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Eldin Jakupović is a male association football player who serves as a goalkeeper. Born in Kozarac, Prijedor, in 1984, he holds citizenship in Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He represents Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland in international competition.
His club career includes stints with Hull City A.F.C., FC Thun, FC Lokomotiv Moscow, and Aris Thessaloniki F.C. He has competed in the Premier League and Major League Soccer, wearing the number 16 jersey. Jakupović began his professional work period in 2004 and participated in UEFA Euro 2008.
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Key facts
- 2005
- Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
- 2006
- Switzerland U21
- 2008
- Switzerland
- 2014
- → Leyton Orient (loan)
- 2023
- Los Angeles FC
- 2024
- Chattanooga FC
- Full name
- Eldin Jakupović
- Date of birth
- ( 1984-10-02 ) 2 October 1984 (age 41)
- Place of birth
- Kozarac , SR Bosnia and Herzegovina , Yugoslavia
- Height
- 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
- Position
- Goalkeeper
- Current team
- Chattanooga FC
- 000 2004
- Grasshoppers
- Years
- Team
- 2004 2005
- Grasshoppers
- 2005 2006
- FC Thun
- 2006 2009
- Lokomotiv Moscow
- 2007 2009
- → Grasshoppers (loan)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Goalkeeper
- Nationality
- Switzerland
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jakupović
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Place of birth
- Kozarac, Prijedor
- Occupation
- association football player
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2008
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Leicester City F.C.
- Position played
- goalkeeper
- League
- Major League Soccer
- Country for sport
- Switzerland
- Mass
- 82
- Image
- Eldin Jakupović.jpg
- Height
- 191
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- Commons category
- Eldin Jakupović
- date of birth
- 1984-10-02
- sport number
- 16
- name in native language
- Eldin Jakupović
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- social media followers
- 2107
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Encyclopedic overview
Eldin Jakupović ( Bosnian pronunciation: [jakǔːpoʋitɕ]; born 2 October 1984) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for MLS Next Pro club Chattanooga FC.
He started his professional career at Grasshopper Club Zürich in 2004, then moved to FC Thun a year later. After success there, Jakupović joined FC Lokomotiv Moscow in March 2006. He returned to Grasshoppers on loan spending two seasons there. In 2010, he moved to Greece joining Olympiacos Volos. In September 2011, after one season at Olympiacos Volos, he joined Aris. In 2012, he moved to Hull City. In 2017, he left Hull City after their relegation back to the EFL Championship to join Premier League side Leicester City. After leaving Leicester City, he joined fellow Premier League team Everton on a free transfer in September 2022.
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