Edin Višća

Edin Višća

Višća playing for İstanbul Başakşehir in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Edin Višća
Date of birth	17 February 1990
Place of birth	Olovo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	İstanbul Başakşehir
Number	7
Youth career
	Budućnost
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Željezničar	39	(11)
2011–	İstanbul Başakşehir	163	(43)
National team^‡
	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19
2010–2012	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	11	(3)
2010–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	29	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06 June 2016

Edin Višća (Bosnian pronunciation: [ˈedin ˈʋiʃt͡ɕa]; born 17 February 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

Višća spent his youth career at Budućnost Banovići

After moving to Željezničar, he got the first taste of senior level football. Playing for Željezničar, he established himself as one of the best players in the league, before moving to Turkey. At the time, it was the club record transfer fee.^[2]

On 10 August 2011, Višća signed for İstanbul Başakşehir. He has signed a five-year contract that will keep him at the club until 2016.^[3] He immediately made an impact on the team, becoming a regular starter in his first season with the club, and retaining that position throughout his tenure at the club.^[4]

International career

Višća played long time for Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19 and under-21.

On 10 December 2010, he made his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly against Poland.^[5]

Višća was part of Bosnia and Herzegovina squad at 2014 FIFA World Cup^[6] and took part in the final outing against Iran as a second-half substitute.^[7]

On 12 June 2015, Višća scored his first goals for the senior national side, a brace against Israel in Zenica, during UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.^[8]

In February 2016, he was voted 2015 Bosnian player of the year, by Bosnian sports journalists.^[9]

Personal life

Višća is a practicing Muslim; along with international team mates Muhamed Bešić and Vedad Ibišević he visited a mosque in Cuiabá during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 May 2016.^[11]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Željezničar	2009–10	Premijer Liga	11	2	0	0	–		–		11	2
	2010–11	Premijer Liga	27	9	6	0	–		2	0	35	9
	2011–12	Premijer Liga	1	0	0	0	–		3	0	4	0
	Total		39	11	6	0	–		5	0	50	11
İstanbul Başakşehir	2011–12	Süper Lig	33	5	1	0	–		–		34	5
	2012–13	Süper Lig	28	3	0	0	–		–		28	3
	2013–14	1. Lig	34	10	1	0	–		–		35	10
	2014–15	Süper Lig	34	8	1	0	–		–		35	8
	2015–16	Süper Lig	34	17	5	0	–		2	0	41	17
	Total		163	43	8	0	–		2	0	173	43
Career total			202	54	14	0	–		7	0	223	54

International

As of match played 16 November 2015.^[12]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2010	1	0
	2011	0	0
	2012	0	0
	2013	6	0
	2014	8	0
	2015	7	2
Total		22	2

International goals

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 June 2015	Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Israel	1–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
2.				3–1

Honours

Club

Željezničar

• Bosnian Premier League: 2009–10
• Bosnian Cup: 2010–11

İstanbul Başakşehir

• TFF First League: 2013–14

References

1. "Edin Visca İstanbul Başakşehir profile".
2. "All željezničar transfers in last ten years" (in Bosnian).
3. "Visca signs for Istanbul BB" (in Bosnian).
4. "Edin Visca career statistics".
5. "Match details/line-up:Poland-Bosnia-Herzegovina". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
6. "Bosnia-Herzegovina 2014 World Cup Squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
7. "Bosnia vs Iran".
8. "Bosnia Israel".
9. "Visca player of the year" (in Bosnian).
10. "Bosnia-Herzegovina stars pay visit to Cuiaba mosque". Goal.com. 21 June 2014.
11. "Edin Visca". soccerway.
12. Edin Višća at National-Football-Teams.com