Petar Bojo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Petar Bojo

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|01|08|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Sloboda Tuzla

| clubnumber = 29

| youthyears1 = 2012–2017

| youthclubs1 = Široki Brijeg

| youthyears2 = 2017

| youthclubs2 = Vysočina Jihlava

| years1 = 2017–2018

| clubs1 = Vitez

| caps1 = 25

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2018–2019

| clubs2 = Mladost Doboj Kakanj

| caps2 = 31

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2019–2022

| clubs3 = Željezničar

| caps3 = 55

| goals3 = 7

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = Zrinjski Mostar

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2022–2023

| clubs5 = → Igman Konjic (loan)

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2023

| clubs6 = Igman Konjic

| caps6 = 18

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2024

| clubs7 = Voska Sport

| caps7 = 12

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2024–

| clubs8 = Sloboda Tuzla

| caps8 = 15

| goals8 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam1 = Bosnia and Herzegovina U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam2 = Bosnia and Herzegovina U18

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2016–2018

| nationalteam3 = Bosnia and Herzegovina U19

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam4 = Bosnia and Herzegovina U21

| nationalcaps4 = 6

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| pcupdate = 30 June 2025

| ntupdate =

}}

Petar Bojo (born 8 January 1998) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Sloboda Tuzla.{{cite web |title=Sport1 - Bivši fudbaleri Sarajeva i Željezničara pojačali Slobodu |url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/s1/fudbal/premijer-liga-bih/bivsi-fudbaleri-sarajeva-i-zeljeznicara-pojacali-slobodu-987898 |publisher=Oslobođenje |access-date=2 October 2024 |language=bs |date=2 October 2024}}

Club career

=Early career=

Bojo started off his youth career at the youth team of Široki Brijeg, before joining the Vysočina Jihlava youth team in 2017.

After half a year of playing at Vysočina Jihlava, Bojo went to Bosnian Premier League club Vitez and thus signed a contract with his first ever senior team.

=Mladost Doboj Kakanj=

After Vitez got relegated to the First League of FBiH in the 2017–18 Bosnian Premier League season, Bojo left Vitez and shortly after, on 27 June 2018, signed a two-year contract with Mladost Doboj Kakanj.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/bojo-novi-clan-mladosti-iz-doboja-kod-kaknja/281268|title=Bojo novi član Mladosti iz Doboja kod Kaknja|date=27 June 2018|accessdate=27 June 2018|language=Bosnian|author=A. Pašić|publisher=sportsport.ba}}

He made his debut for Mladost on 21 July 2018, in a 0–0 home draw against newly promoted Zvijezda 09.{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/21/bosnia-herzegovina/premier-liga/mladost-doboj-kakanj/zvijezda-09-brgule/2807436/|title=Mladost Doboj Kakanj vs Zvijezda 09|date=21 July 2018|accessdate=21 July 2018|language=English|website=us.soccerway.com}} He scored his first goal two games after the Zvijezda 09 game, on 11 August 2018, in a 2–2 away draw against Krupa.{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/11/bosnia-herzegovina/premier-liga/krupa-na-vrbasu/mladost-doboj-kakanj/2808889/|title=Krupa vs Mladost Doboj Kakanj|date=11 August 2018|accessdate=11 August 2018|language=English|website=us.soccerway.com}}

In the 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League season, Bojo was recognized as not only one of the best Mladost Doboj Kakanj players, but was also recognized as one of the best young players in the whole league as well.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/da-li-fk-mladost-moze-zadrzati-petra-boju/301370|title=Da li FK Mladost može zadržati Petra Boju?|date=27 December 2018|accessdate=27 December 2018|language=Bosnian|author=S. Mlaćo|publisher=sportsport.ba}}

=Željezničar=

On 27 June 2019, Bojo signed a two-year contract with Željezničar for a €30.000 transfer fee.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zvanicno-petar-bojo-presao-iz-mladosti-u-zeljeznicar/190627132|title=Zvanično: Petar Bojo prešao iz Mladosti u Željezničar|date=27 June 2019|accessdate=27 June 2019|language=Bosnian|author=E.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}}

He made his official debut for Željezničar on 20 July 2019, in a 0–0 home league draw against Borac Banja Luka.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/nula-zelje-i-borca-na-otvaranju-sezone-na-grbavici/326708|title=Nula Želje i Borca na otvaranju sezone na Grbavici|date=20 July 2019|accessdate=20 July 2019|language=Bosnian|author=M. Šljivak|publisher=sportsport.ba}} In that same game, he also got a red card in the 80th minute after making a foul on Borac player Demir Jakupović and then getting a second yellow card.{{cite web|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/premijer-liga-bih/video-bojo-prestrogo-iskljucen-fudbaler-zeljeznicara-morao-ranije-u-svlacionicu-zbog-drugog-zutog-kartona/160918|title=(VIDEO) Bojo prestrogo isključen: Fudbaler Željezničara morao ranije u svlačionicu zbog drugog žutog kartona|date=20 July 2019|accessdate=20 July 2019|language=Bosnian|publisher=Sport1.ba}}

