Mensur Mujdža
Mujdža with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015
Personal information
Full name Mensur Mujdža[1]
Date of birth (1984-03-28) 28 March 1984
Place of birth Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Gorica (assistant coach)
Youth career
1994–2003 Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2009 Zagreb 142 (5)
2009–2016 SC Freiburg 118 (1)
2016–2017 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0 (0)
Total 260 (6)
International career
2004 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2005–2006 Croatia U21 8 (2)
2010–2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37 (0)
Managerial career
2022– Gorica (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mensur Mujdža (Bosnian pronunciation: [měnsuːr mǔjdʒa]; born 28 March 1984) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Mujdža started his professional career at Zagreb, before joining SC Freiburg in 2009. Seven years later, he moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

A former Croatian youth international, Mujdža made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2010, earning over 30 caps until 2015. He represented the nation at their first major championship, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Mujdža came through youth setup of his hometown club Zagreb, which he joined in 1994. He made his professional debut in 2003 at the age of 19.[2]

SC Freiburg

In June 2009, Mujdža was transferred to German outfit SC Freiburg for an undisclosed fee.[3] He made his official debut for the team on 22 August against Bayer Leverkusen.[4]

In January 2011, he extended his contract until June 2016.[5]

On 28 April 2012, he scored scored his first goal for SC Freiburg in a triumph over 1. FC Köln.[6]

Mujdža played his 100th game for the club on 18 October 2014 against VfL Wolfsburg.[7]

In July 2015, he became team captain.[8]

He was an important piece in SC Freiburg's capture of 2. Bundesliga title, his first trophy with the club, which was secured on 30 April 2016 and earned them promotion to Bundesliga just one season after being relegated.[9]

Later stage of career

In August 2016, Mujdža signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[10]

He announced his retirement from football on 14 November 2017.[11]

International career

Despite representing Croatia at various youth levels, Mujdža decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at senior level.[12]

In July 2010, his request to change sports citizenship from Croatian to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[13] Later that month, he received his first senior call-up, for a friendly game against Qatar,[14] and debuted in that game on 10 August.[15]

In June 2014, Mujdža was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup, country's first major competition.[16] He made his tournament debut in the opening group match against Argentina on 15 June.[17]

Personal life

Mujdža's older brother Jasmin was also a professional footballer. They are both of the Muslim faith.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 May 2016[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zagreb 2002–03 Croatian Football League 7010–80
2003–04 Croatian Football League 210102[lower-alpha 1]0240
2004–05 Croatian Football League 16120–181
2005–06 Croatian Football League 17010–180
2006–07 Croatian Football League 30030–330
2007–08 Croatian Football League 303402[lower-alpha 2]0363
2008–09 Croatian Football League 21151–262
Total 1425171401636
SC Freiburg 2009–10 Bundesliga 14000–140
2010–11 Bundesliga 32020–340
2011–12 Bundesliga 14110–151
2012–13 Bundesliga 23030–260
2013–14 Bundesliga 70100080
2014–15 Bundesliga 10020–120
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 18020–200
Total 1181110001291
Career total 2606281402927
  1. ↑ appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. ↑ appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup

International

As of match played 13 November 2015[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201040
201180
201260
201330
201490
201570
Total370

Honours

SC Freiburg[19]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Predstavljamo Zmajeve: Mensur Mujdža, iskusni desni bek bh. reprezentacije". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mensur Mujdža novi igrač Freiburga". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Kantersieg für Leverkusen". kicker.de (in German). 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Freiburg produžio ugovor s Mensurom Mujdžom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 12 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Mujdža strijelac u visokoj pobjedi Freiburga". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Jubilej za pohvalu: Mujdža odigrao 100. meč u Njemačkoj". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Mensur Mujdža novi kapiten Freiburga". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 25 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Mujdža sa Freiburgom izborio povratak u Bundesligu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Službeno: Mensur Mujdža potpisao za Kaiserslautern". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Mujdža: Probao sam, ali jednostavno više nije išlo". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Mensur Mujdža: Bila je velika čast igrati za reprezentaciju". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Mujdža: Sretan sam, dobio sam bh. pasoš i očekujem debi u dresu Zmajeva". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 6 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  14. ↑ "Sušić objavio spisak za Katar". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 28 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  15. ↑ "Reprezentativci BiH odigrali neriješeno protiv Katara". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 10 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  16. ↑ "Sušić objavio konačan spisak za Brazil". aljazeera.net (in Bosnian). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "Argentina prejaka, ali poslana je lijepa slika u svijet". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  18. ↑ "Mujdža: Brat Jasmin nije utjecao na moju odluku da igram za BiH". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  19. 1 2 "M. Mujdža". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Mensur Mujdža". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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