Alen Mustafić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alen Mustafić | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sloboda Tuzla | |||
| 2015–2018 | Sarajevo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Sarajevo | 25 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Slovan Bratislava (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Slovan Bratislava | 33 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Nitra (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | OB | 10 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Śląsk Wrocław (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Śląsk Wrocław II (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Slovan Bratislava | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Alen Mustafić (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎlen mǔstafitɕ]; born 5 July 1999) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovak Super Liga club Slovan Bratislava.
Mustafić started his professional career at Sarajevo, who loaned him to Slovan in 2020. Later that year, after signing permanently with the Slovak side, he was sent on loan to Nitra. In 2023, he joined Danish side OB, and spent the first half of 2024 on loan at Polish club Śląsk Wrocław.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Mustafić started playing football at his hometown club Sloboda Tuzla, before joining Sarajevo's youth academy in 2015.[2] He made his professional debut against Radnik Bijeljina on 25 February 2018 at the age of 18.[3] On 15 September 2019, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Zvijezda 09.[4]
In January 2020, Mustafić was loaned to Slovak side Slovan Bratislava until the end of season, with an option to make the transfer permanent, which was activated in July. In August, he was sent on a season-long loan to Nitra.[5]
On 12 January 2024, after spending the previous year with Danish side OB, Mustafić joined Polish club Śląsk Wrocław on loan until the end of the season.[6] After finishing his loan spell, Mustafić returned to OB.[7]
On 22 July 2024, Mustafić returned to Slovan Bratislava on a three-year contract.[8]
International career
[edit]Mustafić was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19 team under coach Toni Karačić.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 19 May 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sarajevo | 2017–18 | Bosnian Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bosnian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Bosnian Premier League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Slovan Bratislava (loan) | 2019–20 | Slovak Super Liga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Nitra (loan) | 2020–21 | Slovak Super Liga | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2021–22 | Slovak Super Liga | 16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| 2022–23 | Slovak Super Liga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9[c] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 53 | 6 | ||
| OB | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Śląsk Wrocław (loan) | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Śląsk Wrocław II (loan) | 2023–24 | III liga, gr. III | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2024–25 | Slovak Super Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 111 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 145 | 11 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]Sarajevo[10]
Slovan Bratislava[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alen Mustafič". skslovan.com (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Juniori Alen Mustafić i Halid Šabanović se pridružuju prvom timu FK Sarajevo". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 2 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Remi na Koševu, Radnik putuje kući sa velikim bodom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "FK Sarajevo golovima Mustafića i Ahmetovića slomio FK Zvijezda 09". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Nakon što je otkupio njegov ugovor od Sarajeva: Slovan Alena Mustafića poslao na posudbu". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Z Danii do Polski. Kolejne wzmocnienie Śląska Wrocław". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Midtbanespiller vender retur til OB, tipsbladet.dk, 3 June 2024
- ^ "Návrat známej a stále perspektívnej tváre: Alen Mustafič opäť belasý" (in Slovak). Slovan Bratislava. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Kapiten juniora Alen Mustafić produžio ugovor sa FK Sarajevo, zadovoljan i Musemić". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "A. Mustafić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Alen Mustafić – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tuzla
- Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FK Sarajevo players
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
- FC Nitra players
- Odense Boldklub players
- Śląsk Wrocław players
- Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Danish Superliga players
- Ekstraklasa players
- III liga players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Poland