Sead Kolašinac

Sead Kolašinac

Kolašinac with Schalke 04 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sead Kolašinac
Date of birth (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993
Place of birth Karlsruhe, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
Schalke 04
Number 6
Youth career
2001–2009 Karlsruher SC
2009–2010 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2010 VfB Stuttgart
2011–2012 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Schalke 04 II 8 (2)
2012– Schalke 04 78 (3)
National team
2011 Germany U18 1 (0)
2011–2012 Germany U19 11 (1)
2012–2013 Germany U20 2 (1)
2013– Bosnia and Herzegovina 16 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:48, 3 December 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06 June 2016

Sead Kolašinac (German pronunciation: [ˈsɛ.ad ˈkɔ.la.ʃɪ.nats], Bosnian pronunciation: [ˈse.ad ko.laˈʃi.nat͡s]; born 20 June 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a left back for German club Schalke 04 and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

Kolašinac began his career in his hometown club, Karlsruher SC.[2] After eight years of playing for Kalsruhe, Kolašinac joined TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, where he played a season, afterwards being bought by VfB Stuttgart.[2] Kolašinac's stay at Stuttgart was short-lived, and a season later, he joined Schalke 04.[2]

Schalke 04

After spending a season with the youth team, Kolašinac was promoted to the second team, Schalke 04 II, in one of the German lower leagues, Regionalliga West. After playing seven matches and scoring two goals for Schalke 04 II, he was promoted to the first team. On 15 September 2012, he made his Bundesliga debut in a 2–0 win over Greuther Fürth.[3] In December 2012, he played in his first game in European competitions, which was a 1–1 draw against Montpellier, in the UEFA Champions League.

In June 2013 Kolašinac extended his contract with Schalke to June 2017.[4] At the beginning of the following season Kolašinac tore the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee and was out for approximately six months.[5]

International career

Kolašinac has a German passport and after playing his youth career for Germany, Kolašinac switched allegiance to his parents' homeland Bosnia and Herzegovina and received a call-up for the country's senior national team in 2013. His father stated in an interview that was always the player's first choice to play for the Bosnian national team.[6] On 18 November 2013, Kolašinac made his debut for Bosnia in the 2–0 friendly loss against Argentina.[7] He was named in Bosnia's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[8] In the third minute of the team's opening group match, Kolašinac scored an unfortunate own goal, the fastest in World Cup history, as Argentina ran out 2–1 winners at the Estádio do Maracanã.[9]

Personal life

Kolašinac was born in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, to Bosniak parents.[10] His father, Faik, works at a Mercedes factory. Faik was born in Nikšić, SR Montenegro, to parents from Plav, SR Montenegro; the family moved to Čapljina, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1969, where Faik met his wife.[10] The family, including Sead, are practising Muslims.[10]

As well as having a German passport Kolašinac was given a Bosnian passport in 2013 and decided to play for the Bosnian national team.[10]

Style of play

Kolašinac is regarded as a defensive all-rounder which means that he can be deployed in multiple defensive positions.[11] In Kolašinac's Schalke 04 II career, he was deployed mostly as a centre back or defensive midfielder.[11] Schalke head coach Jens Keller has primarily deployed Kolašinac as a left full-back; a playing position in which Kolašinac has received praise.[11] Kolašinac is deemed to be physically strong and tough in his physique, clever defensively on the pitch and defensively consistent in winning one-on-one duels against his opponents.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 May 2016.[12]
Club Season League Cup Other Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 II 2011–12 Regionalliga Nord 2020
2012–13 Regionalliga Nord 5252
2014–15 Regionalliga Nord 1010
Total 8282
Schalke 04 2012–13 Bundesliga 1601030200
2013–14 Bundesliga 2400060300
2014–15 Bundesliga 60100070
2015–16 Bundesliga 2111060281
Total 67130150851
Career total 75330150933

International

As of match played 16 November 2015.[13]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201310
201450
201540
Total100

References

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