Mensur Mujdža

Mensur Mujdža (Bosnian pronunciation: [měnsuːr mǔjdʒa]; born 28 March 1984) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a right back.

Mensur Mujdža
Mujdža with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015
Personal information
Full name Mensur Mujdža[1]
Date of birth (1984-03-28) 28 March 1984
Place of birth Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1993–2003 Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2009 Zagreb 142 (5)
2009–2016 SC Freiburg 118 (1)
2016–2017 Kaiserslautern 0 (0)
Total 260 (6)
National team‡
2004 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2005–2006 Croatia U21 8 (2)
2010–2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2015

Club career

Early career

Mujdža began his professional career with his hometown team Zagreb.[3]

SC Freiburg

In June 2009, he transferred to Bundesliga club SC Freiburg,[4] and debuted on 22 August against Bayer Leverkusen.[5]

On 12 January 2011, Mujdža extended his contract until 2016.[6]

Mujdža scored his only goal against 1. FC Köln, in a 4–1 victory on 28 April 2012.[7]

In 2015, he became the vice-captain of his team.[8]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

After his contract expired, Mujdža signed for 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 28 August 2016.[9] However, an injury sustained during pre-season training, diagnosed as articular cartilage damage, kept him out for the whole season and he left the club without playing a single game.[10]

On 14 November 2017, Mujdža announced his retirement from professional football.[11]

International career

Mujdža represented Croatia on various youth levels.[12]

In May 2010, Mujdža confirmed that he would opt to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the future.[13] Mujdža earned his first call-up for matches against Sweden and Germany in June 2010.[14] On 10 August 2010, he made his debut in a friendly game against Qatar.[15]

Mujdža was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for their first major tournament, 2014 FIFA World Cup.[16] He made his tournament debut on 16 June, in a 1–2 loss against Argentina.[17]

Personal life

Mujdža's family is from Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[18] His older brother, Jasmin, also played for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[19]

Career statistics

Club

Source: [20]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zagreb 2002–03 1. HNL 7010–80
2003–04 1. HNL 2101020240
2004–05 1. HNL 16120–181
2005–06 1. HNL 17010–180
2006–07 1. HNL 30030–330
2007–08 1. HNL 3034020363
2008–09 1. HNL 21151–262
Total 1425171401636
SC Freiburg 2009–10 Bundesliga 14000–140
2010–11 Bundesliga 32020–340
2011–12 Bundesliga 14110–151
2012–13 Bundesliga 23030–260
2013–14 Bundesliga 70100080
2014–15 Bundesliga 10020–120
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 18020–200
Total 1181110001291
Career total 2606281402927

International

Source: [21]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201040
201180
201260
201330
201490
201570
Total370

Honours

SC Freiburg[20]

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Mensur Mujdza". scfreiburg.com (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. "Mensur Mujdža unterschreibt für ein Jahr beim FCK". fussballinfos.ch (in German). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  4. "Mujdža iz Zagreba u Freiburg". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. "Kantersieg für Leverkusen". kicker.de (in German). 22 August 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. "Freiburg produžio ugovor s Mensurom Mujdžom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 12 January 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  7. "Guedé tritt Podolskis Hoffnungsfunken aus". kicker.de (in German). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  8. "Mensur Mujdža novi kapiten Freiburga". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  9. "Mensur Mujdza wechselt vom SC Freiburg zu 1. FC Kaiserslautern". eurosport.de (in German). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  10. "Ohne Einsatz: Mujdza verlässt den FCK". kicker.de (in German). 1 June 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  11. "Mujdža: Probao sam, ali jednostavno više nije išlo". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  12. "Mensur Mujdža: Brat Jasmin nije utjecao na moju odluku da igram za BiH". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 December 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  13. "Mensur Mujdža pristao da igra za BiH". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 5 May 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  14. "Debütiert Mujdza gegen Deutschland?". kicker.de (in German). 28 May 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  15. "Reprezentativci BiH odigrali neriješeno protiv Katara". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 10 August 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  16. "Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014 World Cup squad". telegraph.co.uk. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  17. "Bosnia beaten by Messi marvel". fifa.com. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  18. "Mensur Mujdža pristao da igra za BiH". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 5 May 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  19. "Sušić nagovara Mensura Mujdžu da obuče dres BiH". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 28 April 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  20. "M. Mujdža". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  21. "Mensur Mujdža". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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