Zinedin Smajlović

Zinedin Smajlović
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 4
Youth career
AIK
2019 FC Djursholm
2020 IFK Stocksund
2021 IK Frej
2022 IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Täby FK 13 (5)
2023–2024 Lecce 0 (0)
2024 → Lecco (loan) 0 (0)
2024 Sandviken 10 (2)
2025–2026 Sandefjord 26 (2)
2026– Olympiacos 1 (0)
International career‡
2023 Sweden U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:01, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Zinedin Smajlović (born 20 December 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Olympiacos.

Early life

He played youth football for multiple clubs; AIK, FC Djursholm, IFK Stocksund; IK Frej and IF Brommapojkarna.[1]

Career

On 19 July 2023, Smajlović signed for Italian Serie A side Lecce.[2] On 18 January 2024, he joined Serie B side Lecco on loan.[3] On 26 August 2024, Smajlović's contract with Lecce was terminated by mutual consent.[4]

Style of play

Smajlović mainly operated as a defender and has been described as "seems to be a defender with a habit of scoring, and who can well operate alongside players who are more experienced than him but who still make physical prowess their strong point".[5]

Personal life

Smajlović is of Bosnian descent.[6] His family is from Srebrenica.[7] Smajlović is a Muslim. He was named after Zinedine Zidane, who his father was a fan of.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 May 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Täby FK 2023 Ettan 135——135
Lecce 2023–24 Serie A 0000—00
Lecco (loan) 2023–24 Serie B 00——00
Sandvikens 2024 Superettan 102——102
Sandefjord 2025 Eliteserien 26230—292
2026 Eliteserien 100——100
Total 36230—392
Olympiacos 2026–27 Super League Greece 00000000
Career total 5993000629
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup

References

  1. ↑ Zinedin Smajlović at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Smajlovic è un calciatore del Lecce" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecce. 19 July 2023. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ufficiale: arriva Smajlovic a titolo temporaneo" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecco. 18 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Risoluzione consensuale con Smajlović" [Mutual resolution with Smajlović]. U.S. Lecce (in Italian). Lecce. 26 August 2024. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Chi è Zinedin Smajlovic?" (in Italian). sportdelsud.it. 18 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Zinedin Smajlović za "Avaz": Moje srce kuca za BiH, uzori su mi Džeko i Pjanić". avaz.ba. 19 July 2023.
  7. ↑ https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/zinedin-smajlovic-predstavljanje-bih-reprezentativac/526946
  8. ↑ https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/zinedin-smajlovic-predstavljanje-bih-reprezentativac/526946
  9. ↑ "Summary - Zinedin Smajlovic". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
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