Bojan Nastić (; born 6 July 1994) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Jagiellonia and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Nastić started his professional career at

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, before joining

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in 2016. In 2019, he was loaned to Oostende. Later that year, Nastić moved to BATE Borisov. He signed with Jagiellonia in 2021. A former Serbian youth international, Nastić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2018.

Club career

Early career

Nastić started playing football at his hometown club

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, before joining youth academy of Serbian team

in 2009. He made his professional debut against Rad on 7 April 2012 at the age of 17. On 25 May 2014, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over

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Genk

In August 2016, Nastić was transferred to Belgian outfit

for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the club against Zulte Waregem on 28 August. In April 2018, he extended his contract until June 2020. In January 2019, Nastić was loaned to Oostende until the end of season. He won his first trophy with the club on 20 July, by triumphing over Mechelen in

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final.

BATE Borisov

In September, Nastić signed a multi-year deal with Belarusian outfit BATE Borisov. On 19 March 2020, he made his competitive debut for the side against Energetik-BGU. He won his first title with the club on 24 May, by beating Dynamo Brest in

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final after extra time. On 18 July, he scored his first goal for BATE Borisov in a defeat of Rukh Brest.

Jagiellonia

In January 2021, Nastić moved to Polish team Jagiellonia on a contract until June 2024. He debuted officially for the club on 7 February against

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. On 20 March, he scored his first goal for Jagiellonia in a victory over Lech Poznań.

International career

Despite representing

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at various youth levels, Nastić decided to play for

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at senior level. In May 2018, his request to change sports citizenship from Serbian to Bosnian was approved by FIFA. Later that month, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against

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and

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. He debuted against the former on 28 May.

Personal life

Nastić married his long-time girlfriend Eline in December 2019. Together they have a son named Mathea.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Vojvodina *

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: 2013–14 Genk *

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BATE Borisov *

: 2019–20

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nastic, Bojan 1994 births Living people People from Vlasenica Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Naturalized citizens of Serbia Serbian footballers Serbia youth international footballers Serbia under-21 international footballers Serbian expatriate footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers Association football fullbacks FK Vojvodina players K.R.C. Genk players K.V. Oostende players FC BATE Borisov players Jagiellonia Białystok players Serbian SuperLiga players Belgian Pro League players Belarusian Premier League players Ekstraklasa players Expatriate footballers in Serbia Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belarus Expatriate footballers in Poland Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Poland