Srđan Grahovac

Srđan Grahovac (Bosnian pronunciation: [sřdʑan grâxoʋats]; born 19 September 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Srđan Grahovac
Grahovac with Rapid Wien in 2015
Personal information
Full name Srđan Grahovac
Date of birth (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992
Place of birth Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rapid Wien
Number 14
Youth career
Borac Banja Luka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Borac Banja Luka 116 (6)
2014–2018 Rapid Wien 59 (4)
2017 → Astana (loan) 26 (8)
2018–2019 Astana 0 (0)
2018 → Rijeka (loan) 26 (0)
2019– Rapid Wien 38 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 6 (1)
2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 5 (0)
2011–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 23 (3)
2016– Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2016

Grahovac started his professional career at Borac Banja Luka, before joining Rapid Wien in 2014. He was loaned to Astana in 2017 and to Rijeka in 2018. A year later, he returned to Rapid Wien.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Grahovac made his senior international debut in 2016.

Club career

Early career

Grahovac came through youth academy of his hometown club Borac Banja Luka.[2] He made his professional debut against Laktaši on 1 August 2009 at the age of 16.[3] On 27 February 2011, he scored his first professional goal against Široki Brijeg.[4]

Rapid Wien

On 7 June 2014, Grahovac was transferred to Austrian side Rapid Wien for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his competitive debut for the club against Grödig on 31 August.[6] He scored his first goal for Rapid Wien on 29 November 2015 in a victory over Altach.[7]

In June 2016, Grahovac extended his contract until June 2019.[8]

In March 2017, he was loaned to Kazakh team Astana until the end of season, with an option to make the transfer permanent.[9]

In February 2018, after signing permanently for Astana, Grahovac was sent on a season-long loan to Croatian outfit Rijeka.[10]

In January 2019, Grahovac returned to Rapid Wien on a contract until June 2022.[11]

On 21 July 2019, he played his 100th game for the team.[12]

International career

Grahovac represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels. He also served as captain of the under-21 team under coach Vlado Jagodić, and is the most capped player in team's history, having played in 23 games.[13]

In September 2015, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Wales and Cyprus,[14] but had to wait until 25 March 2016 to make his debut, in a friendly game against Luxembourg.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 13 December 2020[16]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borac Banja Luka 2009–10 Bosnian Premier League 10030––130
2010–11 Bosnian Premier League 2412000–261
2011–12 Bosnian Premier League 2616020–341
2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 2921021–323
2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 27220––292
Total 116614041–1347
Rapid Wien 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 1303000–160
2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 26220110–392
2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 2022090–312
Total 59470200–864
Astana (loan) 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League 26800100–368
Rijeka (loan) 2017–18 1. HNL 14010––150
2018–19 1. HNL 1201020–150
Total 2602020–300
Rapid Wien 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 8020–3[lower-alpha 1]0130
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 19010––200
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 1101070–190
Total 380407030520
Career total 265182704313033819
  1. Appearances in 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga play-offs for UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 3 June 2016[17]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201630
Total30

Honours

Borac Banja Luka[16]

Astana[16]

References
  1. "Srdjan Grahovac". skrapid.at (in German). Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. "Predstavljamo Srđana Grahovca, fudbalsko blago iz Banja Luke". nezavisne.com (in Bosnian). 10 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. "Golijada Veleža i nova sramota u Trebinju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  4. "Borac odnio pun plijen sa Pecare". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  5. "Srđan Grahovac potpisao za bečki Rapid". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. "Rapid slavio, Grahovac odigrao 90 minuta". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  7. "Grahovac strijelac u pobjedi Rapida nad Altachom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. "Grahovac produžio ugovor s Rapidom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  9. "Grahovac na jednogodišnjoj posudbi u Astani". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  10. "Srđan Grahovac na posudbi u Rijeci do kraja 2018. godine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  11. "Zvanično: Srđan Grahovac ponovo u dresu bivšeg kluba". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  12. "Bečki Rapid uvjerljiv protiv niželigaša u kupu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  13. "Srđan Grahovac: Poziv u reprezentaciju je kruna dosadašnjeg rada". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 28 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  14. "Baždarević objavio spisak za Vels i Kipar: Salihović ponovo među Zmajevima". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 28 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  15. "Zmajevi slomili otpor Luksemburga u drugom poluvremenu i slavili sa 3:0". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  16. "S. Grahovac". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  17. "Srđan Grahovac". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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