He scored his first goal for Željezničar on 31 August 2019, in a thrilling 5–2 home league match, Sarajevo derby win against fierce rivals Sarajevo.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/derbi-za-pamcenje-zeljeznicar-razbio-sarajevo-s-5-2-i-preuzeo-prvo-mjesto-na-tabeli/190831092|title=Derbi za pamćenje: Željezničar razbio Sarajevo s 5:2 i preuzeo prvo mjesto na tabeli|date=31 August 2019|accessdate=31 August 2019|language=Bosnian|author=N.K.|publisher=Klix.ba}}

In July 2020, Bojo ruptured his medial collateral ligament of his right leg in a training session and it was reported that the injury would sideline him for two months.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/bojo-pauzira-dva-mjeseca/369590|title=Bojo pauzira dva mjeseca|date=24 July 2020|accessdate=24 July 2020|language=Bosnian|author=A. Pašić|publisher=sportsport.ba}}

In his first match since recovering from the injury, he scored a goal in Željezničar's 2020–21 Bosnian Cup second round win against Goražde on 21 October 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zeljeznicar-u-drugom-poluvremenu-razbio-gorazde-bojo-se-oporavio-i-odmah-pogodio/201021104|title=Željezničar u drugom poluvremenu razbio Goražde, Bojo se oporavio i odmah pogodio|date=21 October 2020|accessdate=21 October 2020|language=Bosnian|author=K.H.|publisher=Klix.ba}}

On 18 January 2022, it was announced that Bojo terminated his contract with Željezničar and left the club on mutual agreement.{{cite web|url=https://sport.avaz.ba/domaci-nogomet/711003/petar-bojo-napustio-zeljeznicar|title=Petar Bojo napustio Željezničar|date=18 January 2022|access-date=18 January 2022|language=bs|author=A.V.|publisher=avaz.ba}}

=Zrinjski Mostar=

One day following him leaving Željezničar, on 19 January 2022, Bojo signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Zrinjski Mostar.{{cite web|url=https://scsport.ba/prethodne-dvije-i-po-godine-igrao-za-zeljeznicar-petar-bojo-potpisao-za-zrinjski-do-2024/|title=Prethodne dvije i po godine igrao za Željezničar: Petar Bojo potpisao sa Zrinjskim do 2024.|date=19 January 2022|access-date=19 January 2022|language=bs|website=scsport.ba}}

International career

Bojo represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on various youth levels. He played for the U17, U18 and U19 national team levels, before getting called up to the U21 national team in November 2018.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/bojo-poziv-selektora-gledam-kao-nagradu-ali-vjerujem-i-da-ce-me-dodatno-motivisati/296115|title=Bojo: Poziv selektora gledam kao nagradu, ali vjerujem i da će me dodatno motivisati|date=8 November 2018|accessdate=8 November 2018|language=Bosnian|author=S. Mlaćo|publisher=sportsport.ba}}

Bojo made his U21 international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina on 19 November 2018, in a 2–0 home win against Azerbaijan.{{cite web|url=https://www.fctables.com/h2h/azerbaijan-u21/bosnia-herzegovina-u21/|title=Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 vs Azerbaijan U21|date=19 November 2018|accessdate=19 November 2018|language=English|website=FcTables.com}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 18 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/petar-bojo/400641/|title=P. Bojo: Summary|access-date=4 March 2023|language=en|website=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group}}

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
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{{efn\|Includes Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup}} !colspan=2\|Total
Vitez \|2017–18 \|Bosnian Premier League \|25	5	2	1	27	6
Mladost Doboj Kakanj \|2018–19 \|Bosnian Premier League \|31	3	1	0	32	3
rowspan=4\|Željezničar \|2019–20 \|Bosnian Premier League \|19	2	2	0	21	2
2020–21 \|Bosnian Premier League \|20	2	2	1	22	3
2021–22 \|Bosnian Premier League \|16	3	2	3	18	6
colspan=2\|Total !55	7	6	4	61	11
Zrinjski Mostar \|2021–22 \|Bosnian Premier League \|4	0	colspan=2\|—	4	0
Igman Konjic (loan) \|2022–23 \|Bosnian Premier League \|10	1	0	0	10	1
rowspan=2\|Igman Konjic \|2023–24 \|Bosnian Premier League \|18	2	0	0	18	2
colspan=2\|Total !28	3	0	0	28	3
Voska Sport \|2023–24 \|Macedonian First League \|12	0	colspan=2\|—	12	0
colspan=3\|Career total !155	18	9	5	164	23