Early career Stojanović spent time in the
Yugoslav First League in 1969 with
Radnički Kragujevac where he assisted the club in successfully avoiding relegation to the second tier. For his part, he contributed seven goals throughout the season. In his debut season with Toronto, he assisted the club in securing a postseason berth where he contributed two goals against Toronto Homer in the opening round. He played in the second round of the playoffs where he recorded a goal against Toronto Hungaria but the Serbs were eliminated from the competition. Stojanović returned to the Serbs for his sophomore season where he produced a league record by registering 54 goals in 36 matches which ultimately secured him the top goal scorer award. The feat is still a club and National Soccer League record. His contributions helped the Serbs in clinching the regular season title. In 1975, he finished the season once more as the league's top goal scorer with 42 goals in 36 matches. On 7 August 2009 in a
pre-game ceremony, the Serbian White Eagles retired the number 9 which was worn by Stojanović while playing for the club from 1974 to 1975. This is the only number the club has retired.
Rochester Lancers Momčilo was recruited by former Toronto head coach
Dragan Popović to join the
Rochester Lancers in the American-based
North American Soccer League in 1976. It was his time in Rochester when his name became anglicized to Mike by the media. He also assisted Rochester in securing a playoff berth after a three-year absence. He participated in the preliminary round of the playoffs where the upstate New York club was eliminated from the competition by
Toronto Metros-Croatia. Stojanović's contract was renewed for another season in 1977. In his sophomore season in Rochester, he once more aided the team in securing another playoff berth. For the second consecutive season, he finished as the club's top goal scorer with 14 goals. In the opening round of the postseason, he contributed a goal in a penalty shootout against
St. Louis Stars. In the Conference finals, he recorded a goal against the
New York Cosmos in the opening match, but the Lancers were eliminated from the competition after losing both matches. Following the conclusion of the season he was named to the league's All-Star Second Team. The club also selected him to the Rochester Lancers Team of the Decade. His third season with Rochester was cut short after suffering a leg injury which ruled him out for the majority of the season. Throughout the 1978 season, he would appear in 12 matches and registered 4 goals. For the 1979 season, he transitioned into a midfielder role where he would support striker
Branko Šegota with a club record of 13 assists and 4 goals. The 1980 season, marked his final run with the organization where he managed to surpass
Carlos Metidieri record as the club's all-time goal scorer with 51 goals. He finished the season as the club's top goal scorer along with Segota with 11 goals. Stojanović also played for the
San Jose Earthquakes (1982) which was his last season in the
NASL. Stojanović is 9th on the All-Time
NASL Top Scorers list with 83 goals in 179 appearances and 10th on the all-time points list with 211, ahead of fellow
NASL players
George Best,
Pelé and
Franz Beckenbauer. He was a 2nd Team NASL All-Star in 1977 and an Honorable Mention All-Star in 1981.
Canada In 1983, he returned to Canada to play with the
Hamilton Steelers in the newly formed
Canadian Professional Soccer League. Stojanović recorded his first goal for the club in the debut match on 23 May 1983, against
Edmonton Eagles. Shortly after his first match, he received a lengthy suspension as he missed a practice session, but the suspension was later revoked. The Steelers would reach the championship finals in the playoffs where they were defeated by Edmonton. In 1992, Stojanović, aged 45, played for United Serbs FC based in
Oshawa. == International career ==