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This article is about the Danish professional footballer. For the Serbian singer, see Nikola Sarić (singer).
Nikola Sarić Personal information Date of birth 6 January 1991 Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Hajduk Split Number 91 Youth career – Fanø Boldklub – B 1908 2003–2007 Herfølge 2008–2009 Liverpool Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007–2008 Herfølge 3 (0) 2009–2011 Liverpool 0 (0) 2011– Hajduk Split 3 (0) National team‡ 2007 Denmark U16 2 (1) 2007–2008 Denmark U17 13 (3) 2008–2009 Denmark U18 2 (0) 2009–2010 Denmark U19 3 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:58, 22 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:58, 17 December 2009 (UTC)Nikola Sarić (born 6 January 1991, place of birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Danish professional footballer, currently playing for HNK Hajduk Split in the Croatian First League. Sarić is a member of the national youth sides of Denmark.[1]
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Club career
Herfølge
Sarić began his career at Herfølge.[2] He spent five seasons in total with the Danish outfit, mostly in their youth system, managing to record three first team appearances in what would turn out to be his last season at the club. In 2007, Sarić was voted by the Danish Football Association to be their 2007 U-17 Player of the Year.
During summer 2008, at only 17 years of age, he was sold to Liverpool.
Liverpool
Sarić's signing for Liverpool prompted substantial news coverage. Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona and Charlton Athletic all attempted to sign him, resulting in a bidding war. It was reported they settled on a 3-year £500,000 contract.[3] Liverpool Daily Post called him "one of Europe’s most promising young strikers."[4] In the first two years that he's been in Merseyside, Sarić has played for the club's reserves, with no first team appearances. In 2011, he was released after expiry of his contract.[5]
Hajduk Split
After training with the club for two weeks, he signed a contract with HNK Hajduk Split on 2 June 2011.
International career
He has represented Denmark at youth level in all categories.[1] According to Bosnian media Sarić is, as of March 2010, still undecided which country he will represent at senior international level, Denmark or Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
On 27 July, Sarić declined a call-up from Croatia U21.[6]
Personal life
Sarić was born in Sarajevo, present day Bosnia and Herzegovina to a Bosnian Serb father and a Bosnian Croat mother.[7] He grew up as a refugee in Denmark after his family fled the country during the Yugoslav wars.
References
- ^ a b c "NE ŽELIM ZATVORITI VRATA BIH". sportsport.ba. 2010-03-16. http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbalp-33016.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ "Reds snap up Danish starlet". Teamtalk. 2008-06-27. http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1776_3746161,00.html. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ "Liverpool set to sign Dane". Yahoo! Sports. 2008-06-26. Archived from the original on 2008-06-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20080630083041/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/26062008/58/premier-league-liverpool-set-sign-dane.html. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ^ "Rafa Benitez to seal double capture of Nikola Saric and Andrea Dossena". Liverpool Daily Post. 2008-06-27. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2008/06/27/rafa-benitez-to-seal-double-capture-of-nikola-saric-and-andrea-dossena-64375-21159607/. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ^ "Free Transfer List 2010/1". Premier League. 15 June 2011. http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/14/79/0,,12306~162068,00.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ http://sportin.ba/vijesti.aspx?id=27490
- ^ http://sportin.ba/vijesti.aspx?id=26863
External links
HNK Hajduk Split – current squad 1 Subašić · 4 Milić · 5 Miličević · 7 Vejić · 8 Ljubičić · 9 Ah. Sharbini · 10 Trebotić · 11 Andrić (c) · 12 Kalinić · 13 Vukušić · 14 Tomasov · 15 Lendrić · 16 Luštica · 17 Kukoč · 19 Inoha · 20 Vuković · 21 Brkljača · 22 Maloča · 23 Jelavić · 24 Tičinović · 25 Stipica · 26 Pešić · 27 Glumac · 28 Lima · 33 James · 77 Gabrić · 90 Džoni · 91 Sarić · 99 An. Sharbini · Manager: Balakov
Categories:- Living people
- 1991 births
- People from Sarajevo
- Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Danish people of Serbian descent
- Danish people of Croatian descent
- Danish footballers
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Association football forwards
- Herfølge Boldklub players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- HNK Hajduk Split players
- Serbian expatriates in Denmark
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