Dal Varešanović (; born 23 May 2001) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as an

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for Turkish

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club Çaykur Rizespor. Born in Austria, he plays for the

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team ( bs, Nogometna/Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; sr, Фудбалска репрезентација Боснe и Херцеговинe, Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovi ...

. Varešanović started his professional career at

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

, before joining Çaykur Rizespor in 2023. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Varešanović made his senior international debut in 2023.

Club career

Sarajevo

Varešanović started playing football at

, before joining the youth setup of Croatian team

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in 2013. In 2016, he returned to Sarajevo. The following year, he moved to the youth academy of English side

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. In October 2020, he signed a four-year deal with Sarajevo. Varešanović made his professional debut against Krupa on 21 March 2021 at the age of 19 and managed to score a goal, which secured the victory for his squad. He won his first trophy with the club on 26 May, by beating

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 ...

in the

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final. In July 2022, he extended his contract with Sarajevo until June 2025.

Çaykur Rizespor

In August 2023, Varešanović was transferred to Turkish outfit Çaykur Rizespor for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the team on 13 August against Adana Demirspor. On 1 September, he scored his first goal for Çaykur Rizespor against

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International career

Varešanović represented

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at various youth levels. In May 2023, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against

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and

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

. He debuted against the former on 17 June.

Personal life

Varešanović's father

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was also a professional footballer, as well as his grandfather

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. His older brother

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is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Sarajevo *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Varesanovic, Dal 2001 births Living people Footballers from Vienna Austrian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FK Sarajevo players Çaykur Rizespor footballers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Süper Lig players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Turkey