Arjan Malić (pronounced [ǎrjan mâːlitɕ]; born 28 August 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz. Born in Slovenia, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Malić started his professional career at Ried, playing first in its reserve team, before joining Sturm Graz in 2024.

Malić represented Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth levels, but decided to represent the latter at the senior level. He made his senior international debut in 2025.

Club career

Early career

Malić came through Ried's youth setup, which he joined in 2014. He made his professional debut against FAC on 30 July 2023 at the age of 17. On 1 March 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Stripfing.[2]

Sturm Graz

In June, Malić was transferred to Sturm Graz for an undisclosed fee.[3] He made his official debut for the team against Red Bull Salzburg on 6 October.[4]

Malić debuted in the UEFA Champions League away at Lille on 11 December.[5] Six weeks later, he scored his first goal in the competition against RB Leipzig, which was his first