Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dal Varešanović | ||
Date of birth | 23 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sarajevo | |||
2013–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
2016–2017 | Sarajevo | ||
2017–2020 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Sarajevo | 55 | (13) |
2023– | Çaykur Rizespor | 44 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 8 | (2) |
2023– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023 |
Dal Varešanović (pronounced [dâːl ʋareʃâːnoʋitɕ]; born 23 May 2001) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor. Born in Austria, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.
Varešanović started his professional career at Sarajevo, before joining Çaykur Rizespor in 2023.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Varešanović made his senior international debut in 2023.
Varešanović started playing football at Sarajevo, before joining the youth setup of Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb in 2013. In 2016, he returned to Sarajevo. The following year, he moved to the youth academy of English side Liverpool. In October 2020, he signed a four-year deal with Sarajevo.[1] Varešanović made his professional debut against Krupa on 21 March 2021 at the age of 19 and managed to score a goal, which secured the victory for his squad.[2] He won his first trophy with the club on 26 May, by beating Borac Banja Luka in the Bosnian Cup final.[3]
In July 2022, he extended his contract with Sarajevo until June 2025.[4]
In August 2023, Varešanović was transferred to Turkish outfit Çaykur Rizespor for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his official debut for the team on 13 August against Adana Demirspor.[6] On 1 September, he scored his first goal for Çaykur Rizespor against Fatih Karagümrük.[7]
Varešanović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.[8]
In May 2023, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against Portugal and Luxembourg.[9] He debuted against the former on 17 June.[10]
Varešanović's father Mirza was also a professional footballer, as well as his grandfather Mirsad Fazlagić. His older brother Mak is also a professional footballer.[11]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sarajevo | 2020–21 | Bosnian Premier League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | |
2021–22 | Bosnian Premier League | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
2022–23 | Bosnian Premier League | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 8 | ||
2023–24 | Bosnian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 55 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 15 | ||
Çaykur Rizespor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | 35 | 10 | |
2024–25 | Süper Lig | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | ||
Total | 44 | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | 46 | 12 | |||
Career total | 99 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 113 | 27 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Sarajevo[12]