Vasilije Janjičić

Vasilije Janjičić
Personal information
Date of birth	2 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Zürich, Switzerland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Thun
Number	8
Youth career
2004–2016	Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016	Zürich
2016–2018	Hamburger SV II
2017–2019	Hamburger SV
2019–2022	Zürich
2021	Zürich II
2022–2023	Celje
2023–	Thun
International career
2012–2013	Switzerland U15
2013–2014	Switzerland U16
2014–2015	Switzerland U17
2016	Switzerland U18
2016–2017	Switzerland U19
2017–2018	Switzerland U20
2018–2019	Switzerland U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Vasilije Janjičić (born 2 November 1998) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Thun.^[2]

Club career

Janjičić came through the youth academy of FC Zürich. In August 2016 he signed a four-year deal with Hamburger SV, where he debuted in the Bundesliga on 4 April 2017 against Borussia Dortmund.

After the 2018–19 season, he was excluded from the first team by new coach Dieter Hecking. On 27 August 2019, he signed a three-year contract with his youth club FC Zürich and returned to Switzerland.^[3]

Personal life

Janjičić is of Serb origin.^[4] In February 2018, Janjičić caused a car crash in the Elbtunnel while driving under the influence of alcohol and without a valid driving licence.^[5] In July 2020, he was diagnosed with cancer.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Vasilije Janjičić". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ Vasilije Janjičić at Soccerway
^ "Janjicic: Vasilije Janjicic kehrt zum FCZ zurück". fcz.ch (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Vasilije Janjičić, dobrodošel!" (in Slovenian). NK Celje. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Janjicic: Unfall nach Alkoholfahrt ohne Führerschein". kicker Online (in German). 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.