Muhamed Bešić

Muhamed Bešić
Bešić with Everton in 2014
Personal information
Full name Muhamed Bešić
Date of birth (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Middlesbrough
(on loan from Everton)
Number 37
Youth career
SpVgg Tiergarten
Reinickendorfer Füchse
2007–2009 TB Berlin
2009–2010 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Hamburger SV II 38 (0)
2010–2012 Hamburger SV 3 (0)
2012–2014 Ferencváros 47 (1)
2014– Everton 37 (0)
2018– → Middlesbrough (loan) 23 (2)
National team‡
2010–2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 10 (2)
2010– Bosnia and Herzegovina 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2018

Muhamed Bešić (Bosnian pronunciation: [muxǎmed běʃitɕ]; born 10 September 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Championship club Middlesbrough, on loan from Everton, and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Bešić started his professional career at Hamburger SV, playing mainly in its reserve team, before moving to the Hungarian club Ferencváros in 2012. Two years later he joined Everton for £4 million. He was loaned to Middlesbrough in 2018.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bešić made his senior international debut in 2010, and is the youngest player ever to represent the country. He made over 30 caps since and represented the nation at their first major tournament, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Born in Berlin, Bešić joined local club TB Berlin at the age of 14, where he remained until he was 16, when he signed for Hamburger SV.[2] On 4 November 2010, Bešić extended his contract with Hamburger SV until July 2013.[3] After being named as a substitute in several matches of the 2010–11 season, he made his debut in Bundesliga against Borussia Dortmund on 12 November 2010. Bešić came on as a substitute in the 80th minute when Dortmund was already leading 2–0.[4] He started his first Bundesliga game against Hannover 96, and played full 90 minutes in a 3–2 loss.[5]

In March 2012, Bešić was suspended from the first team, due to lack of discipline. Bosnian media also claimed that manager Thorsten Fink "strangled" Bešić and threw him out of the dressing room.[6]

Ferencváros

In 2012 Bešić was signed by Hungarian club Ferencváros on a free transfer.[7] He scored his first and only goal for the club in an away victory over Paksi, which was also his first professional goal.[8] In his first season, he helped the team win Ligakupa by beating MOL Vidi in the final.[9]

In July 2013, Bešić prolonged his contract with Ferencváros until 2016.[10]

Everton

On 28 July 2014 Bešić signed a five-year contract with Everton for an undisclosed fee, speculated to be in the region of £4 million.[11] Having been an unused substitute in the first two games of the season, he made his first Premier League appearance on 30 August against Chelsea, replacing Romelu Lukaku in the 89th minute; however he made a defensive error which allowed opponent Diego Costa to score the final goal in a 3–6 home defeat.[12] Bešić made his first start for Everton in the Merseyside derby on 27 September, being substituted after 80 minutes for Samuel Eto'o as the game ended in a 1–1 away draw.[13]

His second season at Everton was plagued by hamstring injuries, which limited his appearances and playing time.[14][15][16] In February 2016 he was voted Everton's Player of the Month for January.[17] He also extended his contract until June 2021.[18]

In August 2016, Bešić was ruled out for about six month as he tore anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.[19] Bešić was slowly making his way back to full fitness as he was involved with Everton Under-23s' in mid-April 2017.[20] He missed the whole 2016–17 campaign, not playing a single minute for Everton, before eventually returning to action coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for his national team on 9 June 2017.[21]

Bešić returned to Premier League action on 21 August 2017, almost 16 months since his last game, in a 1–1 away draw at Manchester City.[22]

After falling out of favor at Everton, in January 2018, Bešić joined Championship club Middlesbrough on loan until the end of the season.[23] He debuted on 17 February against Cardiff City.[24] Bešić scored his first goal for Middlesbrough, which was also his first goal in over four years, against Derby County on 21 April.[25]

Bešić returned to Middlesbrough on a season-long loan in August 2018.[26]

International career

Bešić playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015

Bešić claimed in an interview that he had declined an offer to play for Germany, because he only wished to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[27] He was first part of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 side.[28]

On 5 November 2010, he was called-up to the senior team by Safet Sušić for friendly game against Slovakia.[29] He made his debut in that match, thereby becoming the youngest player to ever play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at senior level. The record was previously held by Miralem Pjanić.[30]

Bešić was selected to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, country's first ever major competition.[31] He made his tournament debut in the opening group game, which ended in a narrow loss to Argentina at the Maracanã Stadium,[32]

He was given a straight red card on 6 September 2015, in a 3–0 home win over Andorra in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying game for throwing his chewing gum at Víctor Rodríguez, who was also sent off for retaliating.[33]

Style of play

Bešić was described in 2014 by Everton manager Roberto Martínez as a "very complete footballer", who "has got a very natural balance about knowing that he can be strong and aggressive but in the same way he's a technical player on the ball."[34]

