Smail Prevljak

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Smail Prevljak
FC Red Bull Salzburg vs. LASK 32.jpg
Prevljak with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018
Personal information
Full name Smail Prevljak
Date of birth (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Eupen
Number 9
Youth career
Igman Konjic
2013–2014 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 RB Leipzig II 2 (1)
2014–2015 RB Leipzig 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2017 → Liefering (loan) 45 (24)
2015–2020 Red Bull Salzburg 34 (12)
2017–2018 → Mattersburg (loan) 32 (16)
2020 → Eupen (loan) 5 (4)
2020– Eupen 54 (25)
National team‡
2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 5 (0)
2018– Bosnia and Herzegovina 16 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Smail Prevljak (Bosnian pronunciation: [smaǐl prěʋʎaːk]; born 10 May 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian First Division A club Eupen and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Prevljak started his professional career at RB Leipzig, playing mainly in its reserve team. In 2014, he was loaned to Red Bull Salzburg, who assigned him to Liefering later that year. The following year, he moved to Red Bull Salzburg on permanent basis. Prevljak was sent on loan to Mattersburg in 2017 and to Eupen in 2020. Later that year, he joined Eupen permanently.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prevljak made his senior international debut in 2018, earning 16 caps since.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Prevljak started playing football at his hometown club Igman Konjic, before joining youth academy of German team RB Leipzig in 2013.[2] He made his professional debut playing for RB Leipzig II against Fortuna Chemnitz on 24 May 2014 at the age of 19.[3] On 31 May, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over FC Eilenburg.[4]

Red Bull Salzburg[]

In August, Prevljak was sent on a season-long loan to Austrian outfit Red Bull Salzburg.[5] He made his official debut for the side on 9 November against Altach.[6] In September, he was assigned to Red Bull Salzburg's feeder team Liefering.[7]

In June 2015, Prevljak moved to Red Bull Salzburg permanently.[8] On 23 August, he scored his first goal for the side against Austria Wien.[9] He scored his first career hat-trick against FAC on 6 November.[10]

In April 2016, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months. He returned to the pitch on 24 February 2017, over ten months after the injury.[11]

In June, Prevljak was loaned to Mattersburg until the end of season.[12]

In June 2018, he extended his contract with Red Bull Salzburg until June 2022.[13] On 16 December, he scored four goals in a defeat of St. Pölten.[14] He won his first trophy with the club on 5 May 2019, when they were crowned league champions.[15]

Eupen[]

In January 2020, Prevljak was sent on a six-month loan to Belgian outfit Eupen.[16] He made his competitive debut for the club against St. Truiden on 8 February and managed to score a goal.[17]

In August, Eupen signed Prevljak on a three-year deal.[18]

He scored his first hat-trick for the team in a victory over Charleroi on 17 April 2021.[19]

International career[]

Prevljak was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team under coach Darko Nestorović.[20]

In March 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Bulgaria and Senegal.[21] He debuted against former on 23 March.[22]

On 15 November 2020, in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League game against Netherlands, Prevljak scored his first senior international goal.[23]

Personal life[]

Prevljak married his long-time girlfriend Nejra in March 2017. Together they have a son named Sami.[24]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 6 March 2022[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RB Leipzig II Sachsenliga 2 1 – – 2 1
RB Leipzig 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Liefering (loan) 2014–15 2. Liga 17 14 – – 17 14
2015–16 2. Liga 14 8 – – 14 8
2016–17 2. Liga 14 2 – – 14 2
Total 45 24 – – 45 24
Red Bull Salzburg 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 7 1 2 1 1[a] 0 10 2
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 23 10 4 2 5[b] 0 32 12
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
Total 34 12 7 3 6 0 47 15
Mattersburg (loan) 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 32 16 4 2 – 36 18
Eupen (loan) Belgian First Division A 5 4 – – 5 4
Eupen 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 27 16 2 0 – 29 16
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 27 9 5 7 – 32 16
Total 59 29 7 7 – 66 36
Career total 174 82 18 12 6 0 198 94
  1. ^ appearance in UEFA Champions League qualifying
  2. ^ appearance in UEFA Champions League qualifying, 4 appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played 16 November 2021[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018 1 0
2019 0 0
2020 4 1
2021 11 3
Total 16 4
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Prevljak goal.[26]
List of international goals scored by Smail Prevljak
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 November 2020 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 4  Netherlands 1–3 1–3 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
2 4 September 2021 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 11  Kuwait 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 9 October 2021 Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 13  Kazakhstan 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 2–0

Honours[]

Red Bull Salzburg[25]

Individual

  • Austrian Second League Young Player of the Season: 2014–15

References[]

  1. ^ "Prevljak Smail". as-eupen.be (in German). Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Ko je novi junak Zmajeva? Iz BiH je otišao sa 18 godina, srednju je završio vanredno". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Trotz Karl-Comeback: zweistelliges Debakel für Fortuna". freiepresse.de (in German). 24 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  4. ^ "RB Leipzig II steigt in die Oberliga auf". freiepresse.de (in German). 31 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Smail Prevljak na posudbi u Red Bull Salzburgu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Prevljak dobio krila u Salzburgu: Od Igmana do Red Bulla". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Smail Prevljak među najvećim talentima Red Bull imperije". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 27 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Smail Prevljak novi napadač Red Bull Salzburga". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Prevljak pogodio u remiju Salzburga i Austrije". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Čudesni Prevljak upisao hat-trick i dvije asistencije!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Prevljak se vratio na teren nakon 312 dana rehabilitacije". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 24 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Zvanično: Smail Prevljak na posudbi u Mattersburgu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 23 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Riješene dileme oko budućnosti: Prevljak potpisao do 2022". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Smail Prevljak briljirao u visokoj pobjedi Salzburga". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 16 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Red Bull osvojio novu titulu prvaka Austrije, među slavljenicima i dva bh. fudbalera". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Smail Prevljak ima novi klub: Salzburg poslao bh. napadača na posudbu do kraja sezone". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Sjajan dan za bh. fudbalere u Belgiji: Pogađali Hotić i Prevljak". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 8 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Smail Prevljak potpisao ugovor na tri godine sa Eupenom". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Eupen pobijedio Charleroi, Prevljak postigao hat-trick u prvom poluvremenu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 18 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Smail Prevljak: Ljudi iz saveza će vidjeti kad je pravi trenutak da me pozovu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  21. ^ "Prosinečki objavio spisak Zmajeva za prijateljske utakmice s Bugarskom i Senegalom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 13 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  22. ^ "Prva pobjeda za Prosinečkog: Zmajevi golom Kodre slavili u Bugarskoj". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  23. ^ "Nizozemska pobijedila Bosnu i Hercegovinu i Zmajeve vratila u Diviziju B". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  24. ^ "Smail Prevljak postao otac, supruga Nejra rodila sina Samija". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  25. ^ a b "S. Prevljak". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  26. ^ a b "Smail Prevljak". eu-football.info. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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