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Adnan Kovačević
Personal information
Full name Adnan Kovačević
Date of birth (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Kotor Varoš, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Ferencváros
Number 15
Youth career
NK Vlašić
Travnik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Travnik 46 (2)
2013–2017 Sarajevo 59 (3)
2017–2020 Korona Kielce 94 (7)
2020– Ferencváros 0 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 7 (0)
2019– Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2019

Adnan Kovačević (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [ǎdnan koʋǎːtʃeʋitɕ]; born 9 September 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Hungarian club Ferencváros and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Kovačević started his professional career at Travnik, before joining Sarajevo in 2013. Four years later, he moved to Korona Kielce. In 2020, he signed with Ferencváros.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kovačević made his senior international debut in 2019.

Club career

Early career

Kovačević came through Travnik's youth setup, which he joined from a local club.[1] He made his professional debut against Borac Banja Luka on 19 May 2011 at the age of 17.[2] On 28 May, he scored his first professional goal against Olimpic.[3]

In July 2013, Kovačević switched to Sarajevo.[4] On 13 July 2016, he suffered a severe knee injury, which turned out to be anterior cruciate ligament tear and was sidelined for seven months.[5]

On 12 July 2017, Kovačević moved to Polish side Korona Kielce.[6] Five days later, he made his competitive debut for the club against Zagłębie Lubin.[7] On 8 December 2018, he scored his first goal for Korona Kielce against Wisła Płock.[8]

Ferencváros

On 27 July 2020, Kovačević signed a three-year contract with Hungarian team Ferencváros.[9]

International career

Kovačević was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team under coach Vlado Jagodić.[10]

In August 2019, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Armenia,[11] but had to wait until 12 October to make his debut against Finland.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 July 2020[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Travnik 2010–11 Bosnian Premier League 3 1 – – 3 1
2011–12 Bosnian Premier League 17 0 1 0 – 18 0
2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 26 1 1 0 – 27 1
Total 46 2 2 0 – 48 2
Sarajevo 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 17 1 6 0 – 23 1
2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 12 0 3 0 5 0 20 0
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 21 2 4 0 0 0 25 2
2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 9 0 4 1 – 13 1
Total 59 3 17 1 5 0 81 4
Korona Kielce 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 29 0 6 0 – 35 0
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 31 2 0 0 – 31 2
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 34 5 0 0 – 34 5
Total 94 7 6 0 – 100 7
Ferencváros 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 199 12 25 1 5 0 229 13

International

As of match played 15 November 2019[14]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2019 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Sarajevo[13]

References

  1. ^ "Adnan Kovačević obradovao članove NK Vlašić". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 30 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Borac ostao na pet bodova prednosti". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Olimpic peticom častio Vezire". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Adnan Kovačević novi igrač Sarajeva". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 4 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Kovačević se vratio na teren: Nadam se da ću biti 100 % spreman". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Adnan Kovačević potpisao za Koronu Kielce". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Kovačević debitovao za Koronu u iznenađujućem porazu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Kovačević golom donio remi svojoj ekipi". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 8 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Kovačević pojačao prvaka Mađarske". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Adnan Kovačević: Poziv u seniorsku selekciju je kruna moje karijere". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Prosinečki objavio spisak za utakmice protiv Lihtenštajna i Armenije". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Preporođeni Zmajevi razbili Fince u Zenici i vratili se u igru za plasman na Evropsko prvenstvo". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  13. ^ a b "A. Kovačević". soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Adnan Kovačević". eu-football.info. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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