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Denis Huseinbašić
Bosnian footballer (born 2001)
Denis Huseinbašić (pronounced [dêːnis xǔseinbaʃitɕ]; 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-07-03) 3 July 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Erbach im Odenwald, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | FSV Erbach | ||
| 2011–2013 | SV Darmstadt | ||
| 2013–2018 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2018–2020 | Kickers Offenbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Kickers Offenbach | 58 | (9) |
| 2022– | 1. FC Köln | 50 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Germany U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2024– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 | |||
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.
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 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 1. FC Köln against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[6]
Despite representing Germany at the under-21 level, Huseinbašić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[7]
In February 2024, his request to change sports citizenship from German to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[8] Subsequently, in March, he received his first senior call-up, for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs against Ukraine,[9] but had to wait until 3 June to make his debut in a friendly game against England.[10]
Club
- As of match played 11 May 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kickers Offenbach | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 25 | 5 | – | – | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 33 | 4 | – | – | 33 | 4 | |||
| Total | 58 | 9 | – | – | 58 | 9 | ||||
| 1. FC Köln | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 29 | 5 |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 115 | 14 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 9 June 2024[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
- "Denis Huseinbasic". fc.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- "Trener Kölna o bh. fudbaleru: Vjerujem u njega, može postati bundesligaški igrač". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- "Fudbaler kojem vrtoglavo raste cijena stiže u reprezentaciju BiH?". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- "Mladi veznjak bh. porijekla potpisao za Bundesligaša, dobit će šansu da se nametne". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- "Bosanac debitovao u Bundesligi za Köln". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- "Denis Husenibašić postigao prvi gol u Bundesligi". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- "Denis Huseinbašić: Jedva čekam utakmice i nadam se da ćemo ostvariti željene rezultate". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- "FIFA donijela odluku: Denis Huseinbašić može igrati za Bosnu i Hercegovinu!". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- "Savo Milošević objavio spisak reprezentativaca BiH za baraž protiv Ukrajine". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- "Borbeni reprezentativci BiH poklekli u finišu, Engleska ubjedljivo slavila". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- "D. Huseinbašić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- "Denis Huseinbašić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- Denis Huseinbašić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Denis Huseinbašić – UEFA competition record (archive)
