Alen Mustafić
{{Short description|Bosnian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Alen Mustafić
|fullname = Alen Mustafić
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|5|df=y}}
|birth_place = Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Slovan Bratislava
|clubnumber = 20
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Sloboda Tuzla
|youthyears2 = 2015–2018
|youthclubs2 = Sarajevo
| years1 = 2018–2020 | clubs1 = Sarajevo | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2020 | clubs2 = → Slovan Bratislava (loan) | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–2022 | clubs3 = Slovan Bratislava | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = → Nitra (loan) | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = OB | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2024 | clubs6 = → Śląsk Wrocław (loan) | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024 | clubs7 = → Śląsk Wrocław II (loan) | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2024– | clubs8 = Slovan Bratislava | caps8 = 17 | goals8 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
|nationalteam1 = Bosnia and Herzegovina U19
|nationalcaps1 = 6
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 10 May 2025
|nationalteam-update =
}}
Alen Mustafić ({{IPA|bs|ǎlen mǔstafitɕ}}; born 5 July 1999) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovak Super Liga club Slovan Bratislava.
Mustafić started his professional career at Sarajevo, who loaned him to Slovan in 2020. Later that year, after signing permanently with the Slovak side, he was sent on loan to Nitra. In 2023, he joined Danish side OB, and spent the first half of 2024 on loan at Polish club Śląsk Wrocław.
Club career
=Early career=
Mustafić started playing football at his hometown club Sloboda Tuzla, before joining Sarajevo's youth academy in 2015.{{cite news|url=https://klix.ba/sport/nogomet/juniori-alen-mustafic-i-halid-sabanovic-se-pridruzuju-prvom-timu-fk-sarajevo/180102073|title=Juniori Alen Mustafić i Halid Šabanović se pridružuju prvom timu FK Sarajevo|website=klix.ba|date=2 January 2018|accessdate=4 January 2018|language=Bosnian}} He made his professional debut against Radnik Bijeljina on 25 February 2018 at the age of 18.{{cite news|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/remi-na-kosevu-radnik-putuje-kuci-sa-velikim-bodom/269225|title=Remi na Koševu, Radnik putuje kući sa velikim bodom|website=sportsport.ba|date=25 February 2018|accessdate=28 February 2018|language=Bosnian}} On 15 September 2019, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Zvijezda 09.{{cite news|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/fk-sarajevo-golovima-mustafica-i-ahmetovica-slomio-fk-zvijezda-09/333467|title=FK Sarajevo golovima Mustafića i Ahmetovića slomio FK Zvijezda 09|website=sportsport.ba|date=15 September 2019|accessdate=16 September 2019|language=Bosnian}}
In January 2020, Mustafić was loaned to Slovak side Slovan Bratislava until the end of season, with an option to make the transfer permanent, which was activated in July. In August, he was sent on a season-long loan to Nitra.{{cite news|url=https://scsport.ba/nakon-sto-je-otkupio-njegov-ugovor-od-sarajeva-slovan-alena-mustafica-poslao-na-posudbu|title=Nakon što je otkupio njegov ugovor od Sarajeva: Slovan Alena Mustafića poslao na posudbu|website=scsport.ba|date=4 August 2020|accessdate=4 August 2020|language=Bosnian}}
On 12 January 2024, after spending the previous year with Danish side OB, Mustafić joined Polish club Śląsk Wrocław on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web |title=Z Danii do Polski. Kolejne wzmocnienie Śląska Wrocław |url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/pilka-nozna/1100759/z-danii-do-polski-kolejne-wzmocnienie-slaska-wroclaw |website=sportowefakty.wp.pl |access-date=12 January 2024 |language=pl |date=12 January 2024}} After finishing his loan spell, Mustafić returned to OB.[https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/midtbanespiller-vender-retur-til-ob Midtbanespiller vender retur til OB], tipsbladet.dk, 3 June 2024
On 22 July 2024, Mustafić returned to Slovan Bratislava on a three-year contract.{{cite web |title=Návrat známej a stále perspektívnej tváre: Alen Mustafič opäť belasý |url=https://www.skslovan.com/clanok11547-Navrat_znamej_a_stale_perspektivnej_tvare_Alen_Mustafic_opat_belasy.htm |publisher=Slovan Bratislava |access-date=22 July 2024 |language=sk |date=22 July 2024}}
International career
Mustafić was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19 team under coach Toni Karačić.{{cite news|url=https://reprezentacija.ba/242386-kapiten-juniora-alen-mustafic-produzio-ugovor-sa-fk-sarajevo-zadovoljan-i-musemic|title=Kapiten juniora Alen Mustafić produžio ugovor sa FK Sarajevo, zadovoljan i Musemić|website=reprezentacija.ba|date=25 January 2018|accessdate=26 January 2018|language=Bosnian}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 10 May 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/alen-mustafic/521110|title=A. Mustafić|website=soccerway.com|accessdate=21 October 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=4|Sarajevo
|9 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|Bosnian Premier League |9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|Bosnian Premier League |7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Slovan Bratislava (loan)
|2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitra (loan)
|Slovak Super Liga |31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 33 | 3 | ||
| rowspan=3|Slovan Bratislava
|Slovak Super Liga |16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
| 2022–23
|Slovak Super Liga |17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!33 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 53 | 6 | |
| rowspan=3|OB
|6 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24
|Danish Superliga |4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 12 | 1 | ||
| Śląsk Wrocław (loan)
|6 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| Śląsk Wrocław II (loan)
|4 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=1|Slovan Bratislava
|Slovak Super Liga |17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!128 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 170 | 11 |
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Honours
References
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External links
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{{ŠK Slovan Bratislava squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Tuzla
Category:Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
Category:21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
Category:Odense Boldklub players
Category:Śląsk Wrocław players
Category:Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Category:Slovak First Football League players
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Poland