Said Husejinović (born 13 May 1988) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club Sloboda Tuzla.

Club career

Werder Bremen

On 1 July 2008, it was announced that

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and Sloboda Tuzla had come to an agreement over the transfer of Husejinović to ''Werder'' for €900,000. On 17 January 2009, Husejinović was loaned to 1. FC Kaiserslautern until the end of the season.

Sarajevo

On 26 July 2012, he scored two goals against

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n side

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in a

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match to help his team to a prestigious 3–1 win (the Bosnians advanced to the next round after an aggregate score of 3–2 and were subsequently eliminated by Montenegrin club

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Dinamo Zagreb

In late December 2012, he was close to signing a contract with

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, but instead joined

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in early January 2013. He was injured in a game against

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in October 2013. He was not able to play until May 2014. After the injury, he was loaned out to Lokomotiva Zagreb in 2015 and for a short period in 2016, played for the

second team.

Sarajevo

After not enough playing time, Husejinović left

and signed a contract with his former club

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. He left the club after 2 years in 2018.

Sloboda Tuzla

On 1 July 2018, Husejinović signed with Sloboda Tuzla. He left Sloboda on 15 June 2019 after his contract expired. During his time in Sloboda, Husejinović was one of the best players of the club during the 2018–19 season, and was also one of the players with the most games played. He played in 29 league games and in 31 games in all competitions (including the league), scoring 3 goals in the process.

Tuzla City

On 17 June 2019, Husejinović signed a three-year contract with

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. He made his official debut for Tuzla City on 20 July 2019, in a 1–5 away league win against Zvijezda 09. Husejinović scored his first goal for Tuzla City also in a league match, this time in a 1–3 away win against

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on 15 September 2019. On 11 December 2019, Tuzla City and Husejinović decided to part ways, mutually terminating his contract with the club.

Return to Sloboda Tuzla

In January 2020, for a second time in his career, Husejinović decided to come back to Sloboda Tuzla. He scored his first goal for Sloboda since his return on 12 August 2020, in a league match against Mladost Doboj Kakanj.

International career

Husejinović has played for the national U21 team. He made his senior debut for

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in a March 2008

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against Macedonia and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His other international was an August 2008 friendly against

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Werder Bremen *

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: 2008–09 Dinamo Zagreb * 1. HNL:

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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16 *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Husejinovic, Said 1988 births Living people People from Zvornik Association football midfielders Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers FK Sloboda Tuzla players SV Werder Bremen players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players FK Sarajevo players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players FK Tuzla City players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Croatian Football League players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia