Anel Šabanadžović (; born 24 May 1999) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for Greek Super League 2 club

AEK Athens B A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelf ...

. Šabanadžović started his professional career at Željezničar, before joining AEK Athens in 2019. In 2021, he was loaned back to Željezničar.

Club career

Željezničar

Šabanadžović came through Željezničar's youth academy, which he joined in 2007. He made his professional debut in a cup game against

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on 26 October 2016 at the age of 17 and managed to score a goal. On 24 July 2017, he made his league debut against GOŠK. Šabanadžović won his first trophy with the club on 9 May 2018, by beating Krupa in

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final.

AEK Athens

In January 2019, Greek side AEK Athens announced that Šabanadžović would join them the following season on a five-year contract. He made his competitive debut for the club in a triumph over

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

on 7 December. In March 2021, he was loaned to his former club Željezničar until the end of season.

International career

Šabanadžović represented

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on all youth levels. In March 2020, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against

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Personal life

Šabanadžović's father, Refik, was also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Željezničar *

: 2017–18

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabanadzovic, Anel 1999 births Living people People from Jackson, Missouri American people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent 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 expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FK Željezničar Sarajevo players AEK Athens F.C. players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Super League Greece players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Greece Soccer players from Missouri AEK Athens B F.C. players