Denis Huseinbašić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Erbach im Odenwald, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | FSV Erbach | ||
| 2011–2013 | SV Darmstadt | ||
| 2013–2018 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2018–2020 | Kickers Offenbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Kickers Offenbach | 58 | (9) |
| 2022– | 1. FC Köln | 62 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Germany U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2024– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024 | |||
Denis Huseinbašić (pronounced [dêːnis xǔseinbaʃitɕ]; born 3 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. Born in Germany, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Huseinbašić started his professional career at Kickers Offenbach, before joining 1. FC Köln in 2022.
A former German youth international, Huseinbašić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Huseinbašić started playing football at his hometown club FSV Erbach before joining the youth setup of SV Darmstadt in 2011. Two years later, he moved to Eintracht Frankfurt's youth academy. In 2018, he switched to the youth setup of Kickers Offenbach.[2]
He scored his first career hat-trick in a triumph over FSV Frankfurt on 14 May 2022.[3]
1. FC Köln
[edit]In June, Huseinbašić signed a three-year deal with 1. FC Köln.[4] He made his professional debut against VfL Wolfsburg on 3 September at the age of 21.[5] On 9 October, he scored his first professional goal against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[6]
Despite 1. FC Köln's relegation to the 2. Bundesliga in May 2024, Huseinbašić decided to stay at the club and signed a new long-term contract.[7]
International career
[edit]Despite representing Germany at the under-21 level, Huseinbašić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[8]
In February 2024, his request to change sports citizenship from German to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[9] Subsequently, in March, he received his first senior call-up, for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs against Ukraine,[10] but had to wait until 3 June to make his debut in a friendly game against England.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 9 November 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kickers Offenbach | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 25 | 5 | – | – | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 33 | 4 | – | – | 33 | 4 | |||
| Total | 58 | 9 | – | – | 58 | 9 | ||||
| 1. FC Köln | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 29 | 5 |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 62 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 129 | 15 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 14 October 2024[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Denis Huseinbasic". fc.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Trener Kölna o bh. fudbaleru: Vjerujem u njega, može postati bundesligaški igrač". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Fudbaler kojem vrtoglavo raste cijena stiže u reprezentaciju BiH?". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Mladi veznjak bh. porijekla potpisao za Bundesligaša, dobit će šansu da se nametne". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Bosanac debitovao u Bundesligi za Köln". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Denis Husenibašić postigao prvi gol u Bundesligi". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Husenibašić i Bičakčić potpisali nove ugovore". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 30 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Denis Huseinbašić: Jedva čekam utakmice i nadam se da ćemo ostvariti željene rezultate". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "FIFA donijela odluku: Denis Huseinbašić može igrati za Bosnu i Hercegovinu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Milošević objavio spisak: Vraća se Ahmedhodžić, pozvan i Huseinbašić". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Engleska slavila protiv BiH: Zmajevi u Barbarezovom debiju za pola sata potopljeni u Newcastleu". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "D. Huseinbašić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Denis Huseinbašić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Denis Huseinbašić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Denis Huseinbašić – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Erbach im Odenwald
- Footballers from Darmstadt (region)
- German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Kickers Offenbach players
- 1. FC Köln players
- Regionalliga players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany