Arjan Malić

Arjan Malić
Malić with Sturm Graz in 2026
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-28) 28 August 2005
Place of birth Jesenice, Slovenia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Sturm Graz
Number 23
Youth career
2014–2023 Ried
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Ried II 13 (0)
2023–2024 Ried 29 (0)
2025– Sturm Graz 30 (1)
International career‡
2023–2024 Slovenia U19 8 (0)
2024– Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 2 (0)
2025– Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 June 2026

Arjan Malić (pronounced [ǎrjan mâːlitɕ]; born 28 August 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz. Born in Slovenia, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Malić started his professional career at Ried, playing first in its reserve team, before joining Sturm Graz in 2024.

Malić represented Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth levels, but decided to represent the latter at the senior level. He made his senior international debut in 2025.

Club career

Early career

Malić came through Ried's youth setup, which he joined in 2014. He made his professional debut against FAC on 30 July 2023 at the age of 17. On 1 March 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Stripfing.[2]

Sturm Graz

In June, Malić was transferred to Sturm Graz for an undisclosed fee.[3] He made his official debut for the team against Red Bull Salzburg on 6 October.[4]

Malić debuted in the UEFA Champions League away at Lille on 11 December.[5] Six weeks later, he scored his first goal in the competition against RB Leipzig, which was his first goal for Sturm Graz.[6]

He won his first trophy with the club on 24 May, when they were crowned league champions.[7]

On 14 December, he scored his first league goal against Austria Wien.[8]

International career

Despite representing Slovenia at the under-19 level, Malić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level. He was first part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team.[9]

In March 2025, he received his first senior call up, for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Romania and Cyprus.[10] He debuted against the former on 21 March.[11]

In June 2026, Malić was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[12] He made his tournament debut in the last group game against Qatar on 24 June.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 August 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Austrian Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ried II 2022–23 Austrian Regionalliga Central 130––20
Ried 2023–24 2. Liga 29120–311
Sturm Graz 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 110203[a]1161
2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga 181307[b]0281
2026–27 Austrian Bundesliga 10103[a]050
Total 30160131492
Career total 72280131933
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 24 June 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202560
202630
Total90

Honours

Sturm Graz[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Arjan Malić". sksturm.at (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "BiH "uzela" Sloveniji velikog talenta, Malić će u budućnosti igrati za Zmajeve". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sturm Graz doveo još jednog igrača koji može igrati za BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Salzburg ponižen u Grazu, potencijalni Zmaj zabio tri gola, Malić zaigrao, povreda Dedića". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Rođen u Sloveniji, odbio Austrijance zbog BiH, sada debitovao na najvećoj sceni". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Velika nada bh. fudbala postigla prvi gol u Ligi prvaka". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 29 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sjajan dan za bh. reprezentativce: Malić i Karić osvojili austrijsku Bundesligu". raport.ba (in Bosnian). 24 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Lijep vikend za Zmajeve: Arijan Malić postigao prvijenac u dresu Sturma". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Debitant Malić: Kao mali dječak sam gledao utakmice BiH, a sada mogu biti na terenu sa takvim igračima". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 18 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Barbarez umjesto povrijeđenog igrača uvrstio mladog debitanta". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Početak kvalifikacija kao iz snova: Zmajevi srušili Rumuniju usred Bukurešta". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 21 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Nidal Čelik propušta Svjetsko prvenstvo, umjesto njega "uskočio" Arjan Malić". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Zmajevi savladali Katar i jednom nogom zakoračili ka historijskom plasmanu u nokaut fazu Mundijala". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 24 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Arjan Malić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Arjan Malić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
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