Sanel Šaljić

Sanel Šaljić
Personal information
Full name Sanel Šaljić[1]
Date of birth (2005-11-27) 27 November 2005
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Austria Wien
Number 20
Youth career
2011–2014 Schwechat
2014–2028 Admira Wacker
2018–2021 Austria Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Austria Wien II 53 (4)
2024– Austria Wien 25 (1)
2024–2025 → Stripfing (loan) 36 (6)
International career‡
2021–2022 Austria U17 6 (0)
2023 Austria U18 1 (0)
2024 Austria U19 1 (0)
2025 Austria U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:22, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Sanel Šaljić (born 27 November 2005) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Austria Wien.

Club career

Šaljić is a product of the youth academies of the Austrian clubs Schwechat, Admira Wacker and Austria Wien. On 30 March 2022, he signed a perspective contract with Austria Wien, and was promoted to their reserves for 2024.[2] On 31 January 2024, he started playing with Stripfing as a cooperation player.[3] On 6 July 2024, he signed a professional contract with Austria Wien until 2028.[4] On 24 January 2026, he extended his contract with the club until 2030.[5]

International career

Born in Austria, Šaljić is of Bosnian descent.[6] A youth international for Austria, Šaljić was first called up to the Austria U21s in September 2025.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Austria Wien signs Sanel Šaljić until 2028". Austria Wien.
  2. ↑ "Austria ties up seven talents from the academy". Austria Wien.
  3. ↑ "Sanel Saljic ab sofort Kooperationsspieler". www.sv-stripfing.at.
  4. ↑ Redaktion, abseits at (8 June 2024). "Austria Wien verlängert langfristig mit Top-Talent Sanel Saljic".
  5. ↑ APA, NÖN-Redaktion (24 January 2026). "Vertrag bis 2030: Sanel Saljic steigt bei der Austria zum Zehner auf". www.noen.at.
  6. ↑ "Rangnick i velikani lude za 'Bosancem': Šaljić odabrao Austriju, a sad mora i dres jednog velikana". SPORTSPORT. 7 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Austria-Jungstar erstmals im U21-Teamkader dabei". Kronen Zeitung. 30 September 2025.
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