Enes Mahmutović
{{short description|Luxembourgish footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Enes Mahmutović
| image = 085A9288.jpg
| caption = Mahmutović with CSKA Sofia in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|5|22|df=y}}{{cite web | url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/teams/middlesbrough-under-23s/enes-mahmutovic | title=Middlesbrough player profiles | publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. | accessdate=24 May 2018 | website=mfc.co.uk}}
| birth_place = Peć, FR Yugoslavia{{cite web | url=https://www.11v11.com/players/enes-mahmutovic-254648/ | title=11v11 player profiles | publisher=11v11 | accessdate=24 May 2018 | website=11v11.com}}
| height = {{height|m=1.90}}{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/teams/players/250071393--enes-mahmutovic/ | title=UEFA player profiles | publisher=UEFA | access-date=24 May 2018 | website=UEFA}}
| position = Centre back
| currentclub = NAC Breda
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2014–2017
| clubs1 = Fola Esch
| caps1 = 25
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2020
| clubs2 = Middlesbrough
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = → Yeovil Town (loan)
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = → MVV (loan)
| caps4 = 15
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2022
| clubs5 = Lviv
| caps5 = 32
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2022–2024
| clubs6 = CSKA Sofia
| caps6 = 38
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = NAC Breda
| caps7 = 3
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Luxembourg U21
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–
| nationalteam2 = Luxembourg
| nationalcaps2 = 37
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 20:03, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 16:49, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Enes Mahmutović (born 22 May 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dutch {{Dutch football updater|NACBreda}} club NAC Breda. Born in Kosovo, he plays for the Luxembourg national team.
Club career
In the summer of 2014, Mahmutović signed his first professional senior contract with CS Fola Esch.{{NFT player|pid=65890|name=Mahmutovic, Enes|accessdate=30 August 2018}}{{soccerway|id=347775|name=Enes Mahmutovic|accessdate=30 August 2018 }}
On 19 May 2017, it was announced that he had joined Championship club Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news|url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/boro-agree-deal-to-sign-enes-mahmutovic |title=Boro Agree Deal To Sign Enes Mahmutovic |website=mfc.co.uk|publisher=Middlesbrough F.C.|date=19 May 2017 |accessdate=4 April 2018}} Mahmutović made his debut for the club on 14 August 2018, in an EFL Cup tie with Notts County, scoring a headed goal in the 3–3 draw.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45092544 | title=Middlesbrough 3–3 Notts County | publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=15 August 2018 | website=bbc.co.uk}} In doing so, he became the first Luxembourger in history to score a professional goal in English football.{{cite web | url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/social-media-teesside-pride-as-local-lads-make-bow | title=Teesside Pride As Local Lads Make Bow | publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. | accessdate=15 August 2018 | website=mfc.co.uk}}
On 30 August 2018, Mahmutović joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45357142 |title=Enes Mahmutovic: Yeovil Town sign Middlesbrough defender on season-long loan deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 August 2018 |accessdate=30 August 2018 | website=bbc.co.uk}} His time at Yeovil Town was cut short on 31 December 2018, with Mahmutović returning early to Middlesbrough upon the opening of the January transfer window after only playing a limited role at the League Two side.{{cite web |url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/loan-watch-miller-scores-belter-and-armstrong-signs-off-with-double |title=Loan Watch|publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |date=31 December 2018 |accessdate=31 December 2018 | website=mfc.co.uk}}
On 1 July 2019, Mahmutović joined MVV Maastricht of the Dutch Eerste Divisie, going on to appear 16 times for the club across the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/enes-mahmutovic-heads-to-the-netherlands|title=Enes Mahmutovic Heads to the Netherlands|publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |accessdate=1 July 2019}}
Middlesbrough announced that Mahmutović had been released by the club on 28 June 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/retained-list-july-extensions-and-departures|title=Retained List: July Extensions And Departures|publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |accessdate=29 July 2019}}
On 31 March 2022, Mahmutović signed a contract with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.{{cite web | title = ЦСКА - София подписа с централен защитник от украинския Лвов| url =https://sportal.bg/news-2022033108114362718 | author= |publisher = sportal.bg | date = 31 March 2022 | accessdate=29 September 2022|language = bg}} He left the team in June 2024, upon the expiration of his contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bgonair.bg/a/7-sport/348194-pone-petima-se-razdelyat-s-tsska-karanga-i-koh-sa-sred-tyah|author=Angelova, Iskra|publisher=bgonair.bg|title=Поне петима се разделят с ЦСКА, Каранга и Кох са сред тях|date=10 June 2024|access-date=20 June 2024|language=bg}}
On 29 July 2024, Mahmutović moved to NAC Breda in the Netherlands, signing a contract for two seasons with an option for third.{{cite web|publisher=NAC Breda|url=https://www.nac.nl/nieuws/nac-versterkt-zich-met-luxemburgs-international-enes-mahmutovic|title=NAC versterkt zich met Luxemburgs international Enes Mahmutovic|trans-title=NAC strengthens itself with Luxembourg international Enes Mahmutovic|date=29 July 2024|access-date=29 July 2024|language=nl}}
International career
Mahmutović was born in Peć, FR Yugoslavia to an ethnic Bosnian Muslim family, and moved to Luxembourg at a young age. He was eligible for Montenegro and Luxembourg internationally, as well as Kosovo or Serbia, his birthplace.{{cite news|url=http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/05/28/luxembourg-will-hope-middlesbrough-new-boy-can-finally-be-their/|title=Luxembourg Will Hope Middlesbrough New Boy Can Finally Be Their Miralem Pjanic|website=hitc.com|publisher=HITC|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-date=26 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926115242/http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/05/28/luxembourg-will-hope-middlesbrough-new-boy-can-finally-be-their/|url-status=dead}} He made his international debut for Luxembourg on 13 November 2016, in a 1–3 loss to the Netherlands.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 21 December 2024.}}
| 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"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Fola Esch
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|National Division |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|National Division |22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in the Europa League}} | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Fola Esch total
!25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|Middlesbrough
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|99199|2017|accessdate=15 August 2018}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|99199|2018|accessdate=30 August 2018}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|99199|2019|accessdate=1 July 2019}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Middlesbrough total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Yeovil Town (loan)
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in the EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| MVV Maastricht (loan)
|15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|FC Lviv
|20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22
|Ukrainian Premier League |12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!32||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||1 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=3|CSKA Sofia
|rowspan=2|First League |18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24
|20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0||44||1 | ||||||||||
| NAC Breda
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!117 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 134 | 4 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 25 March 2025.}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=10|Luxembourg
|2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 37 | 0 |
References
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{{NAC Breda squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahmutovic, Enes}}
Category:Footballers from Peja
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Kosovan men's footballers
Category:Luxembourgian men's footballers
Category:Luxembourg men's international footballers
Category:Middlesbrough F.C. players
Category:Yeovil Town F.C. players
Category:MVV Maastricht players
Category:PFC CSKA Sofia players
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:Luxembourg National Division players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Ukrainian Premier League players
Category:Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Category:Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Category:Luxembourg men's under-21 international footballers