Benjamin Tahirović
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003
Place of birth Spånga, Sweden
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 33
Youth career
2012–2017 AIK
2017–2020 FC Djursholm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Vasalunds IF 27 (0)
2021–2023 Roma 11 (0)
2023– Ajax 8 (1)
International career‡
2023– Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023

Benjamin Tahirović (pronounced [běɲamin tâːxiroʋitɕ]; born 3 March 2003) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Tahirović started his professional career at Vasalunds IF, before joining Roma in 2021. Two years later, he moved to Ajax.

Tahirović made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2023.

Club career

Early career

Tahirović started playing football at his hometown club AIK, before joining the youth setup of FC Djursholm in 2017. In 2020, he switched to Vasalunds IF. He made his professional debut against IFK Berga on 14 June 2020 at the age of 17.[1]

Roma

In February 2021, Tahirović moved to Italian side Roma on a contract until June 2026.[2] He made his official debut for the team against Torino on 13 November 2022.[3]

Ajax

In June 2023, Tahirović was transferred to Dutch outfit Ajax for an undisclosed fee.[4] He made his competitive debut for the club on 12 August against Heracles.[5] On 12 November, he scored his first professional goal against Almere City.[6]

International career

In March 2023, Tahirović received his first senior call-up to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against Iceland and Slovakia.[7] He debuted against the former on 23 March.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasalunds IF 2020 Ettan Norra 27010–280
Roma 2022–23 Serie A 1102000130
Ajax 2023–24 Eredivisie 81007[lower-alpha 1]0151
Career total 4613070561
  1. ↑ 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying, 5 appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 11 September 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202360
Total60

Honours

Vasalunds IF[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Mourinhov biser s bosanskom dušom: Brat mu je prije tri godine igrao u BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Benjamin Tahirović novi nogometaš Rome, igrat će u mlađim selekcijama". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Benjamin Tahirović debitovao za prvi tim Rome". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Benjamin Tahirović potpisao za Ajax!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Tahirović igrao od prve minute i majstorski asistirao u zvaničnom debiju za Ajax". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Tahirović od junaka do tragičara: Postigao prvijenac za Ajax pa u 94. minuti koštao svoj tim pobjede". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Faruk Hadžibegić objavio spisak za Island i Slovačku". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Savršen start kvalifikacija za EP: Zmajevi razbili Island, prvijenac fenomenalnog Dedića!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  9. 1 2 "B. Tahirović". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Benjamin Tahirović". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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