Edin Višća
 Višća playing for İstanbul Başakşehir in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edin Višća | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Olovo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Budućnost | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Željezničar | 39 | (11) |
| 2011– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 163 | (43) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | |||
| 2010–2012 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 11 | (3) |
| 2010– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2016. | |||
Edin Višća (Bosnian pronunciation: [ˈedin ˈʋiʃt͡ɕa]; born 17 February 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Club career
Višća spent his youth career at Budućnost Banovići
After moving to Željezničar, he got the first taste of senior level football. Playing for Željezničar, he established himself as one of the best players in the league, before moving to Turkey. At the time, it was the club record transfer fee.[2]
On 10 August 2011, Višća signed for İstanbul Başakşehir. He has signed a five-year contract that will keep him at the club until 2016.[3] He immediately made an impact on the team, becoming a regular starter in his first season with the club, and retaining that position throughout his tenure at the club.[4]
International career
Višća played long time for Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19 and under-21.
On 10 December 2010, he made his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly against Poland.[5]
Višća was part of Bosnia and Herzegovina squad at 2014 FIFA World Cup[6] and took part in the final outing against Iran as a second-half substitute.[7]
On 12 June 2015, Višća scored his first goals for the senior national side, a brace against Israel in Zenica, during UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[8]
In February 2016, he was voted 2015 Bosnian player of the year, by Bosnian sports journalists.[9]
Personal life
Višća is a practicing Muslim; along with international team mates Muhamed Bešić and Vedad Ibišević he visited a mosque in Cuiabá during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 May 2016.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Željezničar | 2009–10 | Premijer Liga | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Premijer Liga | 27 | 9 | 6 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 35 | 9 | ||
| 2011–12 | Premijer Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 11 | 6 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 50 | 11 | |||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 5 | ||
| 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 1. Lig | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 10 | |||
| 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 8 | |||
| 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 34 | 17 | 5 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 41 | 17 | ||
| Total | 163 | 43 | 8 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 173 | 43 | |||
| Career total | 202 | 54 | 14 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | 223 | 54 | |||
International
- As of match played 16 November 2015.[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 22 | 2 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 June 2015 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Israel |
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | ||
| 2. | ||||||
Honours
Club
- Željezničar
- İstanbul Başakşehir
References
- ↑ "Edin Visca İstanbul Başakşehir profile".
- ↑ "All željezničar transfers in last ten years" (in Bosnian).
- ↑ "Visca signs for Istanbul BB" (in Bosnian).
- ↑ "Edin Visca career statistics".
- ↑ "Match details/line-up:Poland-Bosnia-Herzegovina". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ↑ "Bosnia-Herzegovina 2014 World Cup Squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Bosnia vs Iran".
- ↑ "Bosnia Israel".
- ↑ "Visca player of the year" (in Bosnian).
- ↑ "Bosnia-Herzegovina stars pay visit to Cuiaba mosque". Goal.com. 21 June 2014.
- ↑ "Edin Visca". soccerway.
- ↑ Edin Višća at National-Football-Teams.com
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