Mersudin Ahmetović

Mersudin Ahmetović
Ahmetović playing for Rostov in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-03-19) 19 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Tuzla, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Radnički Lukavac
Budućnost Banovići
0000–2003 Sloboda Tuzla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Sloboda Tuzla
2008–2010 Rostov 68 (17)
2011–2012 Volga Nizhny Novgorod 27 (0)
2013 Salyut Belgorod 29 (4)
2014 Zhetysu 16 (2)
2015–2016 Sloboda Tuzla 40 (13)
2016–2023 Sarajevo 155 (58)
2023–2024 Igman Konjic 40 (2)
Total 375 (96)
International career
2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
Managerial career
2024- FK Radnik Hadžići (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mersudin Ahmetović (Bosnian pronunciation: [axměːtoʋitɕ]; born 19 March 1985) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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 club. 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 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 3–1, home league 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 COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina and after which Sarajevo were by default crowned league champions for a second consecutive time.[14]

On 19 July 2020, the club revealed that Ahmetović fractured his ribs in a pre-season game against his former club Sloboda four days earlier.[15] He scored his first goal for Sarajevo in the 2020–21 season in a league win against Tuzla City on 12 August 2020.[16]

In October 2020, Ahmetović injured his cruciate ligament, forcing him out of action until the end of the season.[17]

Igman Konjic

On 22 January 2023, Ahmetović left Sarajevo and joined relegation threatened Igman Konjic on a free transfer.[18] He debuted and scored his first goal for the club in a league game against Željezničar on 25 February 2023.[19]

On 3 July 2024, Ahmetović announced his retirement from professional football.[20]

International career

Ahmetović made his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly 0–0 tie with the USA on 28 January 2018.[21] His second appearance came against Mexico in also a friendly 1–0 loss on 1 February 2018.[22] In both games Ahmetović was a starter.[23]

Personal life

Ahmetović's look bears a strong resemblance to that of famous Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimović who is also of Bosnian descent himself, they also share a similar style of play.[24]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[25]
Club Season League League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rostov 2008 Russian Football National League 12 7 0 0 – 12 7
2009 Russian Premier League 28 6 1 0 – 29 6
2010 Russian Premier League 28 4 2 0 – 30 4
Total 68 17 3 0 – 71 17
Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2011–12 Russian Premier League 21 0 1 0 – 22 0
2012–13 Russian Premier League 6 0 0 0 – 6 0
Total 27 0 1 0 – 28 0
Salyut Belgorod 2012–13 Russian National Football League 12 2 0 0 – 12 2
2013–14 Russian National Football League 17 2 0 0 – 17 2
Total 29 4 0 0 – 29 4
Zhetysu 2014 Kazakhstan Premier League 16 2 0 0 – 16 2
Sloboda Tuzla 2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 11 3 0 0 – 11 3
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 29 10 9 3 – 38 13
Total 40 13 9 3 – 49 16
Sarajevo 2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 30 10 8 2 – 38 12
2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 24 14 1 0 1 0 26 14
2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 29 14 6 0 4 2 39 16
2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 21 13 0 0 3 0 24 13
2020–21 Bosnian Premier League 10 3 1 0 4 0 15 3
2021–22 Bosnian Premier League 25 2 4 1 0 0 29 3
2022–23 Bosnian Premier League 16 2 1 0 – 17 2
Total 155 58 21 3 12 2 188 63
Igman Konjic 2022–23 Bosnian Premier League 12 1 – – 12 1
2023–24 Bosnian Premier League 28 1 1 0 – 29 1
Total 40 2 1 0 – 41 2
Career total 375 96 35 6 12 2 422 104

International

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[25]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Sarajevo[25]

Individual

References

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