Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Željezničar | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2017 | Metz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015–2018 | Metz II | 37 | (3) |
2016–2019 | Metz | 13 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Apollon Limassol | 21 | (0) |
2020–2022 | OFI | 27 | (1) |
2023 | Gorica | 8 | (0) |
2023– | Željezničar | 14 | (1) |
International career | |||
2016 | Serbia U19 | ||
2019– | Luxembourg | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024 |
Vahid Selimović (born 3 April 1997) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar and the Luxembourg national team.
Born in Luxembourg, Selimović was a youth international for Serbia, but represents Luxembourg at the senior level.
Selimović joined the Metz academy at the age of 8 in 2005, and spent his entire youth years with them, signing his first professional contract eleven years later on 4 July 2016. [2] [3] He made his professional debut for Metz in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Angers on 12 December 2017, [4] and his Ligue 1 debut in a 3–1 win over Montpellier four days later. [5]
In January 2019, Selimović signed a two-year contract with Apollon Limassol. [6] On 8 August 2020, it was announced that he had moved to OFI in Greece. [7] After OFI, he played for Slovenian side Gorica in the second part of the 2022–23 season. [8]
On 13 September 2023, Selimović signed a two-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar. [9] He was sent off after a straight red card in his debut for Željezničar in a 2–0 away loss to Igman Konjic on 27 October 2023. [10] On 26 November 2023, Selimović scored his first goal for the club, an equaliser 4 minutes into stoppage time against Posušje, helping his team to narrowly escape defeat in a 1–1 home draw. [11] On 10 March 2024, he scored an own goal in a 2–1 away defeat to Zvijezda 09. [12]
Selimović was born in Luxembourg and is of Bosniak and Serbian descent. [13] He made his debut for the Serbia under-19 team in a 2–0 friendly win over Bulgaria in February 2016. [14]
Selimović switched his national allegiance to Luxembourg in 2019, receiving his first call-up for the senior matches in June of that year.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2 June 2019 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Madagascar | 2–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Željezničar | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2017 | Metz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015–2018 | Metz II | 37 | (3) |
2016–2019 | Metz | 13 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Apollon Limassol | 21 | (0) |
2020–2022 | OFI | 27 | (1) |
2023 | Gorica | 8 | (0) |
2023– | Željezničar | 14 | (1) |
International career | |||
2016 | Serbia U19 | ||
2019– | Luxembourg | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024 |
Vahid Selimović (born 3 April 1997) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar and the Luxembourg national team.
Born in Luxembourg, Selimović was a youth international for Serbia, but represents Luxembourg at the senior level.
Selimović joined the Metz academy at the age of 8 in 2005, and spent his entire youth years with them, signing his first professional contract eleven years later on 4 July 2016. [2] [3] He made his professional debut for Metz in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Angers on 12 December 2017, [4] and his Ligue 1 debut in a 3–1 win over Montpellier four days later. [5]
In January 2019, Selimović signed a two-year contract with Apollon Limassol. [6] On 8 August 2020, it was announced that he had moved to OFI in Greece. [7] After OFI, he played for Slovenian side Gorica in the second part of the 2022–23 season. [8]
On 13 September 2023, Selimović signed a two-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar. [9] He was sent off after a straight red card in his debut for Željezničar in a 2–0 away loss to Igman Konjic on 27 October 2023. [10] On 26 November 2023, Selimović scored his first goal for the club, an equaliser 4 minutes into stoppage time against Posušje, helping his team to narrowly escape defeat in a 1–1 home draw. [11] On 10 March 2024, he scored an own goal in a 2–1 away defeat to Zvijezda 09. [12]
Selimović was born in Luxembourg and is of Bosniak and Serbian descent. [13] He made his debut for the Serbia under-19 team in a 2–0 friendly win over Bulgaria in February 2016. [14]
Selimović switched his national allegiance to Luxembourg in 2019, receiving his first call-up for the senior matches in June of that year.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2 June 2019 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Madagascar | 2–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |