Smail Prevljak
 Prevljak playing for Red Bull Salzburg in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Smail Prevljak | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Konjic, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg (on loan from RB Leipzig) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Igman | ||
| 2013–2014 | RB Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | RB Leipzig | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | → Liefering (loan) | 31 | (22) |
| 2014– | → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:12, 17 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Smail Prevljak (born 16 February 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg on loan from German club RB Leipzig.
Club career
Early career
As a youth, he played for FK Igman Konjic and RB Leipzig. He was part of the RB Leipzig team that achieved promotion to the Under 19 Bundesliga for the 2014–15 season.[2]
RB Leipzig
After impressing in pre-season, he was signed for a two-year contract by RB Leipzig on 1 July 2014 alongside former youth teammate Patrick Strauß.[2] He made his professional debut on 2 August 2014, in a 0–0 draw against VfR Aalen.[3]
Liefering
On 1 September 2014, he was loaned out to Liefering.[4] He made his full-match debut in a 5–2 lost against Austria Lustenau on 26 September 2014.[5] He scored his first goal for the club, in a 4–1 win against Wacker Innsbruck on 3 October 2014.[6] On 27 May 2015, Prevljak was voted the best young player of the season in the Erste Liga.[7]
Red Bull Salzburg
He was loaned to Red Bull Salzburg in August 2014, before directly being lonead out to FC Liefering for the 2014–15 Austrian Football First League.[4] He managed though to make a debut for them in November 2014, in a match against Altach.[8] He will still stay in Salzburg for the 2015–16 Austrian Football Bundesliga.[9]
International career
Prevljak made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 on 27 March 2015 in a friendly match against the United States under-23 team in Tuzla.[10] He also took part in a U21 friendly match against Turkey U21.[11]
Honours
Club
- FC Liefering
Runner-up
Individual
- Austrian First League Youngster of the Season: 2014–15[12]
- Austrian First League Youngster Team of the Season: 2014–15[12]
References
- ↑ "Prevljak Red Bull Salzburg profile".
- 1 2 "RB Leipzig präsentiert Team und schließt Kaderplanung ab" (in German). Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ "RB Leipzig-VfR Aalen" (in German). Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Prevljak muss nach Salzburg" (in German). Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "SC AUSTRIA LUSTENAU VS. LIEFERING 5–2" (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "FC Liefering fertigt Wacker Innsbruck ab" (in German). Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ http://www.laola1.at/de/fussball/erste-liga/news/prevljak-als-youngstar-gewaehlt/page/113409-33-52---585.html
- ↑ "INTERESTING FACTS AND FIGURES ON THE 15TH GAME WEEK OF THE TIPICO BUNDESLIGA". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Smail Prevljak novi napadač Red Bull Salzburga" (in Bosnian). Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "U-23 MNT vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina".
- ↑ "FOTO \\ Golovima Hodžića mladi Zmajevi pobijedili favoriziranu Tursku" (in Bosnian). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Smail Prevljak führt als YoungStar der Saison das YoungStar Team 2014/15 an" (in German). Retrieved 29 June 2015.
External links
- Smail Prevljak profile at Soccerway
- Smail Prevljak profile at Fussballdaten