Full name Mijat Gacinovic Name Mijat Gacinovic Date joined 2013 0000–2010 Leotar Weight 66 kg | Number 11 Height 1.75 m Playing position Role Footballer Siblings Marko Gacinovic | |
Date of birth (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 20) Place of birth Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina Parents Vladimir Gacinovic, Zagorka Gacinovic Current teams Serbia national under-21 football team, Eintracht Frankfurt (#11 / Midfielder) Profiles |
Mijat Gacinovic goal vs FC Bayern München
Mijat Gaćinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Мијат Гаћиновић; born 8 February 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Vojvodina
Born in Trebinje to a footballing family, Gaćinović started out at his hometown club Leotar, before joining the youth academy of Vojvodina. He made his first team debut under manager Nebojša Vignjević on 19 March 2013, coming off the bench as a substitute for Miroslav Vulićević in a 3–0 home win over Donji Srem. On 18 May 2013, Gaćinović scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 home league victory over Radnički Niš.
After already establishing his place in the starting lineup, Gaćinović helped Vojvodina win the 2013–14 Serbian Cup in the club's centennial year. He was named the team's captain in early 2015, eventually becoming their top league scorer in the 2014–15 season, netting 11 goals.
Eintracht Frankfurt
In the summer of 2015, Gaćinović moved to Germany and signed with Eintracht Frankfurt. He made his official debut for the club on 28 November 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away league loss against Mainz 05. On 19 May 2016, Gaćinović scored the equalizer in the first leg of the 2015–16 Bundesliga relegation playoffs against Nürnberg, before assisting the only goal in the return leg away to keep his club in the top flight.
International career
Gaćinović played for Bosnia and Herzegovina at Under-17 level, before eventually choosing to represent Serbia at Under-19 level. He was a member of the team that won the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Furthermore, Gaćinović scored an equalizer against Portugal in the 85th minute of the semi-final. He also appeared at the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Subsequently, Gaćinović represented Serbia at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, winning the gold medal.