Muhamed Bešić is a Bosnian football defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 playing for Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV

Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...

. He can play as both a right back and central defender.

Club career

Born in Berlin to Bosnian parents, he started playing for local club Tennis Borussia Berlin

Tennis Borussia Berlin

Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...

 at age nine. He stayed until he was 16, when he signed for HSV. On 4 November 2010, Bešić extended his contract with Hamburger SV until 1 July 2013. After being named as a substitute in several matches in the 2010–11 season, he received his debut in the Bundesliga

Fußball-Bundesliga

The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...

 against Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund

Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...

 on 12 November. Bešić came on a substitute in the 80th minute when Dortmund was already leading 2–0. Bešić started his first Bundesliga game against Mönchengladbach which he played all 90 minutes and they won 2–1.

International career

Bešić claimed in an interview that he had declined an offer to play for Germany, because he only wished to play for Bosnia-Herzegovina. He made his debut for the Bosnia-Herzegovina U-21 selection in September 2010 against Italy. On 5 November 2010, he was called up to the senior team by Safet Sušić

Safet Sušic

Safet "Pape" Sušić is a Bosnian former footballer and current manager of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. In his playing days, he operated as playmaking attacking midfielder...

 for the friendly game on 17 November 2010 with Slovakia

Slovakia national football team

The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in association football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association , the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium is Štadión Pasienky and their head coach is Vladimír Weiss...

. He made his debut in the match, thereby becoming the youngest player to ever play for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The record was previously held by Miralem Pjanić

Miralem Pjanic

Miralem Pjanić is a Bosnian football player who plays for Italian club Roma in Serie A. He plays as an attacking midfielder and has been described as an "old-fashioned playmaker with huge technical qualities"....

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External links

• Muhamed Bešić at hsv.de