Halid Šabanović (; born 22 August 1999) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Šabanović started his professional career at

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

, who loaned him to Mladost Doboj Kakanj in 2021. In 2022, he joined Angers.

Club career

Sarajevo

Šabanović started playing football at a local club, before joining youth academy of his hometown club

in 2016. In July 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the team. He made his professional debut against Krupa on 3 March 2018 at the age of 18. On 22 September, he scored his first professional goal against the same opponent. He won his first trophy with the club on 15 May 2019, by beating

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in Bosnian Cup final. In January 2020, Šabanović signed a new two-year deal with Sarajevo. In January 2021, he was loaned to Mladost Doboj Kakanj until the end of season.

Angers

In June 2022, Šabanović was transferred to French outfit

for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the team on 7 August against

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. On 8 April 2023, in a league match against

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, he scored his first goal for the team. On 30 January 2024, Šabanović was loaned by

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until the end of the season.

International career

Šabanović represented

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at various youth levels.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Sarajevo *

Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

: 2018–19, 2019–20 *

Bosnian Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

: 2018–19

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