Rijad Smajić

Rijad Smajić
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-05-02) 2 May 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Cologne, Germany[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Köln
Number 5
Youth career
2017–2019 SC Fortuna Köln
2019–2022 FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– FC Köln II 43 (3)
International career‡
2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 5 (0)
2024– Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Rijad Smajić (born 2 May 2004) is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Köln.[2]

Club career

Smajić, who joined FC Köln from Fortuna Köln in 2019 as a youth player, secured a three-year contract with the team in October 2022.[3] He has been named on the bench multiple times for the first-team in the Bundesliga and the Conference League.[4]

International career

Smajić was born in Cologne to parents of Bosnian descent, making him eligible to play for both Germany and Bosnia at the international level. He has represented the Bosnia U19 team.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Köln II 2021–22 Regionalliga West 3 0 — — 3 0
2022–23 Regionalliga West 12 1 — — 12 1
2023–24 Regionalliga West 23 1 — — 23 1
2024–25 Regionalliga West 5 1 — — 5 1
Total 43 3 — — 43 3
Career total 43 3 — — 43 3

References

  1. ^ a b "Rijad Smajic". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ "Rijad Smajic - Player Profile". Bundesliga.
  3. ^ "FC verlängert Vertrag mit Rijad Smajic". fc.de (in German). 3 October 2022.
  4. ^ Mertens, Daniel (25 October 2022). "Nach starken Leistungen: Abwehr-Talent drängt auf Profi-Debüt". GEISSBLOG (in German).
  5. ^ "1. FC Köln: Rijad Smajic – Verteidiger-Juwel aus der Domstadt". www.24rhein.de (in German). 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ "R. Smajić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.