Edin Šehić (; born 3 February 1995) is a Bosnian

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who plays as a winger for

Akritas Chlorakas Akritas Chlorakas ( el, Ακρίτας Χλώρακας) is a Cypriot football club based in Chloraka, Paphos. The club was founded in 1971, and currently plays in the Cypriot First Division. Akritas' colours are green and white, and they play ...

in the Cypriot First Division.

Club career

Although Šehić's parents hail from the Bosnian city of Zavidovići, he was born in the Croatian city of

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. His father, Jusuf played youth football for

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. From the age of five, Šehić started training with Dubrava, before joining the youth setup of

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at the age of nine. Three years later, at the age of 12, he became the youngest footballer to sign a scholarship contract for NK Zagreb. In 2013, Šehić was promoted to the first team and signed a seven-year deal. He scored his first goal in a 4–3 win against

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. Although the club was relegated from the first tier in 2015–16, he continued to play with the club. He scored a hat-trick in the first league match against

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. He contributed with ten goals in the season, with Šehic playing as an attacker in the later half of the season. On 22 April 2017, Šehić moved to

Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...

, after agreeing to a three-year deal. On 16 July, he made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Lokomotiva. In August, he made his

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debut in a 2–0 victory against Danish club

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. Coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for

Zvonimir Kožulj Zvonimir Kožulj (; born 15 November 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova. Kožulj started his professional career at Široki Brijeg, who loaned him to Vitez in 2013 and to ...

, Sehić received a yellow card twelve minutes later. On 9 January 2019, Šehić terminated his contract with the club on mutual consent. On 22 January 2019, he signed for Ukrainian Premier League club

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. In August 2021, Šehić moved to the Cypriot Second Division side

following a month-long stint at

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. There, he helped the club achieve promotion, capping 28 times in the first season at the club.

International career

Šehić is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian youth international and has played for the under-18 team and under-21 team.

Career statistics

Club

Personal life

While watching the final of the 2013 Croatian Football Cup between Hajduk Split and Lokomotiva, Šehić, who is a Hajduk fan, was attacked.

References

External links

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