Darijan Bojanić

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Darijan Bojanić
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Personal information
Full name Darijan Bojanić
Date of birth (1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 26)
Place of birth Växjö, Sweden
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2010 Gislaveds IS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Gislaveds IS 12 (4)
2010–2013 Östers IF 30 (0)
2013–2014 IFK Göteborg 10 (2)
2014–2018 Helsingborgs IF 96 (16)
2017 → Östersunds FK (loan) 4 (1)
2019– Hammarby IF 81 (5)
National team‡
2011 Sweden U17 4 (1)
2012–2014 Sweden U19 6 (1)
2020– Sweden 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 January 2020

Darijan Bojanić (Bosnian pronunciation: [darijan bojanitɕ]; born 28 December 1994) is a Swedish footballer who captains Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF. He is usually deployed as a central midfielder.

Early life[]

His parents fled from Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav Wars while his mother was pregnant with him. Bojanić was born in Växjö, Sweden, and grew up in Gislaved.[1] His mother is of Bosniak descent, while his father is ethnically Croat.[2] Bojanić is fluent in the Bosnian language.[3]

Club career[]

Östers IF[]

After debuting in the senior team at local club Gislaveds IS at age 16, Bojanić moved to Östers IF in Superettan, Sweden's second tier, in 2010. Around that time, he also attracted interest from several European clubs, reportedly Fulham and Heerenveen.[4][5] In 2012, Bojanić made 12 appearances as Östers IF won Superettan and got promoted to the first division.[6]

In 2013, Bojanić made his debut in Allsvenskan, aged 18. Midway through the season, after making 14 appearances for Öster, he transferred to IFK Göteborg.[7]

IFK Göteborg[]

On 2 August 2013, Bojanić signed a four and a half-year contract with IFK Göteborg, but failed to make an impact at the club.[8] He reportedly had disciplinary issues during his stay at IFK Göteborg and Bojanić later admitted that he once fell asleep during a team meeting. In total, Bojanić would only make 10 league appearances for the side.[9]

Helsingborgs IF[]

On 15 July 2014, Bojanić moved to Helsingborgs IF.[10] He reunited with his former coach from Öster, Roar Hansen, and soon established himself as a starting player at the club.[11]

Bojanić fell out of favour with manager Henrik Larsson in 2016 after the player had criticised his coach in the media.[12] Helsingborg got relegated to Superettan the same year. In 2017, he went on loan to Östersunds FK in Allsvenskan, but failed to make an impact, only making four league appearances for the side.[13]

In 2018, Bojanić played 29 games, scored six goals and provided 13 assists, as Helsingborg won a promotion to Allsvenskan.[6] At the end of the season, he was voted as Superettan Player of the Year.[14][15]

Hammarby IF[]

On 26 November 2018, Bojanić moved on a free transfer to Hammarby IF, signing a three and a half-year contract.[16] He played 29 games in the 2019 season, scoring four goals and providing 11 assists (the most in the league), as Hammarby finished third in the table after eight straight wins at the end of the campaign.[6] He vas voted as Allsvenskan Player of the Month in October,[17] and Hammarby Player of the Season by the fans at the end of the year.[18]

In January 2020, Bojanić signed a new three and a half-year contract with Hammarby.[19] The season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic with Bojanić being in poor form and plagued by injuries, only making 23 appearances as his side disappointedly finished 8th in the table.[20][6] Although, he scored from a free-kick in the first round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League against Puskás Akadémia (in a 3–0 win), before the club was eliminated from the tournament in the second round against Lech Poznań (in a 0–3 loss).[21]

On 30 May 2021, Bojanić won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby IF through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final.[22][23] He featured in all six games as the side reached the play-off round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, after eliminating Maribor (4–1 on aggregate) and FK Čukarički (6–4 on aggregate), where the club was knocked out by Basel (4–4 on aggregate) after a penalty shoot-out, in which Bojanić missed his attempt.[24][25][26][27]

On 23 September 2021, Bojanić was appointed as the new club captain of Hammarby IF by head coach Miloš Milojević, replacing Jeppe Andersen.[28]

International career[]

Between 2011 and 2014, Bojanić won several caps for both the Swedish U17 and U19 teams.[29]

