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Sead Hakšabanović

Sead Hakšabanović (Montenegrin: Сеад Хакшабановић, [seːad hakʃabaːnoʋitɕ]; Albanian: Sead Hakaj. Born 4 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Stoke City on loan from Scottish club Celtic.

Sead Hakšabanović
Hakšabanović with Rubin Kazan in 2021
Personal information
Full name Sead Hakšabanović[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Hyltebruk, Sweden[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Stoke City
(on loan from Celtic)
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2015 Halmstads BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Halmstads BK 58 (12)
2017–2020 West Ham United 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Málaga (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 → IFK Norrköping (loan) 29 (6)
2020–2021 IFK Norrköping 36 (7)
2021–2022 Rubin Kazan 20 (1)
2022 → Djurgårdens IF (loan) 11 (2)
2022– Celtic 26 (5)
2023– → Stoke City (loan) 19 (1)
International career‡
2014–2016 Sweden U17 19 (2)
2016–2017 Sweden U19 5 (0)
2017– Montenegro 33 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:59, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

He made his professional debut with Halmstads BK and trained in their youth system. Born in Sweden, he played for that country as a youth international but represents Montenegro at senior level, making his debut in 2017.

Club career edit

Halmstad edit

Hakšabanović represented Halmstads BK as a youth. He made his debut in Allsvenskan on 9 April 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Junes Barny in a 3–0 home loss against IFK Norrköping; at the age of only 15, he became the youngest-ever footballer to debut for Halmstad.[4]

In August 2015 Hakšabanović spent a week on trial with Manchester United.[5] He has also been on trials for Liverpool, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Manchester City.[6]

After spending his first senior season with only ten appearances and no goals, Hakšabanović scored his first goal on 4 April 2016, netting his team's only in a 2–1 away loss against IK Sirius Fotboll.

West Ham United edit

In August 2017, Hakšabanović signed a five-year contract for West Ham United in a £2.7 million transfer from Halmstad.[7] He made his debut for West Ham on 19 September, playing 63 minutes in a 3–0 home victory against Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup.

Loan to Málaga edit

On 6 August 2018, Hakšabanović joined Spanish Segunda División side Málaga CF on loan for one season.[8] On 17 November 2018, he made his debut in a 2–0 win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[9] In December 2018, West Ham director Mario Husillos expressed dissatisfaction with Hakšabanović's playing time at Málaga.[10]

Loan to IFK Norrköping edit

In January 2019, he joined IFK Norrköping on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[11] On 2 November 2019, he scored a goal and made an assist in a 2–2 tie against 2019 Allsvenskan champions Djurgårdens IF.[12]

IFK Norrköping edit

In June 2020, Hakšabanović completed a transfer for an undisclosed fee to IFK Norrköping.[13] During his time in IFK Norrköping he made 36 appearances, in which he produced 7 goals and 16 assists.

FC Rubin Kazan edit

On 27 May 2021, Hakšabanović moved to Russian club Rubin Kazan, in a transfer that IFK Norrköping described as their biggest sale ever.[14] Rubin signed a 5-year contract with him and he was assigned shirt number 99.[15]

Following the temporary suspension of his contract with Rubin Kazan, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[16][17] Hakšabanović joined Djurgården until 30 June 2022.[18]

Celtic edit

On 25 August 2022, Hakšabanović joined Scottish Premiership side Celtic on a five-year deal.[19] Six days later, he would make his debut for the club as a late substitute for Daizen Maeda in a 4-1 away win against Ross County in the Scottish League Cup.[20]

On 6 September 2022, Hakšabanović made his UEFA Champions League debut against Real Madrid at Celtic Park where he came on as a 82nd minute substitute for Jota in a 3-0 defeat.[21] On 14 September 2022, he started the second group stage match of Celtic's 2022-23 Champions League campaign against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Stadion Wojska Polskiego, where Celtic drew with Shakhtar 1-1.[22]

On 5 November 2022, Hakšabanović scored his first goal and brace for Celtic as they beat Dundee United 4-2 at home in the Scottish Premiership.[23] His form would see him awarded with the Premiership Player of the Month for November.[24][25]

Loan to Stoke City edit

On 1 September 2023, Hakšabanović joined English EFL Championship side Stoke City on loan for the 2023–24 season.[26]

