Haris Medunjanin
![]() Medunjanin with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Haris Medunjanin | ||
Date of birth | 8 March 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Philadelphia Union | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Swift Atletiek | |||
AFC'34 | |||
AZ | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | AZ | 25 | (4) |
2006–2007 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 32 | (7) |
2008–2010 | Valladolid | 42 | (7) |
2010–2013 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 46 | (9) |
2012–2013 | → Gaziantepspor (loan) | 30 | (4) |
2013–2014 | Gaziantepspor | 32 | (2) |
2014–2016 | Deportivo La Coruña | 24 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | (4) |
2017– | Philadelphia Union | 55 | (4) |
International career | |||
2006–2007 | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (0) |
2009–2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2018 |
Haris Medunjanin (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [xâːris medûːɲanin]; born 8 March 1985) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union.
After starting his professional career with AZ in the Eredivisie and spending four seasons there, he went on to play in Spain, Israel, Turkey and the United States.
Medunjanin represented Netherlands at under-21 level, but in 2009 he decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina as a senior. His international career lasted until 2018, with the highlight being appearing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Early life
Medunjanin was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the outbreak of Bosnian War in 1992, he moved to the Netherlands at the age of seven with his mother and sister, whilst his father was unable to leave, later losing his life.[2][3] Due to living in the latter country he possessed dual citizenship, Bosnian and Dutch.
Club career
AZ
Medunjanin made his Eredivisie debut on 20 February 2005, with AZ. During his three-year spell, however, opportunities were scarce.[4][5][6]
For the 2006–07 season, he was loaned to Sparta Rotterdam,[7] being essential as the modest club finished 13th by scoring seven league goals.[8]
Valladolid
After another unassuming campaign in Alkmaar,[9] Medunjanin was acquired by Spain's Real Valladolid in August 2008,[10] being relatively used in his first year (mainly as a substitute).[11]
In 2009–10, Medunjanin netted all of his five La Liga goals as a late substitute.[12][13] In January 2010, he and other teammates were fined €6,000 for breaching club discipline by "engaging in untimely nocturnal activities",[14] and the team was also eventually relegated.[15]
Maccabi Tel Aviv
In June 2010, Medunjanin signed a four-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel for €1.8 million.[16] On 15 July he made his official debut for his new team, in a UEFA Europa League second qualifying round against Mogren, and scored in a 2–0 home win.[17]
Gaziantepspor
On 31 August 2012, Medunjanin signed with Turkish side Gaziantepspor on loan from Maccabi.[18][19] The move was made permanent before the start of the following season, on a three-year deal.[20][21]
Deportivo
On 12 August 2014, after a successful medical, free agent Medunjanin joined Deportivo La Coruña.[22] On 29 January 2016, having been deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Víctor Sánchez,[23] he terminated his contract,[24] and agreed to a one-and-a-half-year deal with his former club Maccabi Tel Aviv two days later.[25]
Medunjanin helped Maccabi qualify to the Europa League group stage in his second season.
Philadelphia Union
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On 31 January 2017, Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union signed Medunjanin to a two-year deal with an option for a third.[26] He made his debut in the season opener, in a 0–0 away draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps.[27]
Medunjanin scored his first goal for his new team on 14 May 2017, contributing to a 4–0 success at D.C. United.[28] On 27 November, he was named the team's Player of the Year after contributing with 12 assists and two goals.[29]
International career
Netherlands
Medunjanin was part of the Netherlands under-21 team that won the 2006 tournament of the UEFA European Championship.[30] He was also called by coach Foppe de Haan for his squad in the 2007 tournament, held in the Netherlands;[31] the nation went on to retain its title by beating Serbia 4–1 in the final,[32] and in the process qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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In a 2009 interview, Medunjanin expressed strong desire to play for his native Bosnia and Herzegovina, as new FIFA rules would allow.[33] In August of the same year, his paperwork for change of footballing citizenship was submitted to FIFA and, on 31 October 2009, national coach Miroslav Blažević invited the player for the 2010 FIFA World Cup playoff games against Portugal.[2] He made his debut – as a starter – in the decisive second leg, a 0–1 loss in Zenica (0–2 on aggregate).[34]
Medunjanin scored his first international goal on 17 November 2010, in a friendly against Slovakia.[35] In the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, he contributed with three goals against Albania (2–0, home),[36] Belarus (2–0, away)[37] and Luxembourg (5–0, home),[38] helping Bosnia to the second place in their group and to qualify for play-offs.
