavlje "Brđana" na Banjici!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 August 2017.
^ "Mudrinski pred dugom pauzom". Arena Sport (in Serbian). 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
^ "Pogodio Milojev mali, vratio se Mudrinski, Čuka dobila 2:0". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
^ "Mudrinski: Isključenje nisam zaslužio". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ Soccer-Serbian FA suspends Under-21 players for England fracas, Retrieved 25 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b Rijavec, Matej (24 May 2022). "Mudrinski: Enako pomembni kot moji zadetki so dobre podaje in ljudje iz ozadja" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
^ "Mudrinski najboljši igralec sezone, med mladimi izstopal Horvat" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ A. G. (26 February 2022). "Vijoličasti bojevnik Mudrinski zrežiral novo zmago Maribora" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

External links

Ognjen Mudrinski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Ognjen Mudrinski stats at utakmica.rs (in Serbian)
Ognjen Mudrinski at WorldFootball.net
Ognjen Mudrinski at Soccerbase
Ognjen Mudrinski at the Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
Ognjen Mudrinski at NZS (in Slovene)

[PPO-25] Appearance(s) in promotion play-offs

[1] Mudrinski uspravio "Lale" Retrieved 11 April 2010.

[2] Jedan Nula – Mudrinski: "U Vojvodini me nisu želeli" (Serbian)

[3] Utakmica.rs – Lista Strelaca Retrieved 2012.

[4] UEFA – Ognjen Mudrinski – UEFA Europa League

[5] S Media - Znate li zašto je Mudrinski izabrao broj 91? (Serbian) Retrieved 29 August 2012.

[MCZ3-6] Darko Mitrović (2 September 2012). "Sportske: Mudrinski spasao Zvezdu, Nišlije u šoku!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 September 2012.

[7] "Mađioničar Mudrinski: Odigrao 16 utakmica u 15 kola domaćeg prvenstva". Blic (in Serbian). 8 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

[OMO-8] "Mozzart Sport: Mudrinski: Odlazim! Sa Pinto mi je rekao da ni meni ni njemu nije u interesu da ostanem u Zvezdi!" (in Serbian). 30 May 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

[9] [1] Archived 12 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine Mozzart Sport: Mudrinski u Grojter Firtu za 800.000 evra! 8 July 2013. (in Serbian)

[soccerway-10] Ognjen Mudrinski at Soccerway

[11] "Stürmersuche erfolgreich: Aarau holt den Serben Ognjen Mudrinski". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

[srbijafudbal-12] "Mudrinski, Ognjen". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

[13] "Ljubimac Delija se vratio u Srbiju: Mudrinski ima novi klub!". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

[14] "KUP SRBIJE Borac u polufinalu, Mudrinski izbacio bivši klub za radost Spartaka". Blic (in Serbian). 2 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

[15] "Ognjen Mudrinski se preporodio na severu Bačke". subotickenovine.rs (in Serbian). 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

[16] ""FUDBAL" 16/17, page 915" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 19 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

[17] "Mudrinski pojačao Čukarički" (in Serbian). FK Čukarički. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

[18] Мудрински званично у Чукаричком. Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 25 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

[19] "ČUKARIČKI – NAPREDAK 2:0 (0:0)" (in Serbian). FK Čukarički. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

[MSC-20] Darko Mitrović (25 August 2017). "Sportske: Prvenac Mudrinskog za slavlje "Brđana" na Banjici!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 August 2017.

[21] "Mudrinski pred dugom pauzom". Arena Sport (in Serbian). 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.

[22] "Pogodio Milojev mali, vratio se Mudrinski, Čuka dobila 2:0". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[23] "Mudrinski: Isključenje nisam zaslužio". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[24] Soccer-Serbian FA suspends Under-21 players for England fracas, Retrieved 25 October 2012.

[maribor22-26] Rijavec, Matej (24 May 2022). "Mudrinski: Enako pomembni kot moji zadetki so dobre podaje in ljudje iz ozadja" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

[27] "Mudrinski najboljši igralec sezone, med mladimi izstopal Horvat" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[28] A. G. (26 February 2022). "Vijoličasti bojevnik Mudrinski zrežiral novo zmago Maribora" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

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