Vasilije Janjičić

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Vasilije Janjičić

| fullname =

| image =

| caption =

| height = 1.80 m{{cite web |title=Vasilije Janjičić |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/vasilije-janjicic/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=2 February 2022 |language=en}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|11|2}}

| birth_place = Zürich, Switzerland

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Thun

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = 2004–2016

| youthclubs1 = Zürich

| years1 = 2016

| clubs1 = Zürich

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016–2018

| clubs2 = Hamburger SV II

| caps2 = 27

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2017–2019

| clubs3 = Hamburger SV

| caps3 = 33

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2022

| clubs4 = Zürich

| caps4 = 12

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2021

| clubs5 = Zürich II

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022–2023

| clubs6 = Celje

| caps6 = 25

| goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2023–

| clubs7 = Thun

| caps7 = 42

| goals7 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U15

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| nationalyears2 = 2013–2014

| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U16

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam3 = Switzerland U17

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2016

| nationalteam4 = Switzerland U18

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam5 = Switzerland U19

| nationalcaps5 = 4

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam6 = Switzerland U20

| nationalcaps6 = 8

| nationalgoals6 = 1

| nationalyears7 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam7 = Switzerland U21

| nationalcaps7 = 7

| nationalgoals7 = 0

| pcupdate = 4 November 2024

| ntupdate =

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Vasilije Janjičić (born 2 November 1998) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Thun.{{Soccerway|vasilije-janjicic/450486}}

Club career

Janjičić came through the youth academy of FC Zürich. In August 2016 he signed a four-year deal with Hamburger SV, where he debuted in the Bundesliga on 4 April 2017 against Borussia Dortmund.

After the 2018–19 season, he was excluded from the first team by new coach Dieter Hecking. On 27 August 2019, he signed a three-year contract with his youth club FC Zürich and returned to Switzerland.{{cite news|title=Janjicic: Vasilije Janjicic kehrt zum FCZ zurück|url=https://www.fcz.ch/de/profis/news/2019/vasilije-janjicic-kehrt-zum-fcz-zuruck/|access-date=30 August 2019|work=fcz.ch|language=de}}

Personal life

Janjičić is of Serb origin.{{cite web |title=Vasilije Janjičić, dobrodošel! |url=https://www.nk-celje.si/sl/novica/vasilije-janjicic-dobrodosel-1612 |publisher=NK Celje |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202193024/https://www.nk-celje.si/sl/novica/vasilije-janjicic-dobrodosel-1612 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |language=sl |date=2 February 2022}} In February 2018, Janjičić caused a car crash in the Elbtunnel while driving under the influence of alcohol and without a valid driving licence.{{cite news|title=Janjicic: Unfall nach Alkoholfahrt ohne Führerschein|url=https://www.kicker.de/janjicic_unfall-nach-alkoholfahrt-ohne-fuehrerschein-717949/artikel|access-date=22 February 2018|work=kicker Online|date=22 February 2018|language=de}} In July 2020, he was diagnosed with cancer.