Mileta Rajović

Early career

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]

Næstved and Kalmar FF

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]

Watford

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]

On 2 September 2024, Rajović returned to former club Brøndby on loan for the rest of the 2024–25 season.^[26]

Legia Warsaw

On 15 July 2025, Rajović signed a four-year deal with Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw for a fee of €3 million, making Rajović the most expensive signing in the league's history.^[27]

Mileta Rajović has been portrayed in the media as a physically strong but inefficient striker, with journalists noting that although he often finds himself in good scoring positions, he struggles to convert chances and lacks composure in front of goal; in analyses concerning Legia Warsaw, he has been described as a static, traditional No. 9 whose contribution outside the penalty area is limited, and whose goal output falls short of expectations, leading to questions about his suitability as a first-choice striker at a higher competitive level.^[28][29]

In early 2026, Mileta Rajović finally broke his goal drought, scoring the winning goal against Cracovia, which ended a run of 14 consecutive league matches without a goal and over 160 days of waiting for a strike in the Ekstraklasa; this goal was widely described as a “breakthrough”, especially given that he had previously gone more than 1000 minutes without scoring from open play, and it marked a moment where both his confidence and media perception began to improve at Legia Warsaw.^[30]