Srđan Grahovac

Srđan Grahovac (Bosnian pronunciation: [sřdʑan grǎxoʋats]; born 19 September 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka.

Srđan Grahovac
Personal information
Full name Srđan Grahovac
Date of birth (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992
Place of birth Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Borac Banja Luka
Number 15
Youth career
2002–2009 Borac Banja Luka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Borac Banja Luka 116 (6)
2014–2018 Rapid Wien 59 (4)
2017 → Astana (loan) 26 (8)
2018–2019 Astana 0 (0)
2018 → Rijeka (loan) 26 (0)
2019–2022 Rapid Wien 77 (2)
2022–2023 Çaykur Rizespor 7 (0)
2023– Borac Banja Luka 8 (1)
International career
2007–2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 6 (1)
2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 5 (0)
2011–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 23 (3)
2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023

Grahovac started his professional career at Borac Banja Luka, before joining Rapid Wien in 2014. In 2017, he was sent on loan to Astana, with whom he signed permanently the following year. Later that year, he was loaned to Rijeka. In 2019, he went back to Rapid Wien. Three years later, Grahovac moved to Çaykur Rizespor. He returned to Borac Banja Luka in 2023.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Grahovac made his senior international debut in 2016, earning 3 caps.

Club career

Early career

Grahovac came through the youth academy of his hometown club Borac Banja Luka, which he joined in 2002.[1] He made his professional debut against Laktaši on 1 August 2009 at the age of 16.[2] On 27 February 2011, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Široki Brijeg.[3]

Rapid Wien

In June 2014, Grahovac was transferred to Austrian side Rapid Wien for an undisclosed fee.[4] He made his official debut for the club on 31 August against Grödig.[5] On 29 November 2015, he scored his first goal for Rapid Wien in a defeat of Altach.[6]

In June 2016, he extended his contract with the team until June 2019.[7]

Astana

In March 2017, Grahovac was loaned to Kazakh outfit Astana until the end of season.[8] He made his competitive debut for the club against Shakhter Karagandy on 1 April.[9] On 16 April, he scored his first goal for the team in a victory over Okzhetpes.[10]

In February 2018, after signing permanently with Astana, he was sent on a year-long loan to Croatian side Rijeka.[11]

Return to Rapid Wien

In January 2019, Grahovac returned to Rapid Wien on a contract until June 2022.[12] He played his first official game for the club since coming back on 2 March against St. Pölten.[13]

Grahovac played his 100th game for the team against Sturm Graz on 30 May.[14]

On 31 January 2021, he scored his first goal for Rapid Wien after returning against LASK.[15]

Later stage of career

In July 2022, Grahovac moved to Turkish outfit Çaykur Rizespor.[16]

In August 2023, he went back to Borac Banja Luka.[17]

International career

Grahovac represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels. He also served as a captain of the under-21 team under coach Vlado Jagodić, and is the most capped player in selection's history, having appeared in 23 games.[18]

In September 2015, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Wales and Cyprus,[19] but had to wait until 25 March 2016 to make his debut in a friendly game against Luxembourg.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 October 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borac Banja Luka 2009–10 Bosnian Premier League 10030––130
2010–11 Bosnian Premier League 2412000–261
2011–12 Bosnian Premier League 261602[lower-alpha 1]0–341
2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 292102[lower-alpha 2]1[lower-alpha 3]–323
2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 27220––292
Total 116614041–1347
Rapid Wien 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 1303000–160
2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 2622011[lower-alpha 4]0–392
2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 202209[lower-alpha 5]0–312
Total 59470200–864
Astana (loan) 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League 2680010[lower-alpha 6]0–368
Rijeka (loan) 2017–18 Croatian Football League 14010––150
2018–19 Croatian Football League 120102[lower-alpha 7]0–150
Total 2602020–300
Rapid Wien 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 80202[lower-alpha 8]03[lower-alpha 9]0150
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 19010––200
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 271207[lower-alpha 10]0–361
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 2313212[lower-alpha 11]0–383
Total 77282210301094
Çaykur Rizespor 2022–23 1. Lig 7000––70
Borac Banja Luka 2023–24 Bosnian Premier League 8100––81
Career total 319213125713041024
  1. appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying
  2. appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  3. goal in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  4. 4 appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, 7 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 4 appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying, 5 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. 6 appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, 4 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  8. appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. appearances in Austrian Bundesliga play-offs for UEFA Europa League
  10. 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, 5 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  11. appearance in UEFA Champions League qualifying, 4 appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying, 5 appearances in UEFA Europa League, 2 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 3 June 2016[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201630
Total30

Honours

Borac Banja Luka[21]

Astana[21]

References
  1. "Od Borca do kapitenske trake u Rapidu: Ostaje žal što nisam dobio pravu priliku u reprezentaciji". sportsport.com (in Bosnian). 1 February 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "Golijada Veleža i nova sramota u Trebinju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  3. "Borac odnio pun plijen sa Pecare". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  4. "Srđan Grahovac potpisao za bečki Rapid". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. "Rapid slavio, Grahovac odigrao 90 minuta". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  6. "Grahovac se ugledao na Pjanića". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  7. "Grahovac produžio vjernost viceprvaku Austrije". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 18 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. "Srđan Grahovac na posudbi u Astani". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 17 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  9. "Grahovac: Zadovoljan sam uslovima u Kazahstanu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  10. "Grahovac strijelac u visokoj pobjedi Astane". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  11. "Srđan Grahovac na posudbi u Rijeci do kraja 2018. godine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  12. "Srđan Grahovac se vratio u Rapid". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  13. "Dobra partija Srđana Grahovca nije prošla neopaženo". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  14. "Srđan Grahovac neće po dobrom pamtiti 100. nastup za klub". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  15. "Srđan Grahovac strijelac u pobjedi Rapida". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  16. "Srđan Grahovac karijeru nastavlja u Turskoj". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  17. "Srđan Grahovac se nakon devet godina vratio u Borac". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  18. "Srđan Grahovac: Selektor će odlučiti o mom debiju". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  19. "Selektor reprezentacije BiH Mehmed Baždarević objavio spisak za Vels i Kipar". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 28 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  20. "Zmajevi slomili otpor Luksemburga u drugom poluvremenu i slavili sa 3:0". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  21. "S. Grahovac". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  22. "Srđan Grahovac". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Srđan Grahovac.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.