Muhamed Bešić
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Muhamed Bešić | ||
Date of birth | 10 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ferencváros | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2009 | Tennis Berlin | ||
2009–2010 | Hamburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Hamburg II | 38 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Hamburg | 3 | (0) |
2012– | Ferencváros | 47 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2010– | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 10 | (2) |
2010– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2013 |
Muhamed Bešić (born 10 September 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays for hungarian team Ferencvárosi TC and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Berlin to Bosniak parents, he started playing for local club Tennis Borussia Berlin at age nine. He stayed until he was 16, when he signed for HSV.[1] On 4 November 2010, Bešić extended his contract with Hamburger SV until 1 July 2013.[2] After being named as a substitute in several matches in the 2010–11 season, he received his debut in the Bundesliga against Borussia Dortmund on 12 November. Bešić came on a substitute in the 80th minute when Dortmund was already leading 2–0.[3] Bešić started his first Bundesliga game against Mönchengladbach which he played all 90 minutes and they won 2–1.
In March 2012, Bešić was suspended from the first team, due to lack of discipline, Bosnian media also claimed that manager Torsten Fink "strangled" Bešić and threw him out of the dressing room.[4]
International career
Bešić claimed in an interview that he had declined an offer to play for Germany at youth level, because he only wished to play for Bosnia-Herzegovina.[5] He made his debut for the Bosnia-Herzegovina U-21 selection in September 2010 against Italy.[6] On 5 November 2010, he was called up to the senior team by Safet Sušić for the friendly game on 17 November 2010 with Slovakia.[7][8] He made his debut in the match, thereby becoming the youngest player to ever play for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The record was previously held by Miralem Pjanić.[9] In 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the World Cup. He participated in all 3 group matches.
Honours
Club
- Ferencvárosi TC
References
- ^ "Muhamed Bešić: Odbio sam Njemačku zbog Bosne i Hercegovine" (in Bosnian). reprezentacija.com. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Bešić produžio ugovor s HSV-om" (in Bosnian). sportin.ba. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Spielbericht Borussia Dortmund - Hamburger SV" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ O. Škundrić (28 March 2012). "Fink daveći izbacio Bešića iz svlačionice" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Odbio Nemačku da bi igrao za BiH" (in Serbian). sportal.rs. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Poraz mladih Zmajeva od Italije" (in Bosnian). reprezentacija.ba. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Sušić: Bešić je zaslužio poziv" (in Bosnian). sportin.ba. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Bešić debituje u Slovačkoj" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.scsport.ba/bs/tekst.php?ID=10944[dead link]
External links
- Muhamed Bešić at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Use dmy dates from July 2011
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Berlin
- German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers
- Hamburger SV II players
- Hamburger SV players
- Ferencvárosi TC footballers
- Bundesliga players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Hungary
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriates in Germany
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriates in Hungary
- Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players