The Marquette men’s soccer team has an international flair with players from many different countries. First-year midfielder Mitar Mitrovic is no exception being from Belgrade, Serbia.
Mitrovic lives with two other international first-year players, Ludvig Malberg and Tristan Ronnestad-Stevens, as well as first-year Kyle Bebej.
“The culture difference between them and me is not huge. It feels like we pretty much grew up together in a way,” Mitroch said.
Mitrovic said soccer helped him overcome cultural barriers in the U.S. for the international players.
“This is my sixth year here now. So when I first got here, it was a bit of a challenge.