Vasilije Janjičić

Vasilije Janjičić (born 2 November 1998) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for Celje.

Vasilije Janjičić
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Celje
Number 27
Youth career
2004–2016 FC Zürich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 FC Zürich 1 (0)
2016–2018 Hamburger SV II 27 (2)
2017–2019 Hamburger SV 33 (0)
2019–2022 FC Zürich 12 (0)
2021 FC Zürich II 13 (0)
2022– Celje 25 (4)
International career
2012–2013 Switzerland U15 8 (6)
2013–2014 Switzerland U16 7 (2)
2014–2015 Switzerland U17 3 (0)
2016 Switzerland U18 1 (0)
2016–2017 Switzerland U19 4 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U20 8 (1)
2018–2019 Switzerland U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2023

Club career

Janjičić came through the youth academy of FC Zürich. In August 2016 he signed a four-year deal with Hamburger SV, where he debuted in the Bundesliga on 4 April 2017 against Borussia Dortmund.

After the 2018–19 season, he was excluded from the first team by new coach Dieter Hecking. On 27 August 2019, he signed a three-year contract with his youth club FC Zürich and returned to Switzerland.[2]

Personal life

Janjičić is of Serb origin.[3] In February 2018, Janjičić caused a car crash in the Elbtunnel while driving under the influence of alcohol and without a valid driving licence.[4] In July 2020, he was diagnosed with cancer.[3]

References
  1. "Vasilije Janjičić". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "Janjicic: Vasilije Janjicic kehrt zum FCZ zurück". fcz.ch (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. "Vasilije Janjičić, dobrodošel!" (in Slovenian). NK Celje. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. "Janjicic: Unfall nach Alkoholfahrt ohne Führerschein". kicker Online (in German). 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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