Vasilije Janjičić

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Vasilije Janjičić
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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 1 (0)
National team
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 14 February 2022

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

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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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