Anel Šabanadžović

Anel Šabanadžović
Personal information
Full name Anel Šabanadžović
Date of birth (1999-05-24) 24 May 1999
Place of birth Jackson, Missouri, United States
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ballkani
Youth career
2007–2017 Željezničar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Željezničar 42 (0)
2019–2021 AEK Athens 13 (0)
2021 → Željezničar (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2024 AEK Athens B 27 (0)
2024–2025 Omonia 29M 19 (1)
2026– Ballkani 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 6 (0)
2017–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 6 (0)
2018–2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2019

Anel Šabanadžović (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎnel ʃǎbanaːdʒoʋitɕ]; born 24 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kosovo Superleague club Ballkani.

Šabanadžović began his career with Željezničar, where he progressed through the youth academy before making his senior debut in 2017. After two seasons with the club, he joined Greek side AEK Athens in 2019. During his time there, he made limited appearances for the first team and also featured for AEK Athens B. In 2021, he returned on loan to Željezničar for a short spell. Following his departure from AEK, he signed with Cypriot club Omonia 29M in 2024, where he spent one season. In 2026, he joined Kosovo Superleague side Ballkani.

Born in the United States and raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šabanadžović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels, including the under-17, under-19, and under-21 teams.

Club career

Željezničar

Šabanadžović came through Željezničar's youth academy, which he joined in 2007.[1] He made his professional debut in a cup game against Goražde on 26 October 2016 at the age of 17 and managed to score a goal.[2] On 24 July 2017, he made his league debut against GOŠK.[3] Šabanadžović won his first trophy with the club on 9 May 2018, by beating Krupa in Bosnian Cup final.[4]

AEK Athens

In January 2019, Greek side AEK Athens announced that Šabanadžović would join them the following season on a five-year contract.[5] He made his competitive debut for the club in a triumph over Panionios on 7 December.[6]

In March 2021, he was loaned to his former club Željezničar until the end of season.[7]

International career

Šabanadžović was born in Jackson, Missouri, United States and raised in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is the son of former Yugoslavia international Refik Šabanadžović,[8] and he was eligible to represent three countries at international level, either Bosnia and Herzegovina (through residency and his mother), Montenegro (through his father), and United States (by birth).

From 2011 to 2019, Šabanadžović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth international level, featuring for the U17, U19, and U21 teams, for which he made a total of fourteen appearances.[9] In March 2020, Šabanadžović received his first senior call-up from Bosnia and Herzegovina for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-off against Northern Ireland,[10][11] but he remained an unused substitute in that match.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 March 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Željezničar 2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 0 0 1 1 – 1 1
2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 17 0 5 1 0 0 22 1
2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 25 0 1 0 4 1 30 1
Total 42 0 7 2 4 1 53 3
AEK Athens 2019–20 Super League Greece 11 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
2020–21 Super League Greece 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Total 13 0 2 0 2 0 17 0
Željezničar (loan) 2020–21 Bosnian Premier League 2 0 1 0 – 3 0
Career total 57 0 10 2 6 1 73 3
  1. ^ Includes Bosnian Cup, Greek Cup

Honours

Željezničar[12]

References

  1. ^ "Omladinska škola Željezničara dokaz da se u BiH mogu stvoriti vrhunski igrači". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Kup BiH: Široki u finišu izbacio Slobodu, Željo ponovo ubjedljiv protiv Goražda". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 26 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Razigrani Željezničar razbio GOŠK na Grbavici". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Željezničar nakon šest godina osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Anel Šabanadžović zvanično u AEK-u". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Anel Šabanadžović debitovao za AEK". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Anel Šabanadžović stigao na posudbu u Željezničar". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Refik Šabanadžović: Uskoro s Anelom dolazim na pregovore s AEK-om, naučit ću ga grčki" [Refik Šabanadžović: Soon I will come with Anel to negotiate with AEK, I will teach him Greek]. scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Anel Šabanadžović, veliki kapitalac Željezničara i budućnost bh. fudbala" [Anel Šabanadžović, a major asset of Željezničar and the future of Bosnian football]. avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 7 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Dušan Bajević objavio spisak igrača za Sjevernu Irsku uz nekoliko iznenađenja" [Dušan Bajević announced the squad for Northern Ireland with several surprises]. sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 9 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Baraž za Evropsko prvenstvo između BiH i Sjeverne Irske igra se u junu" [The European Championship play-off between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Northern Ireland will be played in June] (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 17 March 2020.
  12. ^ a b Anel Šabanadžović at Soccerway
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