Mensur Mujdža (Bosnian pronunciation: [měnsuːr mǔjdʒa]; born 28 March 1984) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a right back.
![]() Mujdža with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mensur Mujdža[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1984-03-28) 28 March 1984 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–2003 | 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) | |
National team | |||
2004 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Croatia U21 | 8 | (2) |
2010–2015 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mujdža began his professional career with his hometown team Zagreb.[3]
In June 2009, he transferred to Bundesliga club SC Freiburg,[4] and debuted on 22 August against Bayer Leverkusen.[5]
On 12 January 2011, Mujdža extended his contract until 2016.[6]
Mujdža scored his only goal against 1. FC Köln, in a 4–1 victory on 28 April 2012.[7]
In 2015, he became the vice-captain of his team.[8]
After his contract expired, Mujdža signed for 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 28 August 2016.[9] However, an injury sustained during pre-season training, diagnosed as articular cartilage damage, kept him out for the whole season and he left the club without playing a single game.[10]
On 14 November 2017, Mujdža announced his retirement from professional football.[11]
Mujdža represented Croatia on various youth levels.[12]
In May 2010, Mujdža confirmed that he would opt to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the future.[13] Mujdža earned his first call-up for matches against Sweden and Germany in June 2010.[14] On 10 August 2010, he made his debut in a friendly game against Qatar.[15]
Mujdža was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for their first major tournament, 2014 FIFA World Cup.[16] He made his tournament debut on 16 June, in a 1–2 loss against Argentina.[17]
Mujdža's family is from Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[18] His older brother, Jasmin, also played for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[19]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Zagreb | 2002–03 | 1. HNL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
2003–04 | 1. HNL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2004–05 | 1. HNL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | ||
2005–06 | 1. HNL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | 1. HNL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | 1. HNL | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
2008–09 | 1. HNL | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 26 | 2 | ||
Total | 142 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 6 | ||
SC Freiburg | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
2010–11 | Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
2012–13 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||
Total | 118 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 1 | ||
Career total | 260 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 292 | 7 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2010 | 4 | 0 |
2011 | 8 | 0 | |
2012 | 6 | 0 | |
2013 | 3 | 0 | |
2014 | 9 | 0 | |
2015 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 37 | 0 |
SC Freiburg[20]
Bosnia and Herzegovina squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup | ||
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