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Within Vinony's link graph, Asmir Begović is referenced by 316 other articles, and connects out to AC Milan, Canadian Players of the Year and English language.
It sits within the topics 1987 births, 2014 FIFA World Cup players and 20th-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen.
Its subject is documented across 48 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- 2005
- → La Louvière (loan)
- 2006
- → Macclesfield Town (loan)
- 2007
- → AFC Bournemouth (loan)
- 2008
- → Yeovil Town (loan)
- 2009
- → Ipswich Town (loan)
- 2020
- → AC Milan (loan)
- 2025
- Leicester City
- Full name
- Asmir Begović
- Date of birth
- ( 1987-06-20 ) 20 June 1987 (age 38)
- Place of birth
- Trebinje , SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
- Height
- 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
- Position
- Goalkeeper
- Current team
- Leicester City
- 1994 1997
- FC Kirchhausen
- 1998 2003
- Southwest Sting Edmonton
- 2003 2005
- Portsmouth
- Years
- Team
- 2005 2010
- Portsmouth
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Place of birth
- Trebinje
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Bosnian
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- 2014 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Yeovil Town F.C.
- Position played
- goalkeeper
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mass
- 101
- Image
- 20150331 2026 AUT BIH 2176.jpg
- Height
- 198
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- Commons category
- Asmir Begović
- date of birth
- 1987-06-20
- sport number
- 31
- name in native language
- Asmir Begović
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
- social media followers
- 289661
- ethnic group
- Bosniaks
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Encyclopedic overview
Asmir Begović ( Bosnian pronunciation: [âsmir bêːɡoʋitɕ]; born 20 June 1987) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Leicester City.
Begović started his senior career at Portsmouth, signing for them in the summer of 2003. After a sequence of loans, he made his Premier League debut in May 2009 and was sold to Stoke City for £3.25 million in February 2010. In the 2012–13 season, he played every league match and won the club's Player of the Year award. In November 2013, Begović became the fifth goalkeeper to score a goal in the Premier League, scoring from 97.5 yards (89.15 meters) against Southampton after 13 seconds, also getting the World Record for "longest goal scored in football". In July 2015, he joined Premier League champions Chelsea for a fee of £8 million, remaining second-choice until his move to AFC Bournemouth two years later. After losing his place to Artur Boruc early in 2019, he was loaned to Qarabağ and AC Milan before signing for Everton.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Asmir Begović” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.