Višća playing for İstanbul Başakşehir in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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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) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Başakşehir | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Budućnost | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Željezničar | 39 | (11) |
2011– | Başakşehir | 200 | (51) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2010 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 17 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 16 | (3) |
2010– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:11, 11 June 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:11, 11 June 2017 (UTC) |
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.
Višća started his career with Budućnost Banovići, before moving to Željezničar in 2009. 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.
On 10 August 2011, Višća signed a five-year contract with İstanbul Başakşehir. He debuted against Galatasaray in September. Višća's first goal for Istanbul based club came also in a game against Galatasaray, on 3 January 2012, which ended in a 4–1 loss. In August 2016, after a season in which he was proclaimed third best player in Turkish league and finished as fourth best scorer, Višća put pen to paper on a new contract expiring 2020.
Višća played long time for Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19 and under-21 teams.
On 10 December 2010, he made his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly against Poland.
Višća was part of Bosnia and Herzegovina squad at 2014 FIFA World Cup.