Rijad Smajić

Rijad Smajić (born 2 May 2004) is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Köln.[2]

Rijad Smajić
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-05-02) 2 May 2004[1]
Place of birth Cologne, Germany[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Köln
Number 46
Youth career
2017–2019 SC Fortuna Köln
2019–2022 FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– FC Köln II 16 (1)
International career‡
2021– Bosnia U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Club career

Smajić, who joined FC Köln from Fortuna Köln in 2019 as a youth player, secured a three-year contract with the team in October 2022.[3] He has been named on the bench multiple times for the first-team in the Bundesliga and the Conference League.[4]

International career

Smajić was born in Cologne to parents of Bosnian descent, making him eligible to play for both Germany and Bosnia at the international level. He has represented the Bosnia U19 team.[5]

References
  1. "Rijad Smajic". worldfootball.net.
  2. "Rijad Smajic - Player Profile". Bundesliga.
  3. "FC verlängert Vertrag mit Rijad Smajic". fc.de (in German). 3 October 2022.
  4. Mertens, Daniel (25 October 2022). "Nach starken Leistungen: Abwehr-Talent drängt auf Profi-Debüt". GEISSBLOG (in German).
  5. "1. FC Köln: Rijad Smajic – Verteidiger-Juwel aus der Domstadt". www.24rhein.de (in German). 2 October 2022.
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