Emin Grozdanic

Emin Grozdanic
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25)
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 IFK Värnamo
Number 24
Youth career
–2013 IFK Göteborg
2014–2017 GAIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 GAIS 9 (0)
2019 Syrianska 14 (0)
2020–2022 GAIS 75 (2)
2023– IFK Värnamo 49 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Emin Grozdanic (born 5 July 1999) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a centre-back for IFK Värnamo in Allsvenskan.

Grozdanic began his youth career in Gothenburg with IFK Göteborg, but had moved to GAIS by his last year as an U19 player.[1] He also made his senior debut, but ahead of the 2019 season he left GAIS together with Ajdin Zeljkovic, a player he would later team up with later. After one season in Syrianska FC, Grozdanic returned to GAIS and became one of their most reliable players and team captain. In 2021 he was called "born-again" by Göteborgs-Posten. Although the club was relegated from the 2021 Superettan, Grozdanic was a key player in winning re-promotion from the 2022 Ettan.[3][4][5][6] He was named in the Team of the Season for the first half of 2022 by Expressen.[7]

Consequently, he was signed on a three-year contract by IFK Värnamo on the first tier. Here he reunited with Ajdin Zeljkovic, and Grozdanic quickly became a key player there as well.[8][9][10][11] His Allsvenskan debut on 2 April 2023 against his former youth club IFK Göteborg even ended in a 1–0 away victory. Grozdanic started 29 of 30 league games, only being substituted once.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Emin Grozdanic". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ Emin Grozdanic at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Officiellt: Akademispelare återvänder till Gais: "Hade egentligen gjort klart truppen"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Pånyttfödde Emin Grozdanic hoppas bli Gais mittbackslösning". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 13 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Vännerna Emin Grozdanic och Ajdin Zeljkovic bittra rivaler i derbyt". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Från tokpetad till nyckelfigur – Gais Emin Grozdanic om egna succén". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  7. ^ Lund, Oskar (25 June 2022). ""Är ingen som har kunnat stoppa dem"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  8. ^ Fröberg, Adam; Trollér, Philip (27 November 2022). "Emin Grozdanic lämnar Gais – klar för IFK Värnamo". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Emin Grozdanic om känslosamma avskedet i Gais". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Zeljkovic och Grozdanic: Göteborgarna som jagar revansch". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  11. ^ Eriksson, Marcus (17 July 2023). "Emin Grozdanic: "Tror IFK Göteborg ångrade sig"" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  12. ^ Emin Grozdanic at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2024.