Aleksandar Mitrovic – story behind the Championship’s top marksman on a mission
The Serbia international has scored 23 league goals so far this season.
Aleksandar Mitrovic is the Sky Bet Championship’s most prolific striker so far this season as he targets a return to the Premier League.
The 25-year-old Serbia international’s goals have helped to propel Fulham into the thick of the race for promotion, behind top two Leeds and West Brom, and underlined his goalscoring prowess.
Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at a man on a mission.
What is his background?
Smederevo-born Mitrovic burst on to the scene as a teenager in his native Serbia at Partizan Belgrade, having cut his teeth at their affiliate club FK Teleoptik, and was top scorer as they won the league title for the sixth successive season in 2012-13. His form for Partizan earned him a £4.3million switch to Belgian side Anderlecht, the club from which Newcastle signed him for £14.5million in July 2015. He joined Fulham on loan in January 2018 and completed a permanent transfer to Craven Cottage six months later for an initial £22million.
Does he have anything to prove?
How is he going about that task?
What are his strengths?