Bojanić was called up to the Swedish senior squad for the training tour in early 2020.[30] He made his debut in a 1–0 friendly win against Moldova on 9 January 2020.[31] Three days later, on 12 January, he provided the assist to Simon Hedlund as Sweden won 1–0 against Kosovo.[32] Manager Janne Andersson praised him as one of the best Swedish players during the tour.[33]

In 2021, Bojanić confirmed that he was contemplating switching his allegiance to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where his family originally is from, pending a call-up and an application for dual citizenship.[34]

Style of play[]

As a deep-lying playmaker, Bojanić is known for his strong passing game and technique. He is also a set piece-specialist.[1]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 4 December 2021[35]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gislaveds IS 2010 12 4 — — 12 4
Total 12 4 0 0 0 0 12 4
Östers IF 2010 0 0 — — 0 0
2011 5 0 4 0 — 9 0
2012 11 0 1 0 — 12 0
2013 14 0 2 0 — 16 0
Total 30 0 7 0 0 0 37 0
IFK Göteborg 2013 7 1 1 1 — 8 2
2014 3 1 3 1 0 0 6 2
Total 10 2 4 2 0 0 14 4
Helsingborgs IF 2014 11 2 0 0 — 11 2
2015 27 3 6 2 — 33 5
2016 17 3 5 2 — 22 5
2017 12 2 1 0 — 13 2
2018 29 6 4 0 — 33 6
Total 96 16 16 4 0 0 112 20
Östersunds FK (loan) 2017 4 1 2 1 — 6 2
Total 4 1 2 1 0 0 6 2
Hammarby IF 2019 29 4 3 0 — 32 4
2020 23 0 4 1 1[a] 1 28 1
2021 29 1 4 0 6[b] 0 39 1
Total 81 5 11 1 7 1 99 7
Career total 233 28 40 8 7 1 280 37
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International[]

As of 12 January 2020
Sweden
Year Apps Goals
2020 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours[]

Club[]

Gislaveds IS

  • Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland: 2010

Östers IF

Östersunds FK

Helsingborgs IF

Hammarby IF

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Artisten som slutade strula – nu bygger Bojanics blick Bajens briljans" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ^ ""Jag är en toffel och en gottegris"" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Nogometaša Ibrinog kluba prozvali Hrvatom pa im odgovorio: Ja sam Bosanac" (in Bosnian). Dnevni avaz. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Bojanic lämnar Öster för utlandet?" (in Swedish). Smålänningen. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Östertalang testar med Fulham" (in Swedish). Smålandsposten. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "Statistik: Darijan Bojanic" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Darijan Bojanic lämnar Östers IF" (in Swedish). Östers IF. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Därför släpper de Bojanic till rivalen" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Twitterstjärnan har vaknat i HIF" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  10. ^ "HIF förstärker med två spelare" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs IF. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  11. ^ ""Jag har blivit en bättre person"" (in Swedish). Värnamo Nyheter. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Bänkad - går då till attack mot "Henke"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Bojanic lämnar Östersunds FK" (in Swedish). OSD Sport. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Årets bästa spelare och lag enligt spelarna själva" (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Darijan Bojanic lämnar HIF" (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Darijan Bojanic till Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Darijan Bojanic är Månadens spelare i oktober" (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Darijan är årets Bajenspelare 2019!" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Hammarby förlänger med Darijan Bojanic" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Bojanic: "Kände att nu räcker det – jag vill spela igen"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Hammarby 3 – 0 Puskás Akadémia" (in Swedish). UEFA. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Maribor 0 – 1 Hammarby". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Hammarby 5 – 1 Čukarički". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Hammarby 3 – 1 Basel". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Ett slut att glömma efter 210 minnesvärda minuter" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Milojevic bekräftar kaptensbyte i Bajen - petade Andersen: "Det är jobbigt"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  29. ^ "Landslagsdatabasen: Darijan Bojanic" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  30. ^ "Truppen till januariturnén" (in Swedish). Swedish FA. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  31. ^ "Sverige 1 – 0 Moldavien" (in Swedish). Swedish FA. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  32. ^ "Andra 1-0-segern på turnén" (in Swedish). Swedish FA. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  33. ^ "Janne Andersson hyllar Bojanic - som ligger lågt om Blågult: "Jag vill inte jinxa något"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  34. ^ "Bojanic överväger spel i bosniska landslaget: "Det är absolut aktuellt"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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