Stojan Vranješ (Serbian Cyrillic: Стојан Врањеш; born 11 October 1986) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka.[2]
 Vranješ with Borac Banja Luka in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Banja Luka, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borac Banja Luka | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Borac Banja Luka | |||
| Dugo Selo | |||
| HAŠK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2010 | Borac Banja Luka | 120 | (30) |
| 2010–2012 | Pandurii | 47 | (12) |
| 2012 | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Vojvodina | 42 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Lechia Gdańsk | 52 | (16) |
| 2015–2016 | Legia Warsaw | 28 | (5) |
| 2016 | Legia Warsaw II | 9 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Piast Gliwice | 20 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Željezničar | 24 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Borac Banja Luka | 82 | (45) |
| 2021–2022 | Bashundhara Kings | 12 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Sloboda Tuzla | 22 | (6) |
| 2023– | Borac Banja Luka | 39 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editVranješ spent his youth career at his hometown club Borac Banja Luka, as well as Croatian clubs Dugo Selo and HAŠK.[3] In 2005, he joined Borac's first team and stayed with the club for five seasons before moving to Romania, where he played for Pandurii and CFR Cluj.
Vojvodina
editOn 6 February 2013, Vranješ signed a two-year contract with Serbian giants Vojvodina.[4] He scored his first goal for Vojvodina in a 2–1 win against Smederevo on 27 February 2013. He scored a goal from distance in a 3–0 win against Donji Srem on 19 March 2013, which Donji Srem manager Bogić Bogićević dubbed a "euro-goal".[5]
Adventure in Poland
editIn February 2014, Vranješ was transferred from Vojvodina to Polish club Lechia Gdańsk for 200,000 Euros.[6] After impressing at Lechia, scoring 16 goals in 52 appearances, he was transferred to Legia Warsaw on 29 August 2015.[7] While at Legia, Vranješ won both the Ekstraklasa and Polish Cup in 2016.[8] On 9 January 2017, shortly after leaving Legia, he signed a contract with Piast Gliwice.[9] On 15 January 2018, Vranješ left the club after not having enough playing time in that season.[10] Both sides said they are on good terms still to this day.
Željezničar
editOn 23 January 2018, Vranješ signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.[11] On 9 May 2018, he won the Bosnian Cup after Željezničar beat Krupa in the two legged final of that season's cup.[12] On 31 January 2019, Vranješ left Željezničar.[13]
Return to Borac
editOn 1 February 2019, nine years after leaving the club, Vranješ once again became the new player of Borac in the First League of RS.[14] He made his official debut for Borac on 27 February 2019, in a 2–1 away loss in a cup game against Široki Brijeg.[15]
In the 2018–19 First League of RS season, Vranješ's Borac won the league title five games before the end of the season and got promoted back to the Bosnian Premier League.[16] On 12 January 2020, he extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2023.[17]
Vranješ won his first league title with Borac on 23 May 2021, one game before the end of the 2020–21 season, getting crowned Bosnian Premier League champions.[18]
He terminated his contract with Borac and left the club in November 2021.[19]
Bashundhara Kings
editOn 20 November 2021, Vranješ joined Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings for the 2021–22 season.[20]
International career
editVranješ made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 June 2009, against Uzbekistan.[21]
On 31 May 2012, Vranješ was at the center of a media storm for a mistake he made in a friendly match in Chicago against Mexico, which resulted in a last-minute goal for Mexico, who won 2–1.[22]
Personal life
editVranješ has a younger brother, Ognjen, who is also a professional footballer.[23]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 1 June 2012[24]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
editBorac Banja Luka[24]
CFR Cluj[24]
Vojvodina[24]
Legia Warsaw[24]
Željezničar[24]
- Bosnian Cup: 2017–18
References
edit- ^ "Stojan Vranjes Legia profile".
- ^ Stojan Vranješ at Soccerway
- ^ "Stojan Vranješ". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Vranješ u Vojvodini – Vecernje Novosti (in Serbian)
- ^ "Blic Sport | Vojvodina | Vignjević: Zaslužena pobeda, na vreme smo dali golove". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2013. Blic Sport: Vignjević: Zaslužena pobeda, na vreme smo dali golove (in Serbian) March 19, 2013
- ^ "Vranjes to Lechia" (in Bosnian).
- ^ "Vranjes to Legia" (in Bosnian).
- ^ "Legija želi u Ligu prvaka, šteta zbog ispadanja Borca" at sportsport.ba, 17 May 2016
- ^ Službeno: Vranješ ima novi klub u Poljskoj at sportsport.ba, 9 January 2017
- ^ Vranješ dobio odriješene ruke at sportsport.ba, 15 January 2018
- ^ Stojan Vranješ novi nogometaš Željezničara at klix.ba, 23 January 2018
- ^ Željezničar nakon šest godina osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine at klix.ba, 9 May 2018
- ^ FK Željezničar i Stojan Vranješ raskinuli saradnju at klix.ba, 31 January 2019
- ^ Stojan Vranješ se vratio u Borac, sreću mu poželio i brat Ognjen at klix.ba, 1 February 2019
- ^ E.B. (27 February 2019). "Široki Brijeg nakon preokreta savladao Borac" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ S. Mlaćo (11 May 2019). "Borac i zvanično osigurao povratak u Premijer ligu!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ A. Čaušević (12 January 2020). "Stojan Vranješ produžio vjernost Borcu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ N.K. (23 May 2021). "Borac nakon 10 godina postao prvak Bosne i Hercegovine u nogometu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "(ZVANIČNO) Stojan Vranješ otišao iz Borca" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Kings rope in Bosnian midfielder Vranjes".
- ^ "Bosnia and Uzbekistan draw" (in Bosnian).
- ^ [1][permanent dead link] Cazin.net (Bosnian) - Stojan Vranješ: U hiljadu pokušaja ne bih ponovio onu grešku!
- ^ "Ognjen i Stojan Vranješ na spisku nogometne reprezentacije BiH" (in Bosnian). bnn.ba. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Stojan Vranješ at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Stojan Vranješ at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stojan Vranješ at 90minut.pl (in Polish)