Avdija Vršajević
 Vršajević playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Avdija Vršajević | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Tešanj, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hajduk Split | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TOŠK Tešanj | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | TOŠK Tešanj | ? | (?) |
| 2004–2005 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 24 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Čelik Zenica | 18 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Sparta Prague | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → SK Kladno (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Tatran Prešov (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Tatran Prešov | 60 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Čelik Zenica | 21 | (3) |
| 2012– | Hajduk Split | 63 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2012– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Avdija Vršajević (born 6 March 1986) is a Bosnian footballer who plays for HNK Hajduk Split.
Club career
Vršajević's first professional club was NK TOŠK Tešanj. Here he spent the 2003-04 season before moving to Željezničar Sarajevo. He spent only one season at Željezničar before Čelik Zenica acquired his services. He remained at Čelik for two seasons, often in and out of the first team.
From Čelik, Avdija moved to Czech side AC Sparta Prague but never made an appearance for them, spending loan spells initially at SK Kladno and then at 1. FC Tatran Prešov. Tatran made his loan move permanent in 2009 and he spent the following two seasons there, making 60 appearances and scoring three goals. He was played as either a right back or a right winger at Tatran.
Avdija moved back to Čelik in 2011, spending one season at the club where he made a further 21 appearances.
As he only signed a one-year contract at Čelik and chose not to renew it when the season ended, Avdija moved to Croatian side HNK Hajduk Split, signing a three-year contract. He made his debut for Hajduk on the 22nd of July, 2012 in a 0-0 draw against Istra. Immediately becoming the club's first choice right back, Avdija made 30 appearances in all competitions in his first season at Hajduk. In the 13-14 season, manager Igor Tudor changed his role in the team often. Throughout the season he found himself at left back, right back and right wing, once again making 30 appearances in all competitions.
International career
In 2006, Vršajević was called to U21 side by then coach Ibrahim Zukanović.
He made his Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team debut in 2012 in a 3–0 friendly win against Slovenia under coach Safet Sušić. His official debut for Bosnia came in a 8–1 win over Liechtenstein in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Vršajević was named in the Bosnia-Herzegovina 23-man squad for their first World Cup participation ever in the 2014 Brazil tournament. On 25 June 2014, he scored his first goal and Bosnia's third in the 83rd minute to make it 3-1 for Bosnia against Iran in the last group match, where he also made his World Cup debut.[1]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 June 2014 | Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador |  Iran | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
References
- ↑ "Bos-Herce 3-1 Iran". BBC. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
External links
- Player profile on 1fctatran.sk (Slovak)
- Player profile on sparta.cz (Czech)
- Player profile on skkladno.cz (Czech)
- weltfussball.de Profile (German)
- Avdija Vršajević at Soccerway
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