Branislav Mićić (born 17 April 1990) is a Swiss former professional footballer of Serbian descent who is currently with FC Aesch having previously been with Scottish Premiership club Ross County.

Branislav Mićić
Personal information
Full name Branislav Mićić
Date of birth (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Loznica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
FC Aesch
Youth career
0000–2008 FC Basel
2008 Grenchen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Union Royale Namur 3 (0)
2009–2013 Sion 0 (0)
2009–2013 Sion U-21
2010FC Le Mont (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2014 Ross County 10 (0)
2014–2018 Black Stars Basel 85 (16)
2018– FC Aesch
International career
2005–2006 Switzerland U-16 3 (0)
2006–2007 Switzerland U-17 4 (0)
2007–2008 Switzerland U-18 4 (0)
2010 Switzerland U-20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Youth football

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Mićić played his youth football in the youth department of FC Basel, progressing regularly through the ranks. He played in the Swiss championship at U-16 level in the 2005–06 season, winning the championship with a 3–0 win in the final against the U-16 team from FC Winterthur.[1]

In the summer of 2008 he moved to the youth of FC Grenchen. Six months later he went to Belgium and joined Union Royale Namur. In summer 2009 he joined the youth department of Sion and played with their U-21 team. In March 2010 he was loaned out to FC Le Mont for the second half of the 2009–10 Challenge League season, but they suffered relegation. He returned to the Sion U-21 team and on a few occasions he was on the bench when the first team played. He had one sole appearance with the first team in the 2011–12 Swiss Cup. He came on as substitute on 26 November 2011 as they won 2–1 away from home against amateur club FC Tuggen.[2]

Ross County

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Mićić signed for Ross County on 31 January 2013 on a six-month contract.[3] He was handed his debut as a substitute during the 2–2 draw with St Johnstone on 21 April 2013, picking up a yellow card in the progress.[4]

It was confirmed on 21 May 2013 that Mićić had been handed a contract extension as a reward for the fifth-placed finish in the SPL.[5]

On 31 January 2014, Mićić left Ross County by mutual consent[6]

End of career

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Mićić returned to Switzerland and joined semi-professional club Black Stars Basel. In summer 2018 he joined local amateur club FC Aesch.

References

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  1. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2006). "Zwei weitere Titel für FCB-Nachwuchs" [Two more titles for FCB youngsters] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Swiss Football Verband (SFV) (26 November 2011). "Tuggen 1–2 Sion" (in German). Swiss Football Verband (SFV) website. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Branislav Micic in at County as Ross Tokely & Marc Fitzpatrick exit". BBC. 31 January 2013.
  4. ^ Branislav Mićić at Soccerbase
  5. ^ "Adams hands contract to nine players". football365. 21 May 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  6. ^ "MICIC LEAVES ROSS COUNTY". rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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