Besim Šerbečić

Besim Šerbečić
Personal information
Full name	Besim Šerbečić
Date of birth	1 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Sarajevo
Youth career
	Bratstvo Gračanica
	Zvijezda Gradačac
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Zvijezda Gradačac
2016–2018	Radnik Bijeljina
2018–2021	Rosenborg
2019–2020	→ Sarajevo (loan)
2021–2023	Aalesund
2023–	Sarajevo
2024	→ Radnički 1923 (loan)
International career‡
2014–2015	Bosnia and Herzegovina U17
2016–2017	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19
2017–2020	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
2022–	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022

Besim Šerbečić (Bosnian pronunciation: [běsim ʃěrbetʃitɕ]; born 1 May 1998) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.^[2]

Šerbečić started his professional career at Zvijezda Gradačac, before joining Radnik Bijeljina in 2016. Two years later, he was transferred to Rosenborg, who loaned him to Sarajevo in 2019. In 2022, he switched to Aalesund.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šerbečić made his senior international debut in 2022.

Club career

Early career

Šerbečić started playing football at his hometown club Bratstvo Gračanica, before joining Zvijezda Gradačac's youth setup.^[3] He made his professional debut against Olimpic on 4 April 2015 at the age of 16.^[4] On 18 April, he scored his first professional goal against Zrinjski Mostar.^[5]

In July 2016, he moved to Radnik Bijeljina.^[6]

In January 2018, Šerbečić was transferred to Norwegian outfit Rosenborg.^[7]

In July 2019, he was sent on a season-long loan to Sarajevo. In June 2020, his loan was extended for an additional season.^[8]

In December 2021, he signed with Aalesund.^[9]

International career

Šerbečić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.^[10]

In January 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against the United States and Mexico,^[11] but had to wait until 26 September 2022 to make his debut in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League game against Romania.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 September 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zvijezda Gradačac	2014–15	Bosnian Premier League	7	1	—		—		—		7	1
	2015–16	First League of FBiH	17	1	—		—		—		17	1
	Total		24	2	—		—		—		24	2
Radnik Bijeljina	2016–17	Bosnian Premier League	13	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
	2017–18	Bosnian Premier League	17	2	1	0	—		—		18	2
	Total		30	2	3	0	—		—		33	2
Rosenborg	2018	Eliteserien	4	0	4	0	4^[b]	1	1^[c]	0	13	1
	2021	Eliteserien	8	1	2	1	0	0	—		10	2
	Total		12	1	6	1	4	1	1	0	23	3
Sarajevo (loan)	2019–20	Bosnian Premier League	20	2	1	0	4^[d]	0	—		25	2
	2020–21	Bosnian Premier League	9	0	1	0	1^[b]	0	—		11	0
	Total		29	2	2	0	5	0	—		36	2
Aalesund	2022	Eliteserien	26	0	2	0	—		—		28	0
Sarajevo	2022–23	Bosnian Premier League	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
	2023–24	Bosnian Premier League	2	0	0	0	1^[e]	0	—		3	0
	Total		16	0	0	0	1	0	—		17	0
Radnički 1923 (loan)	2023–24	Serbian SuperLiga	16	1	1	0	—		—		17	1
	2024–25	Serbian SuperLiga	9	1	0	0	2^[e]	0	—		11	1
	Total		25	2	1	0	2	0	—		28	2
Career total			162	9	14	1	12	1	1	0	189	11

^ Includes Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Norwegian Cup, Serbian Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance(s) in Mesterfinalen
^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 26 September 2022^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2022	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Rosenborg^[2]

Sarajevo^[2]

Bosnian Premier League: 2019–20

References

^ "Besim Šerbečić". aafk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Besim Šerbečić at Soccerway
^ "Novi član Zmajeva Besim Šerbečić došao u Gračanicu: Lijepo je biti kući, a još ljepše igrati u velikom klubu". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
^ "Sarajevo rutinski protiv Mladosti, Olimpic gurnuo Zvijezdu ka nižem rangu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 4 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
^ "Dva velika preokreta u Gradačcu, Zvijezda tone sve dublje". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
^ "Zvanično: Deni Simeunović i Besim Šerbečić novi igrači Radnika". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ "Besim Šerbečić potpisao za Rosenborg". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^ "Besim Šerbečić ostaje na posudbi u FK Sarajevo". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ "Besim Šerbečić predstavljen u novom klubu". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Šerbečić: Ovo sam želio otkad znam za sebe". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Prosinečki objavio širi spisak nogometaša za utakmice sa SAD-om i Meksikom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ "Reprezentacija BiH teškim porazom u Rumuniji okončala nastup u B Ligi nacija". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ "Besim Šerbečić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

External links

Besim Šerbečić at National-Football-Teams.com
Besim Šerbečić – UEFA competition record (archive)
Besim Šerbečić at Soccerway
Besim Šerbečić at WorldFootball.net
Besim Šerbečić at Sofascore
Besim Šerbečić at Flashscore.com

[13] Includes Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Norwegian Cup, Serbian Cup

[UEL-14] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

[15] Appearance(s) in Mesterfinalen

[16] Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League

[UECL-17] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

[1] "Besim Šerbečić". aafk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[soccerway-2] Besim Šerbečić at Soccerway

[3] "Novi član Zmajeva Besim Šerbečić došao u Gračanicu: Lijepo je biti kući, a još ljepše igrati u velikom klubu". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[4] "Sarajevo rutinski protiv Mladosti, Olimpic gurnuo Zvijezdu ka nižem rangu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 4 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.

[5] "Dva velika preokreta u Gradačcu, Zvijezda tone sve dublje". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

[6] "Zvanično: Deni Simeunović i Besim Šerbečić novi igrači Radnika". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[7] "Besim Šerbečić potpisao za Rosenborg". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

[8] "Besim Šerbečić ostaje na posudbi u FK Sarajevo". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[9] "Besim Šerbečić predstavljen u novom klubu". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[10] "Šerbečić: Ovo sam želio otkad znam za sebe". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[11] "Prosinečki objavio širi spisak nogometaša za utakmice sa SAD-om i Meksikom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[12] "Reprezentacija BiH teškim porazom u Rumuniji okončala nastup u B Ligi nacija". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

[18] "Besim Šerbečić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

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