Personal life

Bešić was born in Berlin, to parents from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has many tattoos, his first being the word Bosanac (Bosnian). Some of many are also names of his parents and brother.[35] He is a Muslim; along with international team mates Vedad Ibišević and Edin Višća he visited a mosque in Cuiabá during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[36] On 4 July 2013, he became the Bosnian ambassador for the Emmaus charity organisation.[37]

Bešić has two daughters with his long-time girlfriend Jessica.[38]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 October 2018.[39]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamburger SV II 2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 230––––230
2011–12 Regionalliga Nord 150––––150
Total 380––––380
Hamburger SV 2010–11 Bundesliga 3000–––30
Ferencváros 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2211040––271
2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2502060––330
Total 47130100––601
Everton 2014–15 Premier League 230201050–310
2015–16 Premier League 1203020––170
2016–17 Premier League 000000––00
2017–18 Premier League 20001050–80
Total 3705040100–560
Middlesbrough (loan) 2017–18 Championship 151–––2[lower-alpha 1]0171
2018–19 Championship 810010––91
Total 2320010–20262
Career total 148380150100201833
  1. ↑ Appearances in 2017–18 EFL Championship play-offs

International

As of match played 11 September 2018.[40]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201010
201140
201220
201300
2014100
201560
201630
201720
201850
Total330

Honours

Ferencváros[39]

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Muhamed Bešić". uefa.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Middlesbrough je raskrsnica za karijeru Muhameda Bešića". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 February 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Bešić do ljeta 2013. godine u Hamburgu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 November 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Hacke, Spitze, Barrios". kicker.de (in German). 12 November 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Hanke sorgt für Hannovers Derbysieg". kicker.de (in German). 20 November 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fink daveći izbacio Bešića iz svlačionice". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 March 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Još jedan bh internacionalac u Mađarskoj, Kiso potpisao za Debrecen". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 June 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Nem adja magát könnyen a Fradi". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 5 May 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Predstavljamo Zmajeve: Muhamed Bešić je zvijezda u usponu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 1 June 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Muhamed Bešić u Ferencvarošu do 2016. godine". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 July 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Everton complete £4m signing of Muhamed Besic from Ferencvaros". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "Everton 3-6 Chelsea: Quickfire Diego Costa sparks goal rush as Blues maintain perfect start". dailymail.co.uk. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool 1-1 Everton: Phil Jagielka wonder strike secures late point for the Toffees". mirror.co.uk. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Everton's Muhamed to miss start of season with injured hamstring". espn.in. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Muhamed Besic: Injury absence is frustrating". sportsmole.co.uk. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Everton blow as Mo Besic suffers recurrence of hamstring injury". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "Mo Besic is Everton Player of the Month for January". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Muhamed Besic signs new Everton deal until the summer of 2021". skysports.com. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  19. ↑ "Muhamed Besic: Everton midfielder out for six months with knee injury". bbc.com. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "Besic still a couple of weeks away for Everton". royalbluemersey.com. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  21. ↑ "Everton midfielder Muhamed Besic gets much-needed action in Bosnia draw". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Wayne Rooney scores but Raheem Sterling levels it as both sides finish with ten". telegraph.co.uk. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  23. ↑ "Middlesbrough sign Everton's Muhamed Besic and Huddersfield's Martin Cranie". bbc.co.uk. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  24. ↑ "Cardiff City's energy levels are off the scale once again as Middlesbrough become the latest victims of a Neil Warnock masterclass". walesonline.co.uk. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  25. ↑ "Derby 1-2 Middlesbrough: Muhamed Besic and Britt Assombalonga dent Rams play-off hopes in away win". dailymail.co.uk. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  26. ↑ "Middlesbrough confirm the signing of Everton midfielder Mo Besic on one-year loan". dailymail.co.uk. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  27. ↑ "Bešić: Nisam zamijenio dres sa Messijem". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 27 April 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  28. ↑ "Muhamed Bešić, Spahićev nasljednik i vođa U-21 reprezentacije". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 June 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  29. ↑ "Mladi Muhamed Bešić pozvan među najbolje". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 5 November 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  30. ↑ "Najmlađi debitanti u dresu reprezentacije BiH". inmedia.ba (in Bosnian). 20 November 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  31. ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014 World Cup squad". telegraph.co.uk. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  32. ↑ "Bosnia beaten by Messi marvel". fifa.com. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  33. ↑ "Bosnians brush off Andorra threat". uefa.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  34. ↑ "Martinez purring over 'complete' Besic". fourfourtwo.com. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  35. ↑ "Muhamed Bešić: Prijatelje nemam, vjerujem djevojci i roditeljima". azramag.ba (in Bosnian). 16 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  36. ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina stars pay visit to Cuiaba mosque". goal.com. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  37. ↑ "Muhamed Bešić posjetio udruženje Emmaus iz Doboj Istoka". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 4 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  38. ↑ "Muhamed Bešić: Kćerke su me promijenile, na teren ću se vratiti s puno želje i strasti". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  39. 1 2 "M. Bešić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  40. ↑ "Muhamed Bešić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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