Asmir Begović
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Begović with Chelsea in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Asmir Begović | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Trebinje, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chelsea | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | FC Kirchhausen | ||
| 1998–2003 | Southwest Sting Edmonton | ||
| 2003–2005 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2010 | Portsmouth | 11 | (0) |
| 2005 | → La Louvière (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Stoke City | 160 | (1) |
| 2015– | Chelsea | 17 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2007 | Canada U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2009– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:07, 17 June 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:07, 17 June 2016 (UTC).
Asmir Begović (Bosnian pronunciation: [âsmir běɡoʋitɕ]; born 20 June 1987) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Chelsea and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, for which he is vice-captain.
Begović started his professional career with English club Portsmouth, signing for them in the summer of 2003. After a sequence of loans, he made his Premier League debut in May 2009 and deputised for the injured David James early on in the 2009–10 season, before Portsmouth's financial problems led to him being sold to Stoke City for £3.25 million in February 2010. He spent the remainder of the campaign as backup to veteran Thomas Sørensen, afterwards becoming first-choice goalkeeper for the rest of his time at Stoke. In the 2012–13 season he played in every single league match and his performances saw him win the club's Player of the Year award. In November 2013 Begović became the fifth goalkeeper to score a goal in the Premier League, scoring from 97.5 yards against Southampton after 13 seconds, also getting the World Record for 'longest goal scored in football.' In July 2015, he joined Premier League champions Chelsea for a fee of £8 million.
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