Career
He is the son of former football player Mitar Mrkela and actress and politician Lidija Vukićević. He was born in Enschede, Netherlands, where his father played for Football Club Twente at the time. Andrej signed a one year loan deal (with an option to buy) with Turkish Süper Lig giants Eskişehirspor on December 26, 2012.
He was accompanied by the signing of Goran Čaušić on the same day.