Said Husejinović Explained

Said Husejinović
Birth Date:13 May 1988
Birth Place:Zvornik, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.78 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Clubnumber:8
Youthyears1:2000–2006
Youthclubs1:Sloboda Tuzla
Years1:2006–2008
Caps1:47
Goals1:21
Years2:2008–2011
Caps2:10
Goals2:0
Years3:2009
Clubs3:Kaiserslautern (loan)
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:2012
Clubs4:Sarajevo
Caps4:23
Goals4:7
Years5:2013–2016
Clubs5:Dinamo Zagreb
Caps5:24
Goals5:3
Years6:2015
Clubs6:Lokomotiva (loan)
Caps6:3
Goals6:0
Years7:2016
Caps7:2
Goals7:0
Years8:2016–2018
Clubs8:Sarajevo
Caps8:14
Goals8:2
Years9:2018–2019
Caps9:29
Goals9:3
Years10:2019
Caps10:16
Goals10:1
Years11:2020–
Clubs11:Sloboda Tuzla
Caps11:80
Goals11:6
Nationalyears1:2006–2008
Nationalteam1:Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
Nationalyears2:2008
Nationalteam2:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:1 May 2023

Said Husejinović (born 13 May 1988) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Sloboda Tuzla.

Club career

Werder Bremen

On 1 July 2008, it was announced that Werder Bremen and Sloboda Tuzla had come to an agreement over the transfer of Husejinović to Werder for €900,000.[1] On 17 January 2009, Husejinović was loaned to 1. FC Kaiserslautern until the end of the season.

Sarajevo

On 26 July 2012, he scored two goals against Bulgarian side Levski Sofia in a UEFA Europa League match to help his team to a prestigious 3–1 win (the Bosnians advanced to the next round after an aggregate score of 3–2 and were subsequently eliminated by Montenegrin club FK Zeta.[2]

Dinamo Zagreb

In late December 2012, he was close to signing a contract with CSKA Sofia, but instead joined Dinamo Zagreb in early January 2013.[3] He was injured in a game against RNK Split in October 2013. He was not able to play until May 2014. After the injury, he was loaned out to Lokomotiva Zagreb in 2015 [4] and for a short period in 2016, played for the Dinamo Zagreb second team.

Sarajevo

After not enough playing time, Husejinović left Dinamo Zagreb and signed a contract with his former club Sarajevo.[5] He left the club after 2 years in 2018.[6]

Sloboda Tuzla

On 1 July 2018, Husejinović signed with Sloboda Tuzla.[7] He left Sloboda on 15 June 2019 after his contract expired.[8]

During his time in Sloboda, Husejinović was one of the best players of the club during the 2018–19 season, and was also one of the players with the most games played. He played in 29 league games and in 31 games in all competitions (including the league), scoring 3 goals in the process.

Tuzla City

On 17 June 2019, Husejinović signed a three-year contract with Tuzla City.[9] He made his official debut for Tuzla City on 20 July 2019, in a 1–5 away league win against Zvijezda 09.[10] Husejinović scored his first goal for Tuzla City also in a league match, this time in a 1–3 away win against Široki Brijeg on 15 September 2019.[11]

On 11 December 2019, Tuzla City and Husejinović decided to part ways, mutually terminating his contract with the club.[12]

Return to Sloboda Tuzla

In January 2020, for a second time in his career, Husejinović decided to come back to Sloboda Tuzla.[13] He scored his first goal for Sloboda since his return on 12 August 2020, in a league match against Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[14]

International career

Husejinović has played for the national U21 team. He made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a March 2008 friendly match against Macedonia and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His other international was an August 2008 friendly against Bulgaria.[15]

Career statistics

Club

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+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ClubSeasonLeagueCupSupercupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen2008–09Bundesliga30000030
2009–10Bundesliga30000030
2010–11Bundesliga40000040
Total100000!0100
Kaiserslautern (loan)2008–092. Bundesliga400040
Sarajevo2011–12Bosnian Premier League84000084
2012–13Bosnian Premier League1533062245
Total2373062329
Dinamo Zagreb2012–131. HNL102000000102
2013–141. HNL121201070221
2014–151. HNL0000000000
2015–161. HNL2000000020
Total243201070343
NK Lokomotiva (loan)2015–161. HNL30110041
Dinamo Zagreb II2015–162. HNL200020
Sarajevo2016–17Bosnian Premier League9162153
2017–18Bosnian Premier League51000051
Total1426200204
Sloboda Tuzla2018–19Bosnian Premier League29320313
Tuzla City2019–20Bosnian Premier League16100161
Sloboda Tuzla2019–20Bosnian Premier League3030
2020–21Bosnian Premier League21400214
Total24400244
Career total149201431013217725

International

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National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
200710
Total10

Honours

Werder Bremen

2008–09

Dinamo Zagreb

2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

2014–15, 2015–16

2013

Notes and References

  1. News: Said Huseinovic wechselt zu Werder . https://web.archive.org/web/20080705145434/http://www.lokalfenster.de/page.asp?show=2246&par=21 . dead . 5 July 2008 . Lokalfenster . 1 July 2008 . 1 July 2008 . German . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Said Husejinović match log . soccerway.com . 28 December 2012 . December 2012.
  3. Web site: ЦСКА ще съди Хюсеинович, действал непрофесионално. Bulgarian . topsport.bg . 6 January 2013 . 6 January 2013.
  4. https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/said-husejinovic-ce-do-zime-brusiti-formu-u-lokomotivi/150824039 Said Husejinović će do zime "brusiti" formu u Lokomotivi
  5. https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/veliko-pojacanje-na-kosevu-said-husejinovic-se-vratio-u-fk-sarajevo/160615109 Veliko pojačanje na Koševu: Said Husejinović se vratio u FK Sarajevo
  6. https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zvanicno-husejinovic-novakovic-i-altiparmakovski-napustaju-fk-sarajevo/180608018 Zvanično: Husejinović, Novaković i Altiparmakovski napuštaju FK Sarajevo
  7. https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/said-husejnovic-dogovorio-sve-uslove-sa-slobodom-potpis-ugovora-1-jula/180625080 Said Husejnović dogovorio sve uslove sa Slobodom, potpis ugovora 1. jula
  8. Web site: Husejinović napustio Slobodu. 15 June 2019. 15 June 2019. Bosnian. A. Pašić. sportsport.ba.
  9. Web site: Said Husejinović novi igrač Tuzla Cityja. 17 June 2019. 17 June 2019. Bosnian. D.B.. Klix.ba.
  10. Web site: FK Tuzla City pregazio FK Zvijezda 09. 20 July 2019. 20 July 2019. Bosnian. M. Šljivak. sportsport.ba.
  11. Web site: Veliki preokret FK Tuzla City na Pecari za prvo mjesto na tabeli!. 15 September 2019. 15 September 2019. Bosnian. R. Pašić. sportsport.ba.
  12. Web site: Said Husejinović i FK Tuzla City dogovorili sporazumni raskid saradnje!. 11 December 2019. 11 December 2019. Bosnian. M. Šljivak. sportsport.ba.
  13. Web site: Said Husejinović blizu povratka u staro jato. 5 January 2020. 5 January 2020. Bosnian. A. Čaušević. sportsport.ba.
  14. Web site: Husejinović doveo Slobodu u prednost u samom finišu prvog dijela. 12 August 2020. 12 August 2020. Bosnian. E. Čaušević. sportsport.ba.
  15. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2021-03-11.
  16. Web site: S. Husejinović: Summary. 20 March 2021. en. Soccerway. Perform Group.