Vahid Selimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вахид Селимовић; born 3 April 1997) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Hermannstadt and the Luxembourg national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hermannstadt | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Jeunesse Esch | ||
| 2005–2015 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Metz B | 37 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Metz | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Apollon Limassol | 21 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | OFI | 27 | (1) |
| 2023 | Gorica | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Željezničar | 14 | (1) |
| 2024– | Hermannstadt | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Luxembourg U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Serbia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Luxembourg | 12 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Born in Luxembourg, Selimović was a youth international for Serbia, but represents Luxembourg at the senior level.
Club career
editSelimović joined the Metz academy at the age of 8 in 2005, and spent his entire youth years with them, signing his first professional contract eleven years later on 4 July 2016.[2][3] He made his professional debut for Metz in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Angers on 12 December 2017,[4] and his Ligue 1 debut in a 3–1 win over Montpellier four days later.[5]
In January 2019, Selimović signed a two-year contract with Apollon Limassol.[6] On 8 August 2020, it was announced that he had moved to OFI in Greece.[7] After OFI, he played for Slovenian side Gorica in the second part of the 2022–23 season.[8]
On 13 September 2023, Selimović signed a two-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.[9] He was sent off after a straight red card in his debut for Željezničar in a 2–0 away loss to Igman Konjic on 27 October 2023.[10] On 26 November 2023, Selimović scored his first goal for the club, an equaliser 4 minutes into stoppage time against Posušje, helping his team to narrowly escape defeat in a 1–1 home draw.[11] On 10 March 2024, he scored an own goal in a 2–1 away defeat to Zvijezda 09.[12] Selimović mutually terminated his contract with Željezničar and left the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[13]
International career
editSelimović was born in Luxembourg and is of Bosniak and Serbian descent.[14] He made his debut for the Serbia under-19 team in a 2–0 friendly win over Bulgaria in February 2016.[15]
Selimović switched his national allegiance to Luxembourg in 2019, receiving his first call-up for the senior matches in June of that year.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 8 June 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Selimović goal.[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 June 2019 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Madagascar |
2–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ "Vahid Selimović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Vahid Selimovic passe pro". fcmetz.com. 4 July 2016.
- ^ "[Fc Metz] Vahid Selimovic: "J'espère que ma carrière sera longue"". lequotidien.lu.
- ^ "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Coupe de la Ligue – Saison 2017/2018 – 1/8 de finale – Angers SCO / FC Metz". lfp.fr.
- ^ "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2017/2018 – 18ème journée – Montpellier Hérault SC / FC Metz". lfp.fr.
- ^ "Με τον αριθμό #4 ο…Vahid Selimovic". apollon.com.cy. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Tim Halls Wechsel zu Gil Vicente perfekt, Vahid Selimovic unterschreibt bei OFI Kreta". tageblatt.lu.
- ^ Vidmar, Rene (31 January 2023). "Gorici bo v boju za obstanek pomagal luksemburški reprezentant" (in Slovenian). Šport TV. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ N. K. (13 September 2023). "Željezničar doveo Vahida Selimovića, povremenog reprezentativca Luksemburga". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ E. Oštraković (27 October 2023). "Selimović nokautirao igrača Igmana, Željezničar od 9. minute s igračem manje". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ S.P. (26 November 2023). "Selimović u sudijskoj nadoknadi spasio Željezničar poraza od Posušja". Sport1.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ R.S. (10 March 2024). "Vahid Selimović postigao jako lijep gol glavom, na njegovu nesreću u vlastitu mrežu". Sport1.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Vahid Selimović i Antonio Pavić više nisu fudbaleri Željezničara". fkzeljeznicar.ba (in Bosnian). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Bazdarevic: "Le Luxembourg est un modèle"". wort.lu. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Trijumf "Orlića", debi Srba iz dijaspore". Sportske.net (in Serbian). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Vahid Selimović (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Vahid Selimović (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
External links
edit- Vahid Selimović at Soccerway
- Vahid Selimović – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Vahid Selimović – French league stats at Ligue 2 (in French) – English translation
- FC Metz profile