Sejad Salihović
Salihović with Hoffenheim in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sejad Salihović | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Zvornik, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Beijing Renhe | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Minerva Berlin | ||
| 1998–2000 | Hertha Zehlendorf | ||
| 2000–2003 | Hertha BSC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Hertha BSC II | 88 | (35) |
| 2004–2006 | Hertha BSC | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2015 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 230 | (62) |
| 2015– | Beijing Renhe | 28 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 4 | (2) |
| 2007– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016.
Sejad Salihović (born 8 October 1984) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese club Beijing Renhe and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Salihović began his career in the youth teams of lower-league sides Minerva 93 Berlin and Hertha 03 Zehlendorf. In the 2000–01 season, he was transferred to Hertha BSC, where he played for the U17 and U19 teams before eventually entering the reserve team in 2003.
Salihović was promoted to the first team in 2004. He made his professional debut in a Bundesliga match against Hamburger SV on 26 September 2004, which ended in a 2–1 defeat. In 2006, he was transferred to 1899 Hoffenheim.
He was rated by kicker sports magazine as the player of 2. Bundesliga 2007–08 season with the best over-all grades and finished the season scoring six goals in 27 matches.
The highly rated midfielder was sidelined with groin injury, which has been troubling him for some while, however he has made a full recovery. Salihović had a good start to the 2010–11 Bundesliga season, but ended with an injury. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Salihović scored two late penalties against Dortmund to secure a play-off match, ultimately saving Hoffenheim from relegation.
On 7 June 2015, Hoffenheim announced on their official website that Salihović would leave the club to join Chinese Super League side Beijing Renhe.
During October 2006 while playing for the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team, Salihović scored twice in the team's 2–3 aggregate loss to Czech Republic under-21 in the play-offs for 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Both his goals were superb shots from 25 meters out and 30 meters out.
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