Muhamed Bešić

Muhamed Bešić
Bešić with Everton in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ferencváros
Number 5
Youth career
SpVgg Tiergarten
Reinickendorfer Füchse
2007–2009 TB Berlin
2009–2010 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Hamburger SV II 38 (0)
2010–2012 Hamburger SV 3 (0)
2012–2014 Ferencváros 47 (1)
2014–2021 Everton 37 (0)
2018–2019 → Middlesbrough (loan) 52 (3)
2019–2020 → Sheffield United (loan) 9 (0)
2021– Ferencváros 43 (1)
International career‡
2010–2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 10 (2)
2010– Bosnia and Herzegovina 47 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022

Muhamed Bešić (pronounced [muxǎmed běʃitɕ]; born 10 September 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Bešić started his professional career at Hamburger SV, playing mainly in its reserve team, before joining Ferencváros in 2012. Two years later, he moved to Everton, who loaned him to Middlesbrough in 2018 and to Sheffield United in 2019. He went back to Ferencváros in 2021.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bešić made his senior international debut in 2010, earning over 40 caps since. He represented the nation at their first major championship, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Bešić started playing football at local clubs, before joining Hamburger SV's youth academy in 2009.[1] He made his professional debut against Borussia Dortmund on 12 November 2010 at the age of 18.[2]

In August 2012, he moved to Hungarian team Ferencváros.[3] On 5 May 2013, he scored his first professional goal against Debrecen.[4]

Everton

In July 2014, Bešić was transferred to English side Everton for an undisclosed fee, speculated to be in the region of €5 million.[5]

2014–15 season

He made his official debut for the club on 30 August in a loss to Chelsea.[6] On 23 September, he started his first game for Everton in an EFL Cup game against Swansea City.[7]

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Bešić picked up a hamstring injury during pre-season clash against Swindon Town, which ruled him out for the start of season.[8] He made his season debut in an EFL Cup match against Barnsley on 26 August.[9]

In February 2016, he was voted Everton's Player of the Month for January.[10]

He signed a new five-year deal with the team in March.[11]

Bešić's season was marked by hamstring injuries, which limited his playing time and appearances. Alongside the one picked up during pre-season, he had two more, in both his legs.[12][13]

2016–17 season

In July 2016, Bešić changed his shirt number from 17, he wore for previous two seasons, to 21.[14]

In August, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as an anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months.[15] He began with light training in late December, and he was given medical all-clear in March 2017.[16] However, he did not play any official games for Everton until the end of season.[17]

2017–18 season

Bešić returned to the pitch on 17 August in the UEFA Europa League play-offs against Hajduk Split, over a year after the injury.[18]

In February 2018, Bešić was loaned to Championship outfit Middlesbrough for the remainder of campaign.[19] He made his competitive debut for the team on 17 February against Cardiff City.[20] On 21 April, he scored his first goal for Middlesbrough in a triumph over Derby County.[21]

2018–19 season

In August, his loan to Middlesbrough was extended for an additional season.[22] He made his season debut on 24 August against West Bromwich Albion.[23] On 2 October, he scored his first goal of the campaign in a defeat of Ipswich Town.[24]

2019–20 season

In August 2019, Bešić was sent on a season-long to Sheffield United.[25] He debuted officially for the team in an EFL Cup tie against Blackburn Rovers on 27 August.[26] Two months later, he made his league debut against West Ham United.[27] On 25 January 2020, he scored his first goal for Sheffield United in a FA Cup fixture against Millwall.[28]

2020–21 season

In spite of not being registered for Premier League games, Bešić decided to stay at Everton until the end of his contract. In February 2021, team manager Carlo Ancelotti decided to include him in the squad list for domestic games. Nevertheless, he finished the season not having played a single game and was released by the club.[29]

Return to Ferencváros

In September, Bešić returned to Ferencváros on a three-year deal.[30] On 22 September, he played his first competitive game for the team since coming back against Fehérvár.[31] He won his first trophy with the club after returning on 24 April 2022, when they were crowned league champions.[32] On 29 April, he scored first goal for Ferencváros since his comeback in a victory over Paks.[33]

Bešić appeared in his 100th game for the side against Honvéd on 13 November.[34]

In February 2023, he suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament again and was shut down for at least half a year. He made his return to action on 16 September, over seven months after the injury, and managed to score a goal.[35]

International career

Bešić playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015

Bešić was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team for several years.[36]

In November 2010, he received his first senior call-up, for a friendly game against Slovakia,[37] and debuted in that game on 17 November. He thereby became the youngest player to ever play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at senior level, breaking the previous record held by Miralem Pjanić.[38]

In June 2014, Bešić was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, country's first major competition.[39] He made his tournament debut in the opening group match against Argentina on 15 June.[40]

Style of play

During his career, Bešić has been deployed as a right-back and as a centre-back, although his natural position in his own words is defensive midfielder.[41]

He was described by then Everton manager Roberto Martínez as a "very complete footballer", who "has got a very natural balance about knowing that he can be strong and aggressive but in the same way he's a technical player on the ball."[42]

Personal life

Bešić has three children with his long-time girlfriend Jessica, two daughters and one son.[43]

He is a practising Muslim; along with international teammates Ibrahim Šehić, Armin Hodžić, Izet Hajrović, Sead Kolašinac, Edin Višća and Ervin Zukanović he visited a mosque in Zenica during the national team's concentration.[44]

Bešić has many tattoos, his first being the word Bosanac (Bosnian). Some of many are also names of his parents and brother.[45]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 February 2024[46]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamburger SV II 2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 23 0 – – – – 23 0
2011–12 Regionalliga Nord 15 0 – – – – 15 0
Total 38 0 – – – – 38 0
Hamburger SV 2010–11 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 – – – 3 0
Ferencváros 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 22 1 1 0 4 0 – – 27 1
2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 25 0 2 0 6 0 – – 33 0
Total 47 1 3 0 10 0 – – 60 1
Everton 2014–15 Premier League 23 0 2 0 1 0 5[c] 0 – 31 0
2015–16 Premier League 12 0 3 0 2 0 – – 17 0
2016–17 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2017–18 Premier League 2 0 0 0 1 0 5[c] 0 – 8 0
Total 37 0 5 0 4 0 10 0 – 56 0
Middlesbrough (loan) 2017–18 Championship 15 1 – – – 2[d] 0 17 1
2018–19 Championship 37 2 0 0 2 0 – – 39 2
Total 52 3 0 0 2 0 – 2 0 56 3
Sheffield United (loan) 2019–20 Premier League 9 0 2 1 2 0 – – 13 1
Ferencváros 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 20 1 2 0 – 0 0 – 22 1
2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 16 0 1 0 – 7[e] 0 – 24 0
2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 7 0 1 1 – 4[f] 0 – 12 1
Total 43 1 4 1 – 11 0 – 58 2
Career total 229 5 14 2 18 0 21 0 2 0 284 7
  1. ^ Includes Magyar Kupa, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Ligakupa, EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  5. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 23 September 2022[47]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010 1 0
2011 4 0
2012 2 0
2013 0 0
2014 10 0
2015 6 0
2016 3 0
2017 2 0
2018 8 0
2019 7 0
2020 2 0
2021 0 0
2022 2 0
Total 47 0

Honours

Ferencváros[46]

References

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