Anel Šabanadžović

Anel Šabanadžović (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎnel ʃǎbanaːdʒoʋitɕ]; born 24 May 1999) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club AEK Athens.

Anel Šabanadžović
Personal information
Full name Anel Šabanadžović
Date of birth (1999-05-24) 24 May 1999
Place of birth Jackson, Missouri, United States
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AEK Athens
Number 44
Youth career
2007–2017 Željezničar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Željezničar 42 (0)
2019– AEK Athens 13 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 6 (0)
2017–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 6 (0)
2018–2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2019

Šabanadžović started his professional career at Željezničar, before joining AEK Athens in 2019.

Club career

Željezničar

Šabanadžović came through Željezničar's youth academy, which he joined in 2007.[2] He made his professional debut in a cup game against Goražde on 26 October 2016 at the age of 17 and managed to score a goal.[3] On 24 July 2017, he made his league debut against GOŠK.[4] Šabanadžović won his first trophy with the club on 9 May 2018, by beating Krupa in Bosnian Cup final.[5]

AEK Athens

In January 2019, Greek side AEK Athens announced that Šabanadžović would join them the following season on a five-year contract.[6] He made his competitive debut for the club in a triumph over Panionios on 7 December.[7]

International career

Šabanadžović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels.[8]

In March 2020, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against Northern Ireland.[9]

Personal life

Šabanadžović's father, Refik, was also a professional footballer.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 November 2020[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Željezničar 2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 0011–11
2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 1705100221
2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 2501041301
Total 4207241533
AEK Athens 2019–20 Super League Greece 1102000130
2020–21 Super League Greece 20002040
Total 1302020170
Career total 5509261703

Honours

Željezničar[11]

References
  1. "Aνελ Σαμπανάτζοβιτς". aekfc.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. "Omladinska škola Željezničara dokaz da se u BiH mogu stvoriti vrhunski igrači". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. "Kup BiH: Široki u finišu izbacio Slobodu, Željo ponovo ubjedljiv protiv Goražda". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 26 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. "Razigrani Željo razbio GOŠK na Grbavici". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. "Željezničar nakon šest godina osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  6. "Anel Šabanadžović zvanično u AEK-u". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. "Anel Šabanadžović debitovao za AEK". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. "Anel Šabanadžović, veliki kapitalac Željezničara i budućnost bh. fudbala". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. "Bajević objavio spisak Zmajeva za susret sa Sjevernom Irskom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  10. "Refik Šabanadžović: Uskoro s Anelom dolazim na pregovore s AEK-om, naučit ću ga grčki". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  11. "A. Šabanadžović". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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