Vahid Selimović

Vahid Selimović (born 3 April 1997) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.

Vahid Selimović
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997
Place of birth Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Željezničar
Number 31
Youth career
2005–2017 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Metz II 37 (3)
2016–2019 Metz 13 (0)
2019–2020 Apollon Limassol 21 (0)
2020–2022 OFI 27 (1)
2023 Gorica 8 (0)
2023– Željezničar 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Serbia U19
2019– Luxembourg 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Born in Luxembourg, Selimović was a youth international for Serbia, but represents the Luxembourg national team 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]

International career

Selimović was born in Luxembourg and is of Bosniak and Serbian descent.[10] He made his debut for the Serbia under-19 team in a 2–0 friendly win over Bulgaria in February 2016.[11]

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
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Selimović goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Vahid Selimović
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 June 2019Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Madagascar2–33–3Friendly

References
  1. "Vahid Selimović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  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. "Bazdarevic: «Le Luxembourg est un modèle»". wort.lu. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  11. "Trijumf "Orlića", debi Srba iz dijaspore". Sportske.net (in Serbian). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  12. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Vahid Selimović (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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