Benjamin Tahirović

Benjamin Tahirović (Bosnian pronunciation: [běɲamin tâːxiroʋitɕ]; born 3 March 2003) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Benjamin Tahirović
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Tahirović
Date of birth (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003
Place of birth Spånga, Sweden
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Roma
Number 68
Youth career
2012–2017 AIK
2017–2020 FC Djursholm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Vasalunds IF 27 (0)
2021– Roma 9 (0)
International career‡
2023– Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023

Tahirović started his professional career at Vasalunds IF, before joining Roma in 2021.

Tahirović made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2023.

Club career

Early career

Tahirović started playing football at his hometown club AIK, before joining youth setup of FC Djursholm in 2017. In 2020, he switched to Vasalunds IF. He made his professional debut against IFK Berga on 14 June 2020 at the age of 17.[1]

Roma

In February 2021, Tahirović moved to Italian club Roma on a contract until June 2026.[2] He made his official debut for the team on 13 November 2022 against Torino.[3]

International career

In March 2023, Tahirović received his first senior call-up to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against Iceland and Slovakia.[4] He debuted against the former on 23 March.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 May 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasalunds IF 2020 Ettan Norra 27010–280
Roma 2022–23 Serie A 902000110
Career total 3603000390

    International
    As of match played 26 March 2023[7]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    202320
    Total20

    Honours

    Vasalunds IF[6]

    References
    1. "Mourinhov biser s bosanskom dušom: Brat mu je prije tri godine igrao u BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
    2. "Benjamin Tahirović novi nogometaš Rome, igrat će u mlađim selekcijama". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    3. "Benjamin Tahirović debitovao za prvi tim Rome". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
    4. "Faruk Hadžibegić objavio spisak za Island i Slovačku". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
    5. "Savršen start kvalifikacija za EP: Zmajevi razbili Island, prvijenac fenomenalnog Dedića!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
    6. "B. Tahirović". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
    7. "Benjamin Tahirović". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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