Sead Kolašinac

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Sead Kolašinac
Kolašinac in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Karlsruhe, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 23
Youth career
2001–2009 Karlsruher SC
2009–2010 TSG Hoffenheim
2010 VfB Stuttgart
2011–2012 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Schalke 04 II 8 (2)
2012–2017 Schalke 04 94 (4)
2017–2022 Arsenal 80 (2)
2021 → Schalke 04 (loan) 17 (1)
2022–2023 Marseille 47 (4)
2023– Atalanta 30 (1)
International career‡
2011 Germany U18 1 (0)
2011–2012 Germany U19 11 (1)
2012–2013 Germany U20 2 (1)
2013– Bosnia and Herzegovina 58 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Sead Kolašinac (pronounced [sěad kolaʃîːnats]; born 20 June 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club Atalanta. Born in Germany, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Kolašinac started his professional career at Schalke 04, playing first in its reserve team, before joining Arsenal in 2017. In 2021, he was loaned back to Schalke 04. The following year, he moved to Marseille. A year later, he signed with Atalanta.

A former German youth international, Kolašinac made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2013, earning over 50 caps since. He represented the nation at their first major championship, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career[edit]

Schalke 04[edit]

Kolašinac with Schalke 04 in 2015

Kolašinac started playing football at his hometown club Karlsruher SC, which he joined in 2001. In 2009, he moved to TSG Hoffenheim's youth academy. A year later, he switched to VfB Stuttgart's youth setup. In January 2011, Kolašinac went to Schalke 04's youth academy.[1] He made his professional debut playing for Schalke 04's reserve squad against Bayer Leverkusen II on 6 March 2012 at the age of 18.[2] Six months later, he made his first-team debut against Greuther Fürth.[3] On 4 December, Kolašinac debuted in the UEFA Champions League away at Montpellier.[4]

In June 2013, he extended his contract with the team until June 2017.[5]

In August 2014, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as an anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months. Over seven moths after the injury, on 11 April 2015, he returned to the pitch.[6]

On 13 December 2015, he scored his first professional goal against FC Augsburg.[7]

Arsenal[edit]

Kolašinac with Arsenal in 2017

In June 2017, Kolašinac signed a five-year deal with English side Arsenal.[8]

2017–18 season[edit]

He made his official debut for the club in the 2017 FA Community Shield against Chelsea on 6 August, managed to score a goal and win his first trophy.[9] A week later, he made his league debut against Leicester City.[10]

In September 2017, he was voted Arsenal's Player of the Month for August.[11]

On 28 October, he scored his first league goal for the squad in a triumph over Swansea City.[12]

He was once again voted Arsenal's Player of the Month, this time for October.[13]

2018–19 season[edit]

In August 2018, Kolašinac picked up a knee injury during pre-season game against Chelsea, which ruled him out for the start of the season.[14] He made his season debut in a UEFA Europa League game against Qarabağ on 4 October.[15]

2019–20 season[edit]

Kolašinac played his first tie of the campaign in a defeat of Burnley on 17 August 2019.[16]

He played his 100th match for the side on 15 July 2020 against Liverpool.[17]

2020–21 season[edit]

Kolašinac appeared in his first fixture of the season on 19 September against West Ham United.[18]

In January 2021, he was sent on a six-month loan to his former club Schalke 04.[19] He played his first competitive game for the team since coming back on 9 January against TSG Hoffenheim.[20] On 27 February, he scored first goal for Schalke 04 since his comeback in a victory over VfB Stuttgart.[21]

2021–22 season[edit]

Kolašinac debuted in the season against Manchester City on 28 August 2021.[22]

In November, he suffered an ankle injury, which was diagnosed as a broken ankle and was expected to be sidelined for at least two months.[23]

Marseille[edit]

In January 2022, Kolašinac moved to French outfit Marseille on a contract until June 2023.[24] He debuted officially for the squad on 4 February against Angers.[25] On 13 November, he scored his first goal for Marseille against Monaco, which secured the victory for his team.[26]

Atalanta[edit]

In July 2023, Kolašinac joined Italian side Atalanta on a two-year deal.[27] He debuted competitively for the outftit against Sassuolo on 20 August.[28] On 8 October, he scored his first goal for Atalanta against Lazio.[29] He won his first title with the club on 22 May 2024, by beating Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League final.[30]

International career[edit]

Despite representing Germany at various youth levels, Kolašinac decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[31]

In November 2013, his request to change sports citizenship from German to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[32] Later that month, he received his first senior call-up, for a friendly game against Argentina,[33] and debuted in that game on 18 November.[34]

In June 2014, Kolašinac was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, country's first major competition.[35] He made his tournament debut in the opening group match against Argentina on 15 June.[36]

Style of play[edit]

During his career, Kolašinac has been deployed as a centre-back and as a defensive midfielder, although he spent most of the time playing as a left-back. He possesses very strong body build and strength.[37]

Personal life[edit]

Kolašinac married his long-time girlfriend Susubelle in June 2019. Together they have a daughter named Soleil.[38]

He is a practising Muslim; together with international teammates Ibrahim Šehić, Muhamed Bešić, Armin Hodžić, Izet Hajrović, Edin Višća and Ervin Zukanović he visited a mosque in Zenica during the national team's concentration.[39]

In July 2019, he and his then teammate Mesut Özil were victims of an attempted carjacking, which Kolašinac successfully fought off.[40]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 22 May 2024[41]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] EFL Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 II 2011–12 Regionalliga West 2 0 – – – – 2 0
2012–13 Regionalliga West 5 2 – – – – 5 2
2014–15 Regionalliga West 1 0 – – – – 1 0
Total 8 2 – – – – 8 2
Schalke 04 2012–13 Bundesliga 16 0 1 0 – 3[b] 0 – 20 0
2013–14 Bundesliga 24 0 0 0 – 6[b] 0 – 30 0
2014–15 Bundesliga 6 0 1 0 – 0 0 – 7 0
2015–16 Bundesliga 23 1 1 0 – 6[c] 0 – 30 1
2016–17 Bundesliga 25 3 3 0 – 8[c] 0 – 35 3
Total 94 4 6 0 – 23 0 – 123 4
Arsenal 2017–18 Premier League 27 2 0 0 3 0 5[c] 2 1[d] 1 36 5
2018–19 Premier League 24 0 2 0 0 0 10[c] 0 – 36 0
2019–20 Premier League 26 0 4 0 1 0 1[c] 0 – 32 0
2020–21 Premier League 1 0 0 0 3 0 4[c] 0 1[d] 0 9 0
2021–22 Premier League 2 0 1 0 2 0 – – 5 0
Total 80 2 7 0 9 0 20 2 2 1 118 5
Schalke 04 (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 17 1 1 0 – – – 18 1
Marseille 2021–22 Ligue 1 14 0 0 0 – 3[e] 0 – 17 0
2022–23 Ligue 1 33 4 4 0 – 4[b] 0 – 41 4
Total 47 4 4 0 – 7 0 – 58 4
Atalanta 2023–24 Serie A 30 1 4 0 – 9[c] 0 – 43 1
2024–25 Serie A 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 30 1 4 0 – 9 0 0 0 43 1
Career total 276 14 22 0 9 0 59 2 2 1 368 17
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearance in FA Community Shield
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International[edit]

As of match played 21 March 2024[42]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2013 1 0
2014 5 0
2015 4 0
2016 7 0
2017 5 0
2018 2 0
2019 6 0
2020 5 0
2021 8 0
2022 8 0
2023 6 0
2024 1 0
Total 58 0

Honours[edit]

Arsenal[41]

Atalanta[41]

Individual

References[edit]

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