Benjamin Tatar (born 18 May 1994) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for the

Bosnian Premier League The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and He ...

club

Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of th ...

and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

International career

In September 2020, Tatar was called up to represent the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against

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and

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games against

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and

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. He debuted in a home draw against the Netherlands on 11 October 2020.

Personal life

Tatar's younger brother Kerim is also a professional footballer who plays as a winger for First League of FBiH club

Goražde Goražde ( cyrl, Горажде, ) is a city and the administrative center of Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of Drina river. As of 2 ...

Career statistics

International

Honours

Sarajevo *

: 2018–19, 2019–20 *

Bosnian Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

: 2018–19

Individual

Performance * 2. HNL Top Goalscorer: 2016–17 (13 goals)

References

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Benjamin Tatar
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