On 2 June 2014, Medunjanin was named in the squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup.[39] He made his debut in the tournament 14 days later, playing the last 16 minutes of a 1–2 group stage loss to Argentina.[40]
On 13 October 2015, Medunjanin scored a crucial brace against Cyprus to help Bosnia and Herzegovina reach the Euro 2016 play-offs after the 3–2 away win.[41] In 2016, he captained the nation during the Kirin Cup winning campaign.[42]
Medunjanin announced his retirement from international football on 27 March 2018, after playing in a friendly game against Senegal which marked his 60th cap.[43]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AZ | 2004–05 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
2005–06 | Eredivisie | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
2007–08 | Eredivisie | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
Total | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 37 | 9 | |
Valladolid | 2008–09 | La Liga | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | La Liga | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 5 | |||
Total | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 46 | 7 | ||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2010–11 | Israeli Premier League | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | – | 42 | 13 | |
2011–12 | Israeli Premier League | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | – | 26 | 4 | ||
Total | 46 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 5 | – | 68 | 17 | |||
Gaziantepspor (loan) | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 4 | ||
Gaziantepspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||
Total | 62 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 66 | 6 | ||||
Deportivo | 2014–15 | La Liga | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | – | 34 | 3 | ||
Total | 33 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2 | – | 53 | 7 | |||
Philadelphia Union | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 2 | ||
Career total | 296 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 364 | 54 |
- ^ Appearance in 2005–06 Eredivisie Europa League play-offs
- ^ Appearances in 2006–07 Eredivisie Europa League play-offs
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
2009 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | 6 | 1 | |
2011 | 11 | 3 | |
2012 | 6 | 0 | |
2013 | 9 | 1 | |
2014 | 9 | 0 | |
2015 | 6 | 2 | |
2016 | 6 | 1 | |
2017 | 2 | 1 | |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 60 | 9 |
International goals
(Bosnia and Herzegovina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Medunjanin goal)[46]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 17 November 2010 | Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia | ![]() |
Friendly | ||
2. | 7 June 2011 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ![]() |
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | ||
3. | 2 September 2011 | Dynama Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | ![]() |
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | ||
4. | 7 October 2011 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ![]() |
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | ||
5. | 7 June 2013 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | ![]() |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
6. | 13 October 2015 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | ![]() |
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | ||
7. | ||||||
8. | 6 September 2016 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ![]() |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
9. | 7 October 2017 | Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ![]() |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Netherlands U21
References
- ^ "Haris Medunjanin". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ a b Ostvareni san Harisa Medunjanina (Haris Medunjanin fulfilled dream); Sarajevo X, 1 November 2009 (in Bosnian)
- ^ Bosnia wait on FIFA approval for Haris Medunjanin; ESPN Soccernet, 4 November 2009
- ^ "Van Gaal geeft Medunjanin de kans" [Van Gaal gives chance to Medunjanin] (in Dutch). AZ Jeugd. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Medunjanin inspireert AZ" [Medunjanin inspires AZ]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 27 March 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Haris Medunjanin" (in Dutch). Vergeten Spelers. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Sparta huurt Medunjanin van AZ" [Sparta gets Medunjanin loan from AZ] (in Dutch). NU.nl. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Vloet geeft Sparta goede kans in play-offs" [Vloet gives Sparta good chance in play-offs]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 29 April 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Van Gaal kiest voor Medunjanin" [Van Gaal chooses Medunjanin] (in Dutch). NU.nl. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "AZ and Valladolid agree on Medunjanin transfer". AZ Alkmaar. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Medunjanin, año primero" [Medunjanin, year one]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 24 July 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Medunjanin calienta al Valladolid" [Medunjanin gets Valladolid fired up]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 20 December 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "'Microondas' Medunjanin" ['Microwave' Medunjanin]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 23 February 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Multa de 6.000 euros a Medunjanin" [6.000 euro fine to Medunjanin]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 14 January 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "El Valladolid no obró el milagro y desciende a segunda división" [Valladolid could not work miracle and is relegated to the second division]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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- ^ M. Tel-Aviv 2–0 Mogren Archived 24 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine; UEFA, 15 July 2010
- ^ "Harís Medunjanín Gazíantepspor'da" [Haris Medunjanin to Gaziantepspor] (in Turkish). Gaziantespor. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ Haris Medunjanin potpisao za Gaziantepspor! (Haris Medunjanin signed for Gaziantepspor!)[permanent dead link]; Sportin Vijesti, 31 August 2012 (in Bosnian)
- ^ "Haris Medunjanin potpisao za Gaziantepspor!" [Haris Medunjanin signed for Gaziantepspor!] (in Bosnian). Kladionica. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Medunjanin'nin büyük şaşkınlığı" [Medunjanin the surprise]. Radikal (in Turkish). 23 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Medunjanin aterrizó en A Coruña para pasar reconocimiento médico en el HM Modelo" [Haris Medunjanin landed in A Coruña to undergo a medical at the HM Modelo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Medunjanin, sin minutos tampoco en la Copa" [Medunjanin, no minutes even in Cup]. La Opinión A Coruña (in Spanish). 7 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Haris Medunjanin više nije igrač Deportiva" [Medunjanin is no longer a player of Deportivo] (in Bosnian). Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Medunjanin signs 1,5 year deal". Maccabi Tel Aviv. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
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- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Philadelphia Union 0 – 2017 MLS Match Recap". Major League Soccer. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "D.C. United 0–4 Philadelphia Union". HuffPost. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Haris Medunjanin named 2017 Union Player of the Year". Philadelphia Union. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Netherlands turn to Medunjanin". UEFA. 16 May 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Medunjanin en Drost haken af bij Jong Oranje" [Medunjanin and Drost out injured from Jong Oranje] (in Dutch). RTV Rijnmond. 5 October 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Jong Oranje clinch European crown". UEFA. 24 June 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ 'Ako dobijem Ćirin poziv, dolazim' ('If I get a call from Ćiro, I come'); Clix, 25 July 2009 (in Bosnian)
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- ^ "Haris Medunjanin se oprostio od reprezentacije" [Haris Medunjanin retires from national team] (in Bosnian). Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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External links
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- Stats at Voetbal International Template:Nl icon
- Haris Medunjanin at BDFutbol
- Haris Medunjanin at the Turkish Football Federation
- Haris Medunjanin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Haris Medunjanin – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Haris Medunjanin – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Dutch people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to the Netherlands
- Bosnia and Herzegovina refugees
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims
- Sportspeople from Sarajevo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers
- Dutch footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Eredivisie players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- La Liga players
- Real Valladolid players
- Deportivo de La Coruña players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Süper Lig players
- Gaziantepspor footballers
- Major League Soccer players
- Philadelphia Union players
- Netherlands under-21 international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Dutch expatriates in Spain
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriates in the Netherlands
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriates in Spain
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriates in Israel
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriates in Turkey
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriates in the United States