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{{Infobox Football biography |
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| playername = Neven Subotić |
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| fullname = Neven Subotić |
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| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1988|12|10}} |
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| cityofbirth = [[Prnjavor]] |
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| countryofbirth = [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]],<br>then part of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] |
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| height = {{height|m=1.93}} |
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| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre back|Centre back]] |
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| currentclub = [[Borussia Dortmund]] |
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| clubnumber = 4 |
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| youthyears = 2004–2006<br>2006–2007 |
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| youthclubs = [[University of South Florida]]<br>[[FSV Mainz 05]] |
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| years = 2007–2008<br>2008– |
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| clubs = [[FSV Mainz 05]]<br>[[Borussia Dortmund]] |
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| caps(goals) = 34 (4)<br>{{0}}4 (3) |
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| nationalyears = 2005<br>2006 |
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| nationalteam = United States U-17<br>[[United States U-20 men's national soccer team|United States U-20]] |
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| nationalcaps(goals) = 10 (0)<br>{{0}}2 (0) |
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| pcupdate = September 13, 2008 |
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| ntupdate = May 5, 2008 |
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}} |
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'''Neven Subotić''' (born on [[December 10]], [[1988]] in [[Prnjavor]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]) is a [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]]-born [[United States|American]] [[association football|football]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]], who plays for [[Borussia Dortmund]]. Subotić made his first-team debut at the very end of the 2006–07 season as Mainz were relegated from the [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]]. In the [[2. Fußball-Bundesliga|2. Bundesliga]] the following year, he seized a starting role and quickly received high marks as one of the best young defenders in the league. |
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Subotić spent his early childhood in Germany and his teenage years in US since 1999. ([[Utah]] and then [[Bradenton, Florida]]). He was on the squad for the US entry in the [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship]]. While he has made appearances for the USA U-20 team, he was not selected to play in the [[2007 U-20 World Cup]]. He is eligible to represent the [[United States men's national soccer team|US]], [[Bosnia national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (by birthplace) or [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] (his country by ethnicity).<ref>[http://sportnet.hr/Vijest.aspx?ID=365437 USA, BiH, Croatia or Germany?], [[Sportnet.hr]]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.faz.net/s/RubC3295D0DD41D4C82B9273912B8C91662/Doc~E507C502906FD472DBEB78E976563D47B~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html | title = Interview with Neven Subotić | date = [[2008-06-06]] | work = faz.net | language= German}}</ref> The [[Football Association of Serbia]] is also interested. But he requests German citizenship. When Subotić became a German citizen, FIFA will decide if he can play for Germany. |
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<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bild.de/BILD/sport/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/dortmund/2008/09/26/neven-subotic/deutscher-pass-hat-joachim-loew-ihm-den-kopf-verdreht.html | title = German passport for Subotic | date = [[2008-09-26]] | work = bild.de | language= German}}</ref> |
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On June 4, 2008 it was announced that Subotić had signed with [[Borussia Dortmund]] on a 5-year contract. He debuted for his new club in the unofficial [[German Supercup]] match against [[Bayern Munich]], which Dortmund won 2-1. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.neven-subotic.de Official Website] {{de icon}} |
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*[http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/suboticneven/ Career stats at Fussballdaten.de] {{de icon}} |
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*[http://www.ussoccer.com/bio/index.jsp_12355.html Profile at USsoccer.com] |
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{{Borussia Dortmund squad}} |
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{{BD|1988| |Subotic, Neven}} |
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[[Category:American expatriate soccer players]] |
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[[Category:Bosnian-Americans]] |
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[[Category:1. FSV Mainz 05 players]] |
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[[Category:People from Banja Luka]] |
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[[Category:Football (soccer) central defenders]] |
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[[Category:First Bundesliga footballers]] |
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[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Germany]] |
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{{US-footy-bio-stub}} |
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