Strahinja Bošnjak (; born 18 February 1999) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a defender for Italian

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club Gravina.

Club career

Born in

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, but spent his childhood in

Kraljevo Kraljevo ( sr-Cyrl, Краљево, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Raška District in central Serbia. It is situated on the confluence of West Morava and Ibar River, Ibar, in the geographical region of ...

, he started out at local club Čibukovac. He also spent some time at

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

, before joining the youth system of Partizan. In the summer of 2015, Bošnjak was promoted to the first-team squad in preparations for the 2015–16 season. He was subsequently loaned to their affiliated side Teleoptik in early 2016. In November 2016, Bošnjak signed his first professional contract with Partizan, on a three-year contract. He was again sent on loan to Teleoptik in the 2017 winter transfer window, helping them win the

Serbian League Belgrade Serbian League Belgrade ( Serbian: Српска лига Београд / Srpska liga Beograd) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third tier of professional football in Serbia. The other three sections are Serbian League East, Se ...

and promotion to the

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. In July 2018, Bošnjak was loaned to

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club

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. In the meantime, he played one season each in

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and

Kolubara The Kolubara ( sr-cyr, Колубара, ) is a long river in western Serbia; it is an eastern, right tributary to the Sava river. Due to the many long tributaries creating a branchy system within the river's drainage basin, the short Kolubara ...

before he returned to his hometown and signed for

Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian Serb professional football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the main ...

in September 2021.

International career

Bošnjak represented

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at the

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. He made his debut for the under-21 team in a friendly against Qatar U23 in December 2017.

Honours

;Teleoptik *

: 2016–17 ;Partizan *

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: 2017–18

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bosnjak, Strahinja 1999 births Living people Footballers from Kraljevo Men's association football central defenders Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's youth international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers FK Partizan players FK Teleoptik players FK Zemun players FK Voždovac players FK Kolubara players FK Borac Banja Luka players FK Krupa players FC Mauerwerk players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian First League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Austrian Regionalliga players Serie D players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy