Said Husejinović

Said Husejinović
Husejinović with Werder Bremen in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Zvornik, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sloboda Tuzla
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2006 Sloboda Tuzla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Sloboda Tuzla 47 (21)
2008–2011 Werder Bremen 10 (0)
2009Kaiserslautern (loan) 4 (0)
2012 Sarajevo 23 (7)
2013–2016 Dinamo Zagreb 24 (3)
2015Lokomotiva (loan) 3 (0)
2016Dinamo Zagreb II 2 (0)
2016–2018 Sarajevo 16 (2)
2018–2019 Sloboda Tuzla 29 (3)
2019 Tuzla City 16 (1)
2020– Sloboda Tuzla 123 (12)
International career
2006–2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
2007–2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024

Said Husejinović (born 13 May 1988) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Sloboda Tuzla.

Club career

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Werder Bremen

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On 1 July 2008, it was announced that Werder Bremen and Sloboda Tuzla had come to an agreement over the transfer of Husejinović to Werder for €900,000.[1] On 17 January 2009, Husejinović was loaned to 1. FC Kaiserslautern until the end of the season.

Sarajevo

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On 26 July 2012, he scored two goals against Bulgarian side Levski Sofia in a UEFA Europa League match to help his team to a prestigious 3–1 win (the Bosnians advanced to the next round after an aggregate score of 3–2 and were subsequently eliminated by Montenegrin club FK Zeta.[2]

Dinamo Zagreb

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In late December 2012, he was close to signing a contract with CSKA Sofia, but instead joined Dinamo Zagreb in early January 2013.[3] He was injured in a game against RNK Split in October 2013. He was not able to play until May 2014. After the injury, he was loaned out to Lokomotiva Zagreb in 2015 [4] and for a short period in 2016, played for the Dinamo Zagreb second team.

Sarajevo

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After not enough playing time, Husejinović left Dinamo Zagreb and signed a contract with his former club Sarajevo.[5] He left the club after 2 years in 2018.[6]

Sloboda Tuzla

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On 1 July 2018, Husejinović signed with Sloboda Tuzla.[7] He left Sloboda on 15 June 2019 after his contract expired.[8]

During his time in Sloboda, Husejinović was one of the best players of the club during the 2018–19 season, and was also one of the players with the most games played. He played in 29 league games and in 31 games in all competitions (including the league), scoring 3 goals in the process.

Tuzla City

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On 17 June 2019, Husejinović signed a three-year contract with Tuzla City.[9] He made his official debut for Tuzla City on 20 July 2019, in a 1–5 away league win against Zvijezda 09.[10] Husejinović scored his first goal for Tuzla City also in a league match, this time in a 1–3 away win against Široki Brijeg on 15 September 2019.[11]

On 11 December 2019, Tuzla City and Husejinović decided to part ways, mutually terminating his contract with the club.[12]

Return to Sloboda Tuzla

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In January 2020, for a second time in his career, Husejinović decided to come back to Sloboda Tuzla.[13] He scored his first goal for Sloboda since his return on 12 August 2020, in a league match against Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[14]

International career

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Husejinović has played for the national U21 team. He made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a March 2008 friendly match against Macedonia and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His other international was an August 2008 friendly against Bulgaria.[15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 8 November 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sloboda Tuzla 2007–08 Bosnian Premier League 25 5 25 5
Werder Bremen 2008–09 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2009–10 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2010–11 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kaiserslautern (loan) 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 4 0 4 0
Sarajevo 2011–12 Bosnian Premier League 8 4 8 4
2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 15 3 3 0 6[b] 2 24 5
Total 23 7 3 0 6 2 32 9
Dinamo Zagreb 2012–13 1. HNL 10 2 10 2
2013–14 1. HNL 12 1 2 0 7[c] 0 1[d] 0 22 1
2014–15 1. HNL 0 0 0 0
2015–16 1. HNL 2 0 2 0
Total 24 3 2 0 7 0 1 0 34 3
Lokomotiva (loan) 2015–16 1. HNL 3 0 1 1 4 1
Dinamo Zagreb II 2015–16 2. HNL 2 0 2 0
Sarajevo 2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 9 1 6 2 15 3
2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 7 1 7 1
Total 16 2 6 2 22 4
Sloboda Tuzla 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 29 3 1 0 30 3
Tuzla City 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 16 1 16 1
Sloboda Tuzla 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 3 0 3 0
2020–21 Bosnian Premier League 28 4 28 4
2021–22 Bosnian Premier League 26 1 3 0 29 1
2022–23 Bosnian Premier League 24 1 1 2 25 3
2023–24 First League of FBiH 29 5 3 0 32 5
2024–25 Bosnian Premier League 13 1 13 1
Total 123 12 7 2 130 14
Career total 275 33 20 5 13 2 1 0 309 40
  1. ^ Includes Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, DFB-Pokal, Croatian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Croatian Super Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2007 1 0
2008 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours

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Werder Bremen

Dinamo Zagreb

Sloboda Tuzla

References

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  1. ^ Lokalfenster (1 July 2008). "Said Huseinovic wechselt zu Werder" (in German). Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Said Husejinović match log". soccerway.com. December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  3. ^ "ЦСКА ще съди Хюсеинович, действал непрофесионално" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. ^ Said Husejinović će do zime "brusiti" formu u Lokomotivi at klix.ba, 24 August 2015
  5. ^ Veliko pojačanje na Koševu: Said Husejinović se vratio u FK Sarajevo at klix.ba, 17 June 2016
  6. ^ Zvanično: Husejinović, Novaković i Altiparmakovski napuštaju FK Sarajevo at klix.ba, 8 June 2018
  7. ^ Said Husejnović dogovorio sve uslove sa Slobodom, potpis ugovora 1. jula at klix.ba, 25 June 2018
  8. ^ A. Pašić (15 June 2019). "Husejinović napustio Slobodu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  9. ^ D.B. (17 June 2019). "Said Husejinović novi igrač Tuzla Cityja" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  10. ^ M. Šljivak (20 July 2019). "FK Tuzla City pregazio FK Zvijezda 09" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  11. ^ R. Pašić (15 September 2019). "Veliki preokret FK Tuzla City na Pecari za prvo mjesto na tabeli!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  12. ^ M. Šljivak (11 December 2019). "Said Husejinović i FK Tuzla City dogovorili sporazumni raskid saradnje!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  13. ^ A. Čaušević (5 January 2020). "Said Husejinović blizu povratka u staro jato" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  14. ^ E. Čaušević (12 August 2020). "Husejinović doveo Slobodu u prednost u samom finišu prvog dijela" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  16. ^ "S. Husejinović: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  17. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Said Husejinović (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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