Halid Šabanović

Halid Šabanović

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-08-22) 22 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Angers
Youth career
2010–2016	Olimpic
2016–2018	Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Sarajevo	61	(2)
2021	→ Mladost Doboj Kakanj (loan)	11	(0)
2022–	Angers	15	(2)
2023–	Angers B	4	(0)
2024	→ Valenciennes (loan)	4	(0)
International career^‡
2017–2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19	7	(0)
2018–2019	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2019

Halid Šabanović (Bosnian pronunciation: [xâːlid ʃabâːnoʋitɕ]; born 22 August 1999) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Angers.

Šabanović started his professional career at Sarajevo, who loaned him to Mladost Doboj Kakanj in 2021. In 2022, he joined Angers.

Club career

Sarajevo

Šabanović started playing football at a local club, before joining youth academy of his hometown club Sarajevo in 2016. In July 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the team.[2] He made his professional debut against Krupa on 3 March 2018 at the age of 18.[3] On 22 September, he scored his first professional goal against the same opponent.[4] He won his first trophy with the club on 15 May 2019, by beating Široki Brijeg in Bosnian Cup final.[5]

In January 2020, Šabanović signed a new two-year deal with Sarajevo.[6]

In January 2021, he was loaned to Mladost Doboj Kakanj until the end of season.[7]

Angers

In June 2022, Šabanović was transferred to French outfit Angers for an undisclosed fee.[8] He made his official debut for the team on 7 August against Nantes.[9] On 8 April 2023, in a league match against Lille, he scored his first goal for the team.

On 30 January 2024, Šabanović was loaned by Valenciennes until the end of the season.[10]

International career

Šabanović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 August 2022[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sarajevo	2017–18	Bosnian Premier League	9	0	–		–		9	0
	2018–19	Bosnian Premier League	14	1	2	0	1[a]	0	17	1
	2019–20	Bosnian Premier League	13	0	2	1	1[b]	0	16	1
	2021–22	Bosnian Premier League	25	1	5	1	2[c]	0	32	2
	Total		61	2	9	2	4	0	74	4
Mladost Doboj Kakanj (loan)	2020–21	Bosnian Premier League	11	0	–		–		11	0
Angers	2022–23	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
Career total			75	2	9	2	4	0	88	4

1. appearance in UEFA Europa League qualifying
2. appearance in UEFA Champions League qualifying
3. appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying

Honours

Sarajevo[12]

• Bosnian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20
• Bosnian Cup: 2018–19

References

1. "Halid Šabanović". angers-sco.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
2. "Šabanović potpisao trogodišnji ugovor sa Sarajevom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
3. "Halilović donio Sarajevu prvu pobjedu u proljetnom dijelu sezone". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
4. "Mlade snage iznijele teret: Kuriozitet koji se ne pamti na Koševu i prvijenac Šabanovića". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
5. "FK Sarajevo osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
6. "Halid Šabanović produžio ugovor sa Sarajevom do 2022. godine". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
7. "Halid Šabanović se priključio novom timu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
8. "Zvanično: Halid Šabanović potpisao za Angers". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
9. "Halid Šabanović debitovao u Francuskoj". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
10. "HALID SABANOVIC S'ENGAGE AU VAFC JUSQU'À LA FIN DE LA SAISON" [HALID SABANOVIC COMMITS TO VAFC UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON] (in French). Valenciennes. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
11. "Šabanović: Imamo ekipu za titulu, vjerujem da ćemo prekinuti dominaciju Zrinjskog". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
12. Halid Šabanović at Soccerway

External links

• Halid Šabanović – UEFA competition record (archive)