Vahid Selimović

Vahid Selimović
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Hermannstadt
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2005 Jeunesse Esch
2005–2015 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Metz B 37 (3)
2017–2019 Metz 13 (0)
2019–2020 Apollon Limassol 21 (0)
2020–2022 OFI 27 (1)
2023 Gorica 8 (0)
2023–2024 Željezničar 14 (1)
2024– Hermannstadt 4 (0)
International career‡
2015 Luxembourg U15 2 (0)
2016 Serbia U19 1 (0)
2019– Luxembourg 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Vahid Selimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вахид Селимовић; born 3 April 1997) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Hermannstadt and the Luxembourg national team.

Born in Luxembourg, Selimović was a youth international for Serbia, but represents Luxembourg at the senior level.

Club career

Selimović joined the Metz academy at the age of 8 in 2005, and spent his entire youth years with them, signing his first professional contract eleven years later on 4 July 2016.[2][3] He made his professional debut for Metz in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Angers on 12 December 2017,[4] and his Ligue 1 debut in a 3–1 win over Montpellier four days later.[5]

In January 2019, Selimović signed a two-year contract with Apollon Limassol.[6] On 8 August 2020, it was announced that he had moved to OFI in Greece.[7] After OFI, he played for Slovenian side Gorica in the second part of the 2022–23 season.[8]

On 13 September 2023, Selimović signed a two-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.[9] He was sent off after a straight red card in his debut for Željezničar in a 2–0 away loss to Igman Konjic on 27 October 2023.[10] On 26 November 2023, Selimović scored his first goal for the club, an equaliser 4 minutes into stoppage time against Posušje, helping his team to narrowly escape defeat in a 1–1 home draw.[11] On 10 March 2024, he scored an own goal in a 2–1 away defeat to Zvijezda 09.[12] Selimović mutually terminated his contract with Željezničar and left the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[13]

International career

Selimović was born in Luxembourg and is of Bosniak and Serbian descent.[14] He made his debut for the Serbia under-19 team in a 2–0 friendly win over Bulgaria in February 2016.[15]

Selimović switched his national allegiance to Luxembourg in 2019, receiving his first call-up for the senior matches in June of that year.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 8 June 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Luxembourg 2019 2 1
2020 5 0
2021 3 0
2022 1 0
2023 0 0
2024 1 0
Total 12 1
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Selimović goal.[17]
List of international goals scored by Vahid Selimović
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 June 2019 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Madagascar 2–3 3–3 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Vahid Selimović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Vahid Selimovic passe pro". fcmetz.com. 4 July 2016.
  3. ^ "[Fc Metz] Vahid Selimovic: "J'espère que ma carrière sera longue"". lequotidien.lu.
  4. ^ "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Coupe de la Ligue – Saison 2017/2018 – 1/8 de finale – Angers SCO / FC Metz". lfp.fr.
  5. ^ "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2017/2018 – 18ème journée – Montpellier Hérault SC / FC Metz". lfp.fr.
  6. ^ "Με τον αριθμό #4 ο…Vahid Selimovic". apollon.com.cy. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Tim Halls Wechsel zu Gil Vicente perfekt, Vahid Selimovic unterschreibt bei OFI Kreta". tageblatt.lu.
  8. ^ Vidmar, Rene (31 January 2023). "Gorici bo v boju za obstanek pomagal luksemburški reprezentant" (in Slovenian). Šport TV. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  9. ^ N. K. (13 September 2023). "Željezničar doveo Vahida Selimovića, povremenog reprezentativca Luksemburga". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  10. ^ E. Oštraković (27 October 2023). "Selimović nokautirao igrača Igmana, Željezničar od 9. minute s igračem manje". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  11. ^ S.P. (26 November 2023). "Selimović u sudijskoj nadoknadi spasio Željezničar poraza od Posušja". Sport1.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  12. ^ R.S. (10 March 2024). "Vahid Selimović postigao jako lijep gol glavom, na njegovu nesreću u vlastitu mrežu". Sport1.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Vahid Selimović i Antonio Pavić više nisu fudbaleri Željezničara". fkzeljeznicar.ba (in Bosnian). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Bazdarevic: "Le Luxembourg est un modèle"". wort.lu. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Trijumf "Orlića", debi Srba iz dijaspore". Sportske.net (in Serbian). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  16. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Vahid Selimović (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  17. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Vahid Selimović (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.