Besim_Šerbečić
Besim Šerbečić
Bosnian footballer
Besim Šerbečić (Bosnian pronunciation: [běsim ʃěrbetʃitɕ]; born 1 May 1998) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serbian SuperLiga club Radnički 1923 Kragujevac, on loan from Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Besim Šerbečić | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Radnički 1923 | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bratstvo Gračanica | |||
| Zvijezda Gradačac | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Zvijezda Gradačac | 24 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Radnik Bijeljina | 30 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Rosenborg | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Sarajevo (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Aalesund | 26 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sarajevo | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Radnički 1923 (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 14 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2022– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 | |||
Šerbečić started his professional career at Zvijezda Gradačac, before joining Radnik Bijeljina in 2016. Two years later, he was transferred to Rosenborg, who loaned him to Sarajevo in 2019. In 2022, he switched to Aalesund.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šerbečić made his senior international debut in 2022.
Early career
Šerbečić started playing football at his hometown club Bratstvo Gračanica, before joining Zvijezda Gradačac's youth setup.[3] He made his professional debut against Olimpic on 4 April 2015 at the age of 16.[4] On 18 April, he scored his first professional goal against Zrinjski Mostar.[5]
In July 2016, he moved to Radnik Bijeljina.[6]
In January 2018, Šerbečić was transferred to Norwegian outfit Rosenborg.[7]
In July 2019, he was sent on a season-long loan to Sarajevo. In June 2020, his loan was extended for an additional season.[8]
Šerbečić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.[10]
In January 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against the United States and Mexico,[11] but had to wait until 26 September 2022 to make his debut in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League game against Romania.[12]
Club
- As of match played 7 April 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zvijezda Gradačac | 2014–15 | Bosnian Premier League | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | First League of FBiH | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| Radnik Bijeljina | 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bosnian Premier League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Rosenborg | 2018 | Eliteserien | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Sarajevo (loan) | 2019–20 | Bosnian Premier League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Bosnian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| Aalesund | 2022 | Eliteserien | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Sarajevo | 2022–23 | Bosnian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bosnian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Radnički 1923 (loan) | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 145 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 9 | ||
- Includes Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Norwegian Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Mesterfinalen
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 26 September 2022[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Rosenborg[2]
Sarajevo[2]
- "Besim Šerbečić". aafk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- Besim Šerbečić at Soccerway
- "Novi član Zmajeva Besim Šerbečić došao u Gračanicu: Lijepo je biti kući, a još ljepše igrati u velikom klubu". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "Sarajevo rutinski protiv Mladosti, Olimpic gurnuo Zvijezdu ka nižem rangu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 4 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- "Dva velika preokreta u Gradačcu, Zvijezda tone sve dublje". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- "Zvanično: Deni Simeunović i Besim Šerbečić novi igrači Radnika". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- "Besim Šerbečić potpisao za Rosenborg". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- "Besim Šerbečić ostaje na posudbi u FK Sarajevo". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- "Besim Šerbečić predstavljen u novom klubu". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- "Šerbečić: Ovo sam želio otkad znam za sebe". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- "Prosinečki objavio širi spisak nogometaša za utakmice sa SAD-om i Meksikom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- "Reprezentacija BiH teškim porazom u Rumuniji okončala nastup u B Ligi nacija". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- "Besim Šerbečić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- Besim Šerbečić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Besim Šerbečić – UEFA competition record (archive)
