Vedad Ibišević

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Personal information
Vedad Ibisevic
Date of birth	August 6, 1984 (1984-08-06) (age 23)
Place of birth	Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	TSG Hoffenheim
Number	9
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2001 2003 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-present	FC Basel 1893 St. Louis University Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Dijon FCO Alemannia Aachen TSG Hoffenheim	0 (0) 22 (18) 13 (6) 9 (4) 16 (6) 31 (5)
National team²
2007-present	Bosnia-Herzegovina	9 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 July 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 6 July 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Vedad Ibišević (born August 6, 1984 in Vlasenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian football player, currently playing for TSG Hoffenheim in German Bundesliga(2nd Bundesliga).

Ibišević and his family left Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2000, moving to Switzerland where Ibišević was signed by FC Basel 1893. However, his family left Switzerland after only ten months, moving to St. Louis, Missouri. In St. Louis, Ibišević flourished as one of the region's most promising soccer players, and after his senior season in 2002, was named by Soccer America as one of the nation's top 25 recruits. He played his high school career at Roosevelt High School, and in the process turned a traditional minnow in the highly competitive and passionate St. Louis leagues into one of the city's better public high school teams. Vedad also played for the nationally recognized Busch Soccer Club '85 team, coached by Mike Turner.

Vedad signed to play college soccer in his adopted hometown at one of the nation's most respected soccer establishments, Saint Louis University. He quickly established himself in his freshman year, registering 18 goals and 4 assists in 22 games for the Billikens, while leading a strong SLU team deep into the NCAA Tournament. For his achievements, Ibišević was named the NCAA Freshman of the Year, as well as a first team All-American.

During the offseason, Vedad was called back to Europe to play for the U-21 Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. During training with the team, he was spotted by Paris Saint-Germain F.C.'s Bosnian manager Vahid Halilhodžić, who quickly signed him to play for the renowned French team for the coming season. Through the beginning of the season, Vedad has seen little action, but loaned to French second division club Dijon FCO. In 2005, he signed a two year contract with Dijon.

In May 2006, he signed a 3-year deal with Alemannia Aachen and on July 12, 2007 he moved to another German club TSG Hoffenheim.

On the International level Vedad Ibišević has been active for his country Bosnia and Herzegovina. On March 24, 2007 he made his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team for the Euro 2008 Qualifier against Norway. Unsurprisingly, Ibišević was amongst the 11 starters for the match. On October 13, 2007, Ibišević was called up to play the Euro 2008 Qualifier against Greece in Athens. It was then when Ibišević scored his first international goal, scoring the second and final goal in his side's 3-2 loss. Since then Ibišević is yet to return to the International scene but is expected to as his nation enters the Fifa World Cup 2010 Qualifiers on September of 2008.