Mersudin Ahmetović

Mersudin Ahmetović (Bosnian pronunciation: [axměːtoʋitɕ]; born 19 March 1985) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Mersudin Ahmetović
Ahmetović playing for Rostov in 2009
Personal information
Full name Mersudin Ahmetović
Date of birth (1985-03-19) 19 March 1985
Place of birth Tuzla, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sarajevo
Number 9
Youth career
Radnički Lukavac
Budućnost Banovići
0000–2003 Sloboda Tuzla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Sloboda Tuzla
2008–2010 Rostov 69 (18)
2011–2012 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 27 (0)
2013 Salyut Belgorod 28 (4)
2014 Zhetysu 16 (2)
2015–2016 Sloboda Tuzla 40 (13)
2016– Sarajevo 104 (51)
National team‡
2018–2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:58, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2018

Club career

Early career

Ahmetović started his professional football career at hometown club Sloboda Tuzla in 2003. In the summer of 2008 he left Sloboda and joined Russian club Rostov. After two seasons in Rostov and breaking in to the first team spot, he left for Volga Nizhny Novgorod where he had a good start, but got sidelined in his second season with the lcub. In February 2013, Ahmetović signed a contract with Salyut Belgorod. He left Belgorod in February 2014.

Zhetsyu

In February 2014, Ahmetović joined Zhetysu, but shortly after, in December 2014, he left the club.[1]

Sloboda Tuzla

In January 2015, he came back to Bosnia to help Sloboda avoid relegation. In June 2015, Sloboda declared that Ahmetović was to stay for another year in the club.[2] After that year, in 2016 he left Sloboda.

Sarajevo

After leaving Sloboda in June 2016, Ahmetović went to Sarajevo.[3] Currently, Ahmetović has in 104 league games scored 51 goals for Sarajevo and has been the club's best goalscorer for the past four seasons. On 8 January 2018, he signed a new contract with Sarajevo, which was due to keep him at the club until the summer of 2020.[4] On 3 May 2019, in his 100th appearance for Sarajevo, Ahmetović scored a goal in Sarajevo's 5–0 home league win against Čelik Zenica.[5][6]

He won his first trophy with the club on 15 May 2019, after Sarajevo beat Široki Brijeg in the final and won the 2018–19 Bosnian Cup.[7] Three days after the cup final, on 18 May 2019, Ahmetović also won the league title with Sarajevo after the club beat Zvijezda 09 4–0 at home.[8] On 23 May 2019, he was named the Bosnian Premier League Player of the 2018–19 Season.[9] On 2 November 2019, Sarajevo beat Široki Brijeg at home 3–0 in a league game, with Ahmetović scoring all the goals, securing himself a hat-trick.[10] Ahmetović once again extended his contract with Sarajevo on 12 November 2019, signing a two year contract extension until 2021.[11] He scored a goal in his team's 1–3, home league match Sarajevo derby defeat against Željezničar on 30 November 2019.[12] Ahmetović scored another hat-trick, this time in a 6–2 league win against Tuzla City on 22 February 2020.[13]

He won his second league title with Sarajevo and became the league top goalscorer on 1 June 2020, though after the 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League season was ended abruptly due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina and after which Sarajevo were by default crowned league champions for a second consecutive time.[14]

International career

Ahmetović made his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly 0–0 tie with the USA on 28 January 2018.[15] His second appearance came against Mexico in also a friendly 1–0 loss on 1 February 2018.[16] In both games Ahmetović was a starter.

Personal life

Ahmetović's look bears a strong resemblance to that of famous Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimović who is also of Bosnian ethnicity himself, they also share a similar style of play.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 March 2020.[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Rostov 2008 Russian Football National League 12700–127
2009 Russian Premier League 28610–296
2010 Russian Premier League 28420–304
Total 681730–7117
Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2011–12 Russian Premier League 21010–220
2012–13 Russian Premier League 6000–60
Total 27010–280
Salyut Belgorod 2012–13 Russian National Football League 12200–122
2013–14 Russian National Football League 17200–172
Total 29400–294
Zhetysu 2014 Kazakhstan Premier League 16200–162
Sloboda Tuzla 2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 11300–113
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 291093–3813
Total 401393–4916
Sarajevo 2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 301082–3812
2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 241410102615
2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 291460423916
2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 211300302413
Total 104511528212755
Career total 284892858232096

International
As of match played 1 February 2018.[18]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina201820
Total20

Honours

Sarajevo[18]

Individual

Awards

Performance

References
  1. "Мерсудин Ахметович покидает Жетысу". sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. "Šest fudbalera produžuju saradnju sa Crveno - crnim". fksloboda.ba (in Bosnian). fksloboda.ba. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. Pojačanje u napadu: Mersudin Ahmetović novi igrač Sarajeva at klix.ba, 6 June 2016
  4. Mersudin Ahmetović produžio ugovor sa FK Sarajevo do ljeta 2020. godine at klix.ba, 8 January 2018
  5. E. Škorić (3 May 2019). "Mersudin Ahmetović igra 100. utakmicu za Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  6. E. Škorić (3 May 2019). "Majstorija Ahmetovića, pa otrčao prema Sjeveru" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. E.B. (15 May 2019). "FK Sarajevo osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  8. E.B. (18 May 2019). "Sarajevo je šampion!" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. A. Lendo (23 May 2019). "Ahmetović najbolji igrač, Musemić najbolji trener u Premijer ligi BiH" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  10. N.K. (2 November 2019). "Hat-trick sjajnog Ahmetovića u sigurnoj pobjedi Sarajeva protiv Širokog Brijega" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  11. K.H. (12 November 2019). "Mersudin Ahmetović produžio ugovor sa Sarajevom do 2021. godine" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  12. E.B. (30 November 2019). "Plavi na krilima Štilića pokorili Koševo i preuzeli vrh tabele Premijer lige BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  13. E.B. (22 February 2020). "Sarajevo u spektakularnom derbiju razbilo Tuzla City, hat-trick Ahmetovića" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  14. "Mersudin Ahmetović najbolji strijelac Premijer lige BiH za sezonu 2019/2020" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  15. "Bez golova u Los Angelesu". www.nfsbih.ba.
  16. "Minimalan poraz od Meksika". www.nfsbih.ba.
  17. Mersudin Ahmetović and Zlatan Ibrahimović at sovsport.ru
  18. "M. Ahmetović: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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