Vahid Selimović (born 3 April 1997) is a Luxembourgish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Željezničar. Born in Luxembourg, Selimović was a youth international for Serbia, but represents the Luxembourg national team at the senior level.

Club career

Selimović joined the

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academy at the age of 8 in 2005, and spent his entire youth years with them, signing his first professional contract eleven years later on 4 July 2016. He made his professional debut for Metz in a 1–0

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loss to

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on 12 December 2017, and his

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debut in a 3–1 win over

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four days later. In January 2019, Selimović signed a two-year contract with

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Divisi ...

. On 8 August 2020, it was announced that he had moved to OFI in Greece. After OFI, he played for Slovenian side Gorica in the second part of the

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season. On 13 September 2023, Selimović signed a two-year contract with

club Željezničar. He was sent off after a straight red card in his debut for Željezničar in a 2–0 away loss to Igman Konjic on 27 October 2023. On 26 November 2023, Selimović scored his first goal for the club, an equaliser 4 minutes into

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against

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, helping his team to narrowly escape defeat in a 1–1 home draw.

International career

Selimović was born in Luxembourg and is of Bosniak and Serbian descent. He made his debut for the Serbia under-19 team in a 2–0 friendly win over

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in February 2016. Selimović switched his national allegiance to

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 ...

in 2019, receiving his first call-up for the senior matches in June of that year.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Selimović goal.''

References

External links

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FC Metz profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Selimovic, Vahid 1997 births Living people Footballers from Luxembourg City Men's association football defenders Luxembourgian men's footballers Luxembourg men's international footballers Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Luxembourgian people of Serbian descent Luxembourgian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Bosniaks of Serbia FC Metz players Apollon Limassol FC players OFI Crete F.C. players ND Gorica players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Ligue 1 players Cypriot First Division players Super League Greece players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in France Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina