Dženan Pejčinović (born 15 February 2005) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

Club career

Born in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

to Bosniak parents from Plav, Pejčinović got into football from a young age as his father, Dževad, was also a footballer. He started his career with German giants

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through their

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, before a move to

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in 2017. After stellar performances in the FC Augsburg academy, he was linked with moves to teams across Europe, including Italian sides

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and

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, English sides

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and

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, and Dutch side

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. Despite this interest, Pejčinović decided to stay in Germany, signing for

in July 2022.

International career

He is eligible to represent Germany, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Having represented Montenegro at under-15 level, Pejčinović switched allegiances to Germany in 2020, and has represented them from under-16 to under-18 level.

Style of play

A tall and powerful forward, he has earned comparisons to Bosnian striker

Edin Džeko Edin Džeko (; born 17 March 1986) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Inter Milan and captains the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Džeko was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for three years in a ...

, and was given the nickname "Džeko" by his teammates at Wolfsburg. Pejčinović himself says his strengths are heading the ball and his finishing ability. He is a fan of English forward

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References

External links

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at the VfL Wolfsburg website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pejčinović, Dženan 2005 births Living people Footballers from Munich German footballers Germany youth international footballers Montenegrin footballers Montenegro youth international footballers German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent German people of Montenegrin descent Bosniaks of Montenegro Association football forwards FC Bayern Munich footballers FC Augsburg players VfL Wolfsburg players