Smail Prevljak
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
Number 9
Youth career
Igman Konjic
2013–2014 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 RB Leipzig II 2 (1)
2014–2015 RB Leipzig 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2017 → Liefering (loan) 45 (24)
2015–2020 Red Bull Salzburg 34 (12)
2017–2018 → Mattersburg (loan) 32 (16)
2020 → Eupen (loan) 5 (4)
2020–2023 Eupen 87 (31)
2023– Hertha BSC 17 (4)
International career‡
2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 5 (0)
2018– Bosnia and Herzegovina 27 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023

Smail Prevljak (pronounced [smǎil prěʋʎak]; born 10 May 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Prevljak started his professional career at RB Leipzig, playing mainly in its reserve team. In 2014, he was loaned to Red Bull Salzburg, who assigned him to Liefering later that year. The following year, he moved to Red Bull Salzburg on permanent basis. Prevljak was sent on loan to Mattersburg in 2017 and to Eupen in 2020. Later that year, he joined Eupen permanently. In 2023, he signed with Hertha BSC.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prevljak made his senior international debut in 2018, earning over 20 caps since.

Club career

Early career

Prevljak started playing football at his hometown club Igman Konjic, before joining the youth academy of German team RB Leipzig in 2013.[2] He made his professional debut playing for RB Leipzig II against Fortuna Chemnitz on 24 May 2014 at the age of 19.[3] On 31 May, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over FC Eilenburg.[4]

Red Bull Salzburg

In August, Prevljak was sent on a season-long loan to Austrian outfit Red Bull Salzburg.[5] He made his official debut for the side on 9 November against Altach.[6]

In June 2015, he moved to Red Bull Salzburg permanently.[7] On 23 August, he scored his first goal for the team against Austria Wien.[8] Prevljak scored his first career hat-trick in a defeat of FAC on 6 November.[9]

In April 2016, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as an anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months. He returned to the pitch on 24 February 2017, over ten months after the injury.[10]

In June, Prevljak was loaned to Mattersburg until the end of season.[11]

In June 2018, he signed a new four-year contract with Red Bull Salzburg.[12] On 16 December, he scored four goals in a victory over St. Pölten.[13] He won his first trophy with the club on 5 May 2019, when they were crowned league champions.[14]

Eupen

In January 2020, Prevljak was loaned to Belgian side Eupen until the end of season.[15] He made his competitive debut for the team against St. Truiden on 8 February and managed to score a goal.[16]

In August, Eupen signed Prevljak on a three-year deal.[17]

He scored his first hat-trick for the club in a win over Charleroi on 17 April 2021.[18]

Hertha BSC

In July 2023, Prevljak joined Hertha BSC on a contract until June 2025.[19] He debuted officially for the side on 4 August against Wehen Wiesbaden.[20] On 26 August, he scored his first goal for Hertha BSC in a beating of Greuther Fürth.[21]

International career

Prevljak was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team under coach Darko Nestorović.[22]

In March 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Bulgaria and Senegal.[23] He debuted against the former on 23 March.[24]

On 15 November 2020, in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League game against the Netherlands, Prevljak scored his first senior international goal.[25]

Personal life

Prevljak married his long-time girlfriend Nejra in March 2017. Together they have a son named Sami.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 January 2024[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RB Leipzig II 2013–14 Sachsenliga 2 1 – – 2 1
RB Leipzig 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Liefering (loan) 2014–15 2. Liga 17 14 – – 17 14
2015–16 2. Liga 14 8 – – 14 8
2016–17 2. Liga 14 2 – – 14 2
Total 45 24 – – 45 24
Red Bull Salzburg 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 7 1 2 1 1[b] 0 10 2
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 23 10 4 2 5[c] 0 32 12
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
Total 34 12 7 3 6 0 47 15
Mattersburg (loan) 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 32 16 4 2 – 36 18
Eupen (loan) 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 5 4 – – 5 4
Eupen 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 27 16 2 0 – 29 16
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 30 9 5 7 – 35 16
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 30 6 0 0 – 30 6
Total 92 35 7 7 – 99 42
Hertha BSC 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 17 4 3 0 – 20 4
Career total 224 92 21 12 6 0 251 104
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 19 November 2023[28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018 1 0
2019 0 0
2020 4 1
2021 11 3
2022 6 2
2023 5 0
Total 27 6
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Prevljak goal.[28]
List of international goals scored by Smail Prevljak
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 November 2020 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 4  Netherlands 1–3 1–3 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
2 4 September 2021 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 11  Kuwait 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 9 October 2021 Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 13  Kazakhstan 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 2–0
5 4 June 2022 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 19  Finland 1–1 1–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League
6 7 June 2022 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 20  Romania 1–0 1–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg[27]

References

  1. ^ "Smail Prevljak". herthabsc.com (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Ko je taj Smail Prevljak? Dječak kojeg je Leipzig odveo iz Konjica". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Trotz Karl-Comeback: zweistelliges Debakel für Fortuna". freiepresse.de (in German). 24 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  4. ^ "RB Leipzig II steigt in die Oberliga auf". freiepresse.de (in German). 31 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Smail Prevljak na posudbi u Red Bull Salzburgu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Prevljak dobio krila u Salzburgu: Od Igmana do Red Bulla". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Smail Prevljak novi napadač Red Bull Salzburga". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 5 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Prevljak pogodio u remiju Salzburga i Austrije". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Čudesni Prevljak upisao hat-trick i dvije asistencije!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Prevljak zaigrao nakon 312 dana". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 24 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Red Bull Salzburg poslao Prevljaka na posudbu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Salzburg vratio Prevljaka i produžio mu ugovor". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Smail Prevljak briljirao u visokoj pobjedi Salzburga". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 16 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Red Bull osvojio novu titulu prvaka Austrije, među slavljenicima i dva bh. fudbalera". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Smail Prevljak napustio Salzburg, do kraja sezone će igrati u Belgiji". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Dino Hotić i Smail Prevljak postigli prvijence u belgijskoj Jupiler ligi". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 8 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Smail Prevljak potpisao ugovor na tri godine sa Eupenom". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Eupen pobijedio Charleroi, Prevljak postigao hat-trick u prvom poluvremenu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Smail Prevljak novi fudbaler Herthe iz Berlina". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Prevljak i Tabaković upisali zvanični debi, Hertha poražena na domaćem terenu". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Smail Prevljak zabio i asistirao za Herthu, dva puta pogađao i Tabaković". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Smail Prevljak: Kažu mi da ličim na Džeku, to mi imponuje". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  23. ^ "Prosinečki objavio spisak Zmajeva za prijateljske utakmice s Bugarskom i Senegalom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 13 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  24. ^ "Prva pobjeda za Prosinečkog: Zmajevi golom Kodre slavili u Bugarskoj". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  25. ^ "Nizozemska pobijedila Bosnu i Hercegovinu i Zmajeve vratila u Diviziju B". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Smail Prevljak postao otac, supruga Nejra rodila sina Samija". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  27. ^ a b "S. Prevljak". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  28. ^ a b "Smail Prevljak". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

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