Vahid Selimović

Vahid Selimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вахид Селимовић; born 3 April 1997) is a Luxembourgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek club OFI. Born in Luxembourg, Selimović was a youth international for Serbia, but represents the Luxembourg national football team at the senior level.

Vahid Selimović
Personal information
Full name Vahid Selimović
Date of birth (1997-04-03) April 3, 1997
Place of birth Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 OFI
Number 5
Youth career
2005–2017 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Metz II 37 (3)
2017–2019 Metz 13 (0)
2019–2020 Apollon Limassol 21 (0)
2020– OFI 5 (0)
National team‡
2016 Serbia U19 1 (0)
2019– Luxembourg 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020

Club career

Selimović joined the FC Metz academy at the age of 8 in 2005, and spent his entire youth years with them, signing his first professional contract 11 years later on 4 July 2016.[1][2] Selimović made his professional debut for FC Metz in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Angers SCO on 12 December 2017.[3] He made his Ligue 1 debut in a 3–1 win over Montpellier HSC on 16 December 2017.[4]

In January 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Apollon Limassol.[5]

On 8 August 2020, it was announced that Selimović had moved to OFI in Greece.[6]

International career

Selimović was born in Luxembourg and is of Bosniak origin.[7][8] His father Nedžib Selimović is a football manager, who managed various club in Luxembourg Division of Honour (Muhlenbach, Strassen, Hesperange among others). He made his debut for the Serbia national under-19 football team in a friendly 2–0 win over the Bulgaria U19s.[9]

Selimović switched to representing Luxembourg in 2019, receiving his first call-up for senior matches in June of that year.

International goals
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.[10]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 June 2019Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Madagascar2–33–3Friendly

References
  1. jdecker (4 July 2016). "Vahid Selimovic passe pro".
  2. "[Fc Metz] Vahid Selimovic : " J'espère que ma carrière sera longue "".
  3. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Coupe de la Ligue - Saison 2017/2018 - 1/8 de finale - Angers SCO / FC Metz". www.lfp.fr.
  4. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 18ème journée - Montpellier Hérault SC / FC Metz". www.lfp.fr.
  5. "Με τον αριθμό #4 ο…Vahid Selimovic". apollon.com.cy. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. "Tim Halls Wechsel zu Gil Vicente perfekt, Vahid Selimovic unterschreibt bei OFI Kreta". www.tageblatt.lu.
  7. "Фудбалски савез Србије - званична веб презентација". www.fss.rs.
  8. "Football / Avec le sélectionneur de la Bosnie: Bazdarevic: "Le Luxembourg est un modèle"". 22 March 2016.
  9. "Фудбалски савез Србије - званична веб презентација". www.fss.rs.
  10. Vahid Selimović at National-Football-Teams.com
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