Nihad Mujakić (; born 15 April 1998) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for Serbian SuperLiga club

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Mujakić started his professional career at Sarajevo, before joining Kortrijk in 2019. He was loaned 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 ...

in 2020 and to Beveren in 2021. The following year, he went back to Sarajevo. Later that year, Mujakić moved to Ankaragücü. In 2024, he was transferred to Partizan. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mujakić made his senior international debut in 2023.

Club career

Sarajevo

Mujakić came through the youth academy of his hometown club Sarajevo. In October 2015, he signed his first professional contract with the team. He made his professional debut against

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on 31 July 2016 at the age of 18. In June 2018, he extended his deal with the squad until June 2023. On 19 July 2018, he scored his first professional goal in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against Urartu. He won his first trophy with the club on 15 May 2019, by beating Široki Brijeg in the Bosnian Cup final.

Kortrijk

In January 2019, Belgian outfit Kortrijk announced that Mujakić would join them at the end of the season on a four-year contract. He made his official debut for the team on 20 September against

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. In January 2020, he was sent on a 18-month loan to Croatian side

. In August 2021, he was loaned to Beveren until the end of the season.

Return to Sarajevo

In January 2022, Mujakić returned to Sarajevo on a deal until June 2025. He played his first competitive game for the club since coming back against Leotar on 26 February.

Ankaragücü

In August, Mujakić was transferred to Turkish team Ankaragücü for an undisclosed fee. He debuted officially for the squad on 8 August against Konyaspor. On 13 January 2024, he scored his first goal for Ankaragücü in a triumph over Kasımpaşa.

Partizan

In June, Mujakić moved to Serbian outfit

on a three-year contract. He debuted competitively for the side against

Napredak Kruševac Napredak may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina * FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Banatska Topola, Serbian football club *NK SAŠK Nap ...

on 19 July.

International career

Mujakić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels. In November 2023, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against Luxembourg and Slovakia. He debuted against the former on 16 November.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Sarajevo *

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 Herz ...

: 2018–19 * Bosnian Cup: 2018–19

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mujakić, Nihad 1998 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Men's association football central defenders FK Sarajevo players K.V. Kortrijk players HNK Hajduk Split players S.K. Beveren players MKE Ankaragücü footballers FK Partizan players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Belgian Pro League players Croatian Football League players Challenger Pro League players Süper Lig players Serbian SuperLiga players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Serbia