Adnan Kovačević

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Adnan Kovačević
Personal information
Full name Adnan Kovačević
Date of birth (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Kotor Varoš, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Ferencváros
Number 15
Youth career
NK Vlašić
2008–2011 Travnik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Travnik 46 (2)
2013–2017 Sarajevo 59 (3)
2017–2020 Korona Kielce 94 (7)
2020– Ferencváros 17 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 7 (0)
2019– Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Adnan Kovačević (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎdnan koʋǎːtʃeʋitɕ]; born 9 September 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Kovačević started his professional career at Travnik, before joining Sarajevo in 2013. Four years later, he moved to Korona Kielce. In 2020, he signed with Ferencváros.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kovačević made his senior international debut in 2019.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Kovačević started playing football at a local club, before joining Travnik's youth setup in 2008.[1] He made his professional debut against Borac Banja Luka on 19 May 2011 at the age of 17.[2] On 28 May, he scored his first professional goal against Olimpic.[3]

In July 2013, Kovačević switched to Sarajevo.[4] In July 2016, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months.[5]

In July 2017, he moved to Polish side Korona Kielce.[6]

Ferencváros[]

In July 2020, Kovačević signed a three-year contract with Hungarian outfit Ferencváros.[7] He made his official debut for the team in UEFA Champions League qualifier against Djurgården on 19 August.[8] Two weeks later, he made his league debut against Zalaegerszeg.[9]

On 20 October, Kovačević debuted in UEFA Champions League away at Barcelona.[10]

He won his first trophy with the club on 20 April 2021, when they were crowned league champions.[11]

International career[]

Kovačević was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team under coach Vlado Jagodić.[12]

In August 2019, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Armenia,[13] but had to wait until 12 October to make his debut against Finland.[14]

Personal life[]

Kovačević married his long-time girlfriend Edna in December 2020.[15]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 6 February 2022[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Travnik 2010–11 Bosnian Premier League 3 1 – – 3 1
2011–12 Bosnian Premier League 17 0 1 0 – 18 0
2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 26 1 0 0 – 26 1
Total 46 2 1 0 – 47 2
Sarajevo 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 17 1 6 0 – 23 1
2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 12 0 3 0 5[a] 0 20 0
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 21 2 4 0 0 0 25 2
2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 9 0 4 1 – 13 1
Total 59 3 17 1 5 0 81 4
Korona Kielce 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 29 0 6 0 – 35 0
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 31 2 0 0 – 31 2
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 34 5 0 0 – 34 5
Total 94 7 6 0 – 100 7
Ferencváros 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 6 0 0 0 5[b] 0 11 0
2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 11 0 1 0 6[c] 0 18 0
Total 17 0 1 0 11 0 29 0
Career total 216 12 25 1 16 0 257 13
  1. ^ appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  2. ^ 3 appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ 4 appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played 16 November 2021[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2019 3 0
2020 1 0
2021 4 0
Total 8 0

Honours[]

Sarajevo[16]

Ferencváros[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Priča o Robijevom asu iz rukava: Prilazim kući, vidim gumu... Tad sam znao da će uspjeti". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Borac ostao na pet bodova prednosti". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Olimpic peticom častio Vezire". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Adnan Kovačević novi igrač Sarajeva". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 4 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Višemjesečna pauza za Adnana Kovačevića". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Adnan Kovačević potpisao za Koronu Kielce". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Adnan Kovačević karijeru nastavlja u prvaku Mađarske". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Kovačević, Ćivić, Kadušić i Kerla prošli dalje, iznenađenje u Gruziji, najveća drama u Estoniji". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Prvijenac kakav je vrijedilo čekati: Eldar Ćivić postigao sjajan gol u pobjedi Ferencvárosa". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Pjaniću 76 minuta u sigurnoj pobjedi Barçe, Rashford heroj Uniteda u Parizu, Lazio nadigrao Dortmund". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Eldar Ćivić i Adnan Kovačević prvaci Mađarske". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Adnan Kovačević: Poziv u seniorsku selekciju je kruna moje karijere". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Prosinečki objavio spisak za utakmice protiv Lihtenštajna i Armenije". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Ima nade: Finci razoružani, a sad - Heleni!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Oženio se fudbalski reprezentativac BiH". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 24 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  16. ^ a b c "A. Kovačević". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Adnan Kovačević". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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