Sanel Jahić

Sanel Jahić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-12-10) 10 December 1981
Place of birth	Strasbourg, France
Height
Position(s)	Defender / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Levadiakos
Number	4
Youth career
	RC Strasbourg
	Sochaux-Montbéliard
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Sochaux-Montbéliard	0	(0)
2001–2003	Željezničar	15	(0)
2004–2005	Las Palmas	25	(3)
2005–2006	Mérida	10	(1)
2006–2007	Željezničar	37	(19)
2008–2009	Aris Thessaloniki	31	(2)
2009–2011	AEK Athens	37	(1)
2011–2012	APOEL	11	(0)
2012–2013	Karabükspor	20	(3)
2013–2014	St. Johnstone	5	(0)
2014–2015	Grasshopper	27	(0)
2015–	Levadiakos	9	(0)
International career‡
2001–2002	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	6	(0)
2008–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	23	(1)
Medal record Ligue 2 2001 Super Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001 Bosnian Cup 2003 Greek Cup 2011 Cypriot Super Cup 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2012

Sanel Jahić (born in 10 December 1981) is a Bosnian footballer who currently plays for Levadiakos in Greece. He is best known for being a utility player, capable of playing a wide number of positions. Although he's largely employed as a centre-back on the club level, he has also played on the side of the field as a wingback for the Bosnian national team, and has even filled in at various positions in midfield (specifically as a defensive midfielder and on the right). Jahić has also had success as a striker, leading the Bosnian Premier League's scoring charts in the 2006–07 season.

Clubs

Jahić was born in Strasbourg, France. He grew up there and started playing football also. He played for youth squads of RC Strasbourg and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard before moving to Bosnia and Željezničar Sarajevo in 2001. Later, he played for Las Palmas and Mérida UD in Spain. Then he returned to Željezničar Sarajevo and on January 2008 he moved to Aris Thessaloniki in Greece. Two years later he tranfserred with AEK Athens. On summer of 2011 he signed with Cypriot club APOEL. With APOEL he participated in UEFA Champions League group stages for the first time in his career and he helped his team to reach the Last 16 of the competition. On January 2012, he moved from APOEL to the Turkish club Karabükspor for a transfer fee of €300K.

Main stations of his football career

Željezničar

Although he stayed for only one year, he was irreplaceable with 37 game and 19 goals.

Aris Salonica

His excellent form gave him the opportunity to play in a better championship than the Bosnian. Aris bought him making a two-year deal with Sanel Jahic. His skills made him to be in the first eleven of Aris formation. Aris fan loved him and he was ready for his big step in his football career.

AEK Athens

Dusan Bajevic liked him and convinced AEK chairman to buy him in order to help AEK win the championship. However, Sanel Jahic disappointed everyone in AEK, as his performances were very poor. He couldn't be adapted to the new club, something that destroyed the relationship between him and AEK fans. He managed to play in 37 games, because AEK suffered from injuries. The Greek club decided to terminate his contract two years later and Jahic was in search of a new club.

APOEL

On 22 June 2011, Jahić signed a two-year contract with Cypiot club APOEL. During his spell with APOEL, he helped his team to win the 2011 Cypriot Super Cup and reach the Quarter-finals of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. He appeared in four qualifying round matches and in all six group stage matches on APOEL's way to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, mainly as a substitute.

Karabükspor

On January 2012, Jahić moved from APOEL to the Turkish club Karabükspor for a transfer fee of €300K and he signed a 2,5 years contract with the club. Jahić left Karabükspor at the end of the 2012–13 season.

St. Johnstone

Jahić trained with Scottish Premiership club St. Johnstone in October 2013. He signed a short term contract with the club after they lost defenders Steven Anderson and Frazer Wright to injury and suspension respectively. On 6 January 2014, Jahić left St. Johnstone after his contract ended.

Grasshopper Zürich

On 6 February 2014, Jahić joined Swiss Super League side Grasshopper on a half-year deal.

Levadiakos

On 1 September 2015, Jahić joined Greek Super League side Levadiakos on a year deal for an undisclosed fee.

International

At the time, he was a regular member of Bosnia and Herzegovina Under-21 national team. In November 2007. he was called up by Fuad Muzurović for the last game in the Euro 2008 Qualifications against Turkey. He did not field the game but the call itself was a great honour and fulfillment of his childhood dreams. Jahić is now a standard member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. A scorer of the crucial second goal (leading his country to 1:2) in Bosnia's great victory away at Belgium (2:4) on 28 March 2009. Sanel has played against Portugal in the qualification play-offs for World Cup 2010 and got his chance once again against Portugal during qualification play-offs for Euro 2012, thanks to good form while playing in the 2011–12 Champions League season for APOEL.

International statistics

As of 16:58, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

National team	Season	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2008	01	0
	2009	11	1
	2010	06	0
	2011	02	0
	2012	03	0
Total		23	1

Sanel Jahić: International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2009-03-28	Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium	Belgium	1–2	2–4	2010 WCQ

Honours

Sochaux

• Ligue 2: 2000–01

Željezničar

• Super Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2001
• Bosnian Cup: 2003

AEK Athens

• Greek Cup: 2011

APOEL

• Cypriot Super Cup: 2011

External links

• Sanel Jahić at National-Football-Teams.com
• Sanel Jahić at Soccerway