Ognjen Vranješ

Ognjen Vranješ (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǒɡɲen ʋrâɲeʃ]; born 24 October 1989) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian First Division A club Sporting Charleroi on loan from Anderlecht.

Ognjen Vranješ
Personal information
Full name Ognjen Vranješ[1]
Date of birth (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989
Place of birth Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Charleroi
(on loan from Anderlecht)
Number 3
Youth career
2000–2007 Borac Banja Luka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Borac Banja Luka 41 (1)
2009–2011 Red Star Belgrade 4 (0)
2010 → Napredak Kruševac (loan) 12 (1)
2010 → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 9 (0)
2011–2013 Krasnodar 37 (1)
2013–2014 Spartak Vladikavkaz 7 (2)
2014 Elazığspor 13 (0)
2015–2016 Gaziantepspor 23 (0)
2016 Sporting Gijón 11 (0)
2016–2017 Tom Tomsk 7 (1)
2017–2018 AEK Athens 36 (5)
2018– Anderlecht 14 (0)
2019–2020 → AEK Athens (loan) 18 (1)
2021– → Charleroi (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2008–2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 10 (2)
2010–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina 38 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2018

Vranješ started his professional career at Borac Banja Luka, before joining Red Star Belgrade in 2009. In 2010, he had loan spells with Napredak Kruševac and Sheriff Tiraspol. He then played in Russia for Krasnodar and Spartak Vladikavkaz and in Turkey for Elazığspor and Gaziantepspor. In 2016, Vranješ signed with Sporting Gijón. Later that year, he switched to Tom Tomsk. A year later, he moved to AEK Athens. The following year, he was transferred to Anderlecht, who loaned him back to AEK Athens in 2019.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vranješ made his senior international debut in 2010, earning over 30 caps until 2018. He represented the nation at their first major tournament, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Vranješ came through youth academy of his hometown club Borac Banja Luka, which he joined in 2000. He made his professional debut in 2007 at the age of 17.[2] On 9 August 2008, he scored his first professional goal against Orašje, which secured his team the victory.[3]

In December 2008, he signed with Serbian side Red Star Belgrade.[4] After struggling to establish himself in the first team, he first went on loan to Napredak Kruševac and then to Moldovan team Sheriff Tiraspol.[5]

On 12 January 2011, Vranješ moved to Russian club Krasnodar.[6]

In December 2012, he joined Spartak Vladikavkaz.[7] In May 2013, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as anterior cruciate ligament tear and was sidelined for almost eight months.[8]

After his return to the pitch, in January 2014, he went to Turkish club Elazığspor.[9]

In the autumn of 2014, Vranješ was on trial with Czech side Příbram and Swiss team Grasshopper, but did not join either of them.[10]

In February 2015, he moved to Gaziantepspor.[11]

On 26 January 2016, Vranješ joined Spanish outfit Sporting Gijón until the end of season.[12]

In August 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Tom Tomsk.[13]

AEK Athens

On 22 December 2016, Vranješ moved to Greek side AEK Athens on a contract until June 2019.[14] Two weeks later, he was sent off on his official debut for the club against Asteras.[15] He scored his first goal for AEK Athens in a comfortable triumph over Veria.[16]

On 18 February 2018, Vranješ scored his first career hat-trick in a victory over Xanthi.[17]

Vranješ won his first trophy with the club on 23 April 2018, when they were crowned league champions after 24 years.[18]

Anderlecht

In June 2018, after months of lengthy negotiations, Vranješ was transferred to Belgian club Anderlecht for an undisclosed fee.[19] He made his competitive debut for the club on 28 July against Kortrijk and scored an own goal.[20]

Due to poor form and off-pitch scandals, he was suspended indefinitely from Anderlecht's first team and assigned to train with the youth team in January 2019.[21]

On 20 June 2019, Vranješ was sent on a season-long loan to his former club AEK Athens.[22]

On 25 January 2021, Vranješ moved to Belgium club Sporting Charleroi, on a six-month loan deal.[23]

International career

Vranješ was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team for several years.[24]

In August 2010, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against Luxembourg and France,[25] but had to wait until 17 November to make his debut in a friendly game against Slovakia.[26]

In June 2014, Vranješ was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup, country's first major competition.[27] He made his competition debut in last group match against Iran on 25 June.[28]

In February 2019, national team coach Robert Prosinečki stated that he would no longer call Vranješ up due to many controversies he was involved in the past period, thus ending his international career.[29]

Personal life

Ognjen has an older brother, Stojan, who is also a footballer.[30]

Vranješ has been the subject of many controversies during his career. In August 2010 he wore Delije shirt to celebrate his then club Sheriff Tiraspol eliminating Dinamo Zagreb in UEFA Champions League qualifier, which was construed as provocation.[31] In 2015, he made a tattoo depicting borders of Republika Srpska on his left upper arm, which led to public scrutiny. He later apologized and covered the tattoo up.[32] Because of the tattoo, he had many altercations with BHFanaticos, the largest Bosnian support group.[33] In September 2018, he was sentenced to eight months probation for instigating fan violence over his Facebook page during his time with AEK Athens.[34] Later that year it was spotted that Vranješ had a tattoo of Chetnik duke Momčilo Đujić on his upper right arm, which got him publicly criticized by Bosnian FA and the fans, with whom he already had bad relations.[35] In January 2019, he was once again in center of a scandal, as media reported that he had an affair with Serbian singer Jelena Karleuša, who is married to footballer Duško Tošić.[36]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 October 2020[37]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borac Banja Luka 2007–08 First League of RS 28010–290
2008–09 Bosnian Premier League 13110–141
Total 41120–431
Red Star Belgrade 2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga 4010–50
Napredak Kruševac (loan) 2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga 121––121
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 2010–11 Moldovan National Division 9020100210
Krasnodar 2011–12 Russian Premier League 29020–310
2012–13 Russian Premier League 8120–101
Total 37140–411
Spartak Vladikavkaz 2012–13 Russian Premier League 72––72
Elazığspor 2013–14 Süper Lig 13010–140
Gaziantepspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 11000–110
2015–16 Süper Lig 12020–140
Total 23020–250
Sporting Gijón 2015–16 La Liga 110––110
Tom Tomsk 2016–17 Russian Premier League 7100–71
AEK Athens 2016–17 Super League Greece 17160–231
2017–18 Super League Greece 19440110344
Total 365100110575
Anderlecht 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 1001030140
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 4000–40
Total 1401030180
AEK Athens (loan) 2019–20 Super League Greece 1814140262
Career total 2321227128028713

International
As of match played 15 November 2018[38]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201010
201110
201260
201320
201450
201560
201670
201750
201850
Total380

Honours

Borac Banja Luka[37]

AEK Athens[37]

References
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