Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Ballerup, Denmark [1] | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Brøndby | |||
2014–2016 | AB | ||
2016–2017 | Brøndby | ||
2017–2018 | Randers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2019 | B.93 | 11 | (4) |
2019 | HB Køge | 1 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Roskilde | 29 | (9) |
2021–2022 | Næstved | 55 | (29) |
2023 | Kalmar FF | 20 | (7) |
2023– | Watford | 41 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 (UTC) |
Mileta Rajović (born 17 July 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford.
Having previously played for AB, Brøndby and Randers at youth level, [3] [4] Rajović signed for B.93 in September 2018 following a trial spell at the club. [5] He transferred to HB Køge on a contract until the end of the season in January 2019, [6] but he was released when his contract expired at the end of the season, [7] having made a single league appearance for the club. [8] He joined Roskilde in summer 2019 and agreed a one-year contract with the club in September 2019. [9] [10]
Rajović signed for Næstved in January 2021. [11] [12] Having scored 12 goals in his opening 17 matches of the 2021–22 season, he signed a contract extension with the club in October 2021. [13] During the 2021–22 season, he scored 18 goals in 27 games as Næstved were promoted from the Danish 2nd Division as champions, [14] and was given the club's Player of the Year award for the season. [15] In December 2022, it was rumoured that there was transfer interest in Rajović from multiple clubs in the Danish Superliga and Allsvenskan, including IFK Göteborg. [14] [16] Having amassed 30 goals in 58 games for Næstved, [17] Rajović signed for Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF on a three-and-a-half-year deal on 9 December 2022. [17] [18] The fee received for Rajović was a new club record for Næstved according to their sporting director Peter Dinesen. [17] His first four appearances for Kalmar came in the Svenska Cupen, in which he scored five goals. [19]
On 25 August 2023, Rajović signed for EFL Championship club Watford on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £1 million. [20] [21] He made his debut as a substitute in a 1–0 Championship defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 27 August, [22] and scored a brace on his first start the following week as Watford drew 3–3 away to Coventry City. [23]On 11 November 2023, Rajović scored the first two goals in a 5-0 thrashing at home to Rotherham, making the club six games undefeated. [24]Despite Rajović starting only 17 of his 43 appearances for the 2023-24 season, he finished as the top goalscorer with 11 goals across all competitions. [25]
Born in Denmark, Rajović is of Montenegrin descent. [26] The Rajović family is of the Vasojevici tribe in origin.
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kalmar | 2023 [27] | Allsvenskan | 20 | 7 | 4 | 5 | – | 2 [c] | 1 | 26 | 13 | |
Watford | 2023–24 [27] | Championship | 41 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 43 | 11 | |
Career total | 61 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 24 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 17 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Ballerup, Denmark [1] | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Brøndby | |||
2014–2016 | AB | ||
2016–2017 | Brøndby | ||
2017–2018 | Randers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2019 | B.93 | 11 | (4) |
2019 | HB Køge | 1 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Roskilde | 29 | (9) |
2021–2022 | Næstved | 55 | (29) |
2023 | Kalmar FF | 20 | (7) |
2023– | Watford | 41 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 (UTC) |
Mileta Rajović (born 17 July 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford.
Having previously played for AB, Brøndby and Randers at youth level, [3] [4] Rajović signed for B.93 in September 2018 following a trial spell at the club. [5] He transferred to HB Køge on a contract until the end of the season in January 2019, [6] but he was released when his contract expired at the end of the season, [7] having made a single league appearance for the club. [8] He joined Roskilde in summer 2019 and agreed a one-year contract with the club in September 2019. [9] [10]
Rajović signed for Næstved in January 2021. [11] [12] Having scored 12 goals in his opening 17 matches of the 2021–22 season, he signed a contract extension with the club in October 2021. [13] During the 2021–22 season, he scored 18 goals in 27 games as Næstved were promoted from the Danish 2nd Division as champions, [14] and was given the club's Player of the Year award for the season. [15] In December 2022, it was rumoured that there was transfer interest in Rajović from multiple clubs in the Danish Superliga and Allsvenskan, including IFK Göteborg. [14] [16] Having amassed 30 goals in 58 games for Næstved, [17] Rajović signed for Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF on a three-and-a-half-year deal on 9 December 2022. [17] [18] The fee received for Rajović was a new club record for Næstved according to their sporting director Peter Dinesen. [17] His first four appearances for Kalmar came in the Svenska Cupen, in which he scored five goals. [19]
On 25 August 2023, Rajović signed for EFL Championship club Watford on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £1 million. [20] [21] He made his debut as a substitute in a 1–0 Championship defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 27 August, [22] and scored a brace on his first start the following week as Watford drew 3–3 away to Coventry City. [23]On 11 November 2023, Rajović scored the first two goals in a 5-0 thrashing at home to Rotherham, making the club six games undefeated. [24]Despite Rajović starting only 17 of his 43 appearances for the 2023-24 season, he finished as the top goalscorer with 11 goals across all competitions. [25]
Born in Denmark, Rajović is of Montenegrin descent. [26] The Rajović family is of the Vasojevici tribe in origin.
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kalmar | 2023 [27] | Allsvenskan | 20 | 7 | 4 | 5 | – | 2 [c] | 1 | 26 | 13 | |
Watford | 2023–24 [27] | Championship | 41 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 43 | 11 | |
Career total | 61 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 24 |