International career edit

Despite being born in Sweden and having played in Sweden's youth selection, Hakšabanović opted to play for Montenegro, where his family is from.[27] He made his international senior debut for the Montenegrin national team in a 4–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification victory over Armenia, on 10 June 2017.[28] On 19 November 2019, he scored his first international goal in a 2–0 friendly win over Belarus.[29][30]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 13 April 2024[31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Halmstads BK 2015[31] Allsvenskan 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0
2016[31] Superettan 30 8 4 0 — 2[a] 0 36 8
2017[31] Allsvenskan 18 4 4 1 — — 22 5
Total 58 12 10 1 — 2 0 70 13
West Ham United U23 2017–18[32] — 4[b] 0 4 0
West Ham United 2017–18[32] Premier League 0 0 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
2018–19[33] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[34] Premier League 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Málaga (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
IFK Norrköping 2019 Allsvenskan 29 6 3 0 — 5[c] 2 37 8
2020 Allsvenskan 29 7 2 1 — — 31 8
2021 Allsvenskan 7 0 4 5 — — 11 5
Total 65 13 9 6 0 0 5 2 79 21
Rubin Kazan 2021–22 Russian Premier League 20 1 1 0 2[d] 0 — 23 1
Djurgården (loan) 2022 Allsvenskan 11 2 0 0 — — 11 2
Celtic 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 26 5 5 0 3 0 6 0 40 5
2023–24 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 27 5 5 0 4 0 6 0 42 5
Stoke City (loan) 2023–24 EFL Championship 19 1 1 0 1 0 — 21 1
Career total 202 34 27 7 8 0 17 2 254 43
  1. ^ Appearances in the Superettan promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International edit

As of 17 June 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Montenegro 2017 2 0
2018 2 0
2019 4 1
2020 6 0
2021 11 0
2022 5 0
2023 3 0
Total 33 1
As of match played 19 November 2019. Montenegro score listed first, score column indicates score after each Haksabanovic goal.
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 19 November 2019 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro   Belarus 2–0 2–0 Friendly [1]

Honours edit

Celtic

Individual

References edit

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  2. ^ "West Ham sign Montenegro international Sead Haksabanovic". West Ham United F.C. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Sead Hakšabanović". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Här går 15-åringens dröm i uppfyllelse..." (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Man United-stjärnans råd till HBK-talangen" (in Swedish). expressen.se. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Jan Jönsson om super(ettan)talangen: "Väldigt mycket locktoner från utlandet"" (in Swedish). fotbolldirekt.se. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Sead Haksabanovic: West Ham sign teenager from Halmstads BK". BBC Sport. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Sead Haksabanovic joins Malaga on season-long loan | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. ^ Danilo Mitrović (19 November 2018). "Povratak Hakšabanovića: Debitovao za Malagu, ostavio dobar utisak". Vijesti (in Serbian).
  10. ^ "Husillos, su salida y el escenario de Haksabanovic" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Sead Haksabanovic klar för IFK Norrköping" [Sead Hakšabanović ready for IFK Norrkoping] (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Hakšabanović strijelac i asistent, Norčeping remizirao sa šampionom". Vijesti (in Serbian). 2 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Sead Haksabanovic leaves West Ham United for IFK Norrkoping | West Ham United".
  14. ^ "Officiellt: Sead Haksabanovic lämnar IFK Norrköping" [Sead Haksabanovic leaves IFK Norrköping] (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen.se. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  15. ^ "СЕАД ХАКШАБАНОВИЧ – В "РУБИНЕ"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 27 May 2021.
  16. ^ ""РУБИН" ПРИОСТАНОВИЛ КОНТРАКТЫ С ДРЕЙЕРОМ И ХАКШАБАНОВИЧЕМ" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 11 March 2022.
  17. ^ "FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine". FIFA. 7 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Sead Hakšabanović till Djurgården" (Press release) (in Swedish). Djurgården. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Sead Haksabanovic: Celtic sign Montenegro winger on five-year contract". BBC Sport. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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  21. ^ UEFA.com. "Celtic-Real Madrid | Line-ups | UEFA Champions League 2022/23". UEFA.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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  23. ^ "Celtic 4-2 Dundee United: Kyogo Furuhashi and Liel Abada score in added time to give Celtic dramatic win". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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  25. ^ "Haksabanovic named Player of Month | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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  34. ^ "Games played by Sead Hakšabanović in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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