Denis Huseinbašić Explained

Denis Huseinbašić
Birth Date:3 July 2001
Birth Place:Erbach im Odenwald, Germany
Height:1.84 m[1]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:1. FC Köln
Clubnumber:8
Youthyears1:2007–2011
Youthclubs1:FSV Erbach
Youthyears2:2011–2013
Youthclubs2:SV Darmstadt
Youthyears3:2013–2018
Youthclubs3:Eintracht Frankfurt
Youthyears4:2018–2020
Youthclubs4:Kickers Offenbach
Years1:2020–2022
Clubs1:Kickers Offenbach
Caps1:58
Goals1:9
Years2:2022–
Clubs2:1. FC Köln
Caps2:52
Goals2:5
Nationalyears1:2022–2023
Nationalteam1:Germany U21
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2024–
Nationalteam2:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:10 August 2024
Nationalteam-Update:9 June 2024

Denis Huseinbašić (pronounced as /bs/; born 3 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. Born in Germany, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Huseinbašić started his professional career at Kickers Offenbach, before joining 1. FC Köln in 2022.

A former German youth international, Huseinbašić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024.

Club career

Early career

Huseinbašić started playing football at his hometown club FSV Erbach before joining the youth setup of SV Darmstadt in 2011. Two years later, he moved to Eintracht Frankfurt's youth academy. In 2018, he switched to the youth setup of Kickers Offenbach, with whom he made his professional debut and scored his first professional goal.[2]

He scored his first career hat-trick in a triumph over FSV Frankfurt on 14 May 2022.[3]

1. FC Köln

In June, Huseinbašić signed a three-year deal with 1. FC Köln.[4] He made his official debut for the team on 3 September against VfL Wolfsburg.[5] On 9 October, he scored his first goal for the squad against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[6]

Despite 1. FC Köln's relegation to the 2. Bundesliga in May 2024, Huseinbašić decided to stay at the club and signed a new long-term contract.[7]

International career

Despite representing Germany at the under-21 level, Huseinbašić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[8]

In February 2024, his request to change sports citizenship from German to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[9] Subsequently, in March, he received his first senior call-up, for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs against Ukraine,[10] but had to wait until 3 June to make his debut in a friendly game against England.[11]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kickers Offenbach2020–21Regionalliga Südwest255255
2021–22Regionalliga Südwest334334
Total589589
1. FC Köln2022–23Bundesliga2440051295
2023–24Bundesliga26020280
2024–252. Bundesliga211031
Total5253051606
Career total11014305111815

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202420
Total20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Denis Huseinbasic. fc.de. 1 January 2024. German.
  2. News: Trener Kölna o bh. fudbaleru: Vjerujem u njega, može postati bundesligaški igrač. scsport.ba. 20 July 2022. 20 July 2022. Bosnian.
  3. News: Fudbaler kojem vrtoglavo raste cijena stiže u reprezentaciju BiH?. sportsport.ba. 20 October 2022. 22 October 2022. Bosnian.
  4. News: Mladi veznjak bh. porijekla potpisao za Bundesligaša, dobit će šansu da se nametne. oslobodjenje.ba. 4 June 2022. 4 June 2022. Bosnian.
  5. News: Bosanac debitovao u Bundesligi za Köln. reprezentacija.ba. 4 September 2022. 4 September 2022. Bosnian.
  6. News: Denis Husenibašić postigao prvi gol u Bundesligi. avaz.ba. 10 October 2022. 12 October 2022. Bosnian.
  7. News: Husenibašić i Bičakčić potpisali nove ugovore. faktor.ba. 30 June 2024. 1 July 2024. Bosnian.
  8. News: Denis Huseinbašić: Jedva čekam utakmice i nadam se da ćemo ostvariti željene rezultate. radiosarajevo.ba. 19 March 2024. 20 March 2024. Bosnian.
  9. News: FIFA donijela odluku: Denis Huseinbašić može igrati za Bosnu i Hercegovinu!. klix.ba. 21 February 2024. 24 February 2024. Bosnian.
  10. News: Savo Milošević objavio spisak reprezentativaca BiH za baraž protiv Ukrajine. scsport.ba. 5 March 2024. 8 March 2024. Bosnian.
  11. News: Borbeni reprezentativci BiH poklekli u finišu, Engleska ubjedljivo slavila. oslobodjenje.ba. 3 June 2024. 6 June 2024. Bosnian.
  12. Web site: D. Huseinbašić. soccerway.com. 18 August 2024.
  13. Web site: Denis Huseinbašić. eu-football.info. 10 June 2024.