Sejad Salihović

Sejad Salihović

Salihović with Hoffenheim in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sejad Salihović
Date of birth (1984-10-08) 8 October 1984
Place of birth Zvornik, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Beijing Renhe
Number 21
Youth career
1995–1998 Minerva Berlin
1998–2000 Hertha Zehlendorf
2000–2003 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2006 Hertha BSC II 88 (35)
2004–2006 Hertha BSC 5 (0)
2006–2012 1899 Hoffenheim II 2 (0)
2006–2015 1899 Hoffenheim 230 (62)
2015– Beijing Renhe 15 (2)
National team‡
2005–2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 4 (2)
2007– Bosnia and Herzegovina 47 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2015

Sejad Salihović (born 8 October 1984) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese club Beijing Renhe and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

Early career

Salihović began his career in the youth teams of lower-league sides Minerva 93 Berlin and Hertha 03 Zehlendorf. In the 2000–01 season, he was transferred to Hertha BSC, where he played for the U17 and U19 teams before eventually entering the reserve team in 2003.

Hertha BSC

Salihović was promoted to the first team in 2004. He made his professional debut in a Bundesliga match against Hamburger SV on 26 September 2004, which ended in a 2–1 defeat.[1] In 2006, he was transferred to 1899 Hoffenheim.

1899 Hoffenheim

He was rated by kicker sports magazine as the player of 2. Bundesliga 2007–08 season with the best over-all grades[2] and finished the season scoring six goals in 27 matches.[3]

The highly rated midfielder was sidelined with groin injury, which has been troubling him for some while, however he has made a full recovery.[4] Salihović had a good start to the 2010–11 Bundesliga season, but ended with an injury. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Salihović scored two late penalties against Dortmund to secure a play-off match, ultimately saving Hoffenheim from relegation.[5]

Guizhou Renhe

On 7 June 2015, Hoffenheim announced on their official website that Salihović would leave the club to join Chinese Super League side Beijing Renhe.[6]

International career

During October 2006 while playing for the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team, Salihović scored twice in the team's 2–3 aggregate loss to Czech Republic under-21 in the play-offs for 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Both his goals were superb shots from 25 meters out[7] and 30 meters out.[8]

Since then, Salihović has been promoted to the Bosnia and Herzegovina senior side and has become an important member of Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Although his favorite position is in midfield, he has often been used as a left-back in lack of other options.[9] He has scored four goals for the senior national team, three of which have been from free-kicks. Due to unsporting behavior in game against Portugal during 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs,[10] the Bosnian midfielder was suspended for four games, missing the Euro 2012 qualification matches against Luxembourg, France, Albania and Romania. He returned for a friendly match against Slovakia, which Bosnia won 3–2 in Bratislava.[11]

In June 2014, he was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup[12]

Personal life

Salihović and his family migrated to Berlin in 1992, right before the Bosnian War started. In June 2009, after 17 years, Sejad visited his hometown of Zvornik where his parents Ismet and Fadila are renovating their home. His hobbies include reading, playing football, and spending time with his family.[13]

On 15 December 2014, Salihović married his girlfriend Julia.[14]

Style of play

He has a powerful shot with his left foot and is a free-kick specialist.[15][16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 October 2015.[17]
Club Season League Cup Other Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hertha II 2003–04 NOFV-Oberliga Nord 3113–––3113
2004–05 Regionalliga Nord 271410––2814
2005–06 Regionalliga Nord 308–––308
Total 883510––8935
Hertha 2004–05 Bundesliga 5000––50
2005–06 Bundesliga 00001[lower-alpha 1]00010
Total 5000100060
Hoffenheim II 2006–07 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 10–––10
2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 10–––10
Total 20–––20
Hoffenheim 2006–07 Regionalliga Süd 3010–––3010
2007–08 2. Bundesliga 27641––317
2008–09 Bundesliga 29811––309
2009–10 Bundesliga 32441––365
2010–11 Bundesliga 26540––305
2011–12 Bundesliga 23932––2611
2012–13 Bundesliga 22710––237
2013–14 Bundesliga 281120––3011
2014–15 Bundesliga 13200––132
Total 23062195––24967
Beijing Renhe 2015 Chinese Super League 15200––152
Career total 340992051000361104
  1. ↑ appearance in 2005 DFL-Ligapokal

International

As of match played 13 October 2015.[18]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
200730
200860
200982
201041
201151
201270
201360
201460
201520
Total474

International goals

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1. 6 June 2009 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes, France  Oman
2–1
2–1
 Friendly
2. 9 September 2009 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Turkey
1–1
1–1
 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 29 May 2010 Råsunda, Solna, Sweden  Sweden
1–1
2–4
 Friendly
4. 2 September 2011 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus
1–0
2–0
 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

References

  1. ↑ "Hamburger SV–Hertha BSC 2:1 (1:1)" (in German). kicker Sportmagazin. 22 September 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Salihovics kühnes Ziel" (in German). kicker.de. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Salihovic, Sejad" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "Hoffemheim Midfielder Sejad Salihovic Sidelined With Groin Injury". goal.com. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  5. ↑ "Salihovic saves Hoffenheim from relegation" (in Bosnian).
  6. ↑ "Sejad Salihovic verlässt die TSG" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Ladislav, Josef (6 October 2006). "Hubník gives Czechs the edge". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. ↑ Krvavac, Fuad (10 October 2006). "Frejlach sends Czechs through". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "Sa Papetom na Euro 2012". sportin.ba. 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  10. ↑ "Red cards we will remember long" (in Bosnian).
  11. ↑ "Slovakia Bosnia 2–3" (in Serbian).
  12. ↑ "Bosnia-Herzegovina 2014 World Cup Squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Sejad Salihovic". TSG Hoffenheim. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "Sejad Salihović se oženio i čeka dijete: Kum će biti Vedad Ibišević" (in Bosnian). reprezentacija.ba. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Salihovic: We can beat anyone". FIFA.com. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  16. ↑ E. Ćatović (17 February 2012). "Kralj Slobodnjaka: Sejad Salihović" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  17. ↑ "Sejad Salihovic". soccerway.
  18. ↑ Sejad Salihović at National-Football-Teams.com

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