Denis Huseinbašić

Denis Huseinbašić
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-03) 3 July 2001 (age 23)
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 67 (6)
International career‡
2022–2023 Germany U21 5 (2)
2024– Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 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

Early career

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

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

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

Club

As of match played 22 December 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 17 2 3 0 – 20 2
Total 67 6 5 0 5 1 77 7
Career total 125 15 5 0 5 1 135 16
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 16 November 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024 7 0
Total 7 0

References

  1. ^ "Denis Huseinbasic". fc.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Trener Kölna o bh. fudbaleru: Vjerujem u njega, može postati bundesligaški igrač". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Fudbaler kojem vrtoglavo raste cijena stiže u reprezentaciju BiH?". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Mladi veznjak bh. porijekla potpisao za Bundesligaša, dobit će šansu da se nametne". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Bosanac debitovao u Bundesligi za Köln". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Denis Husenibašić postigao prvi gol u Bundesligi". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Husenibašić i Bičakčić potpisali nove ugovore". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 30 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Denis Huseinbašić: Jedva čekam utakmice i nadam se da ćemo ostvariti željene rezultate". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  9. ^ "FIFA donijela odluku: Denis Huseinbašić može igrati za Bosnu i Hercegovinu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Milošević objavio spisak: Vraća se Ahmedhodžić, pozvan i Huseinbašić". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "D. Huseinbašić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Denis Huseinbašić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 16 November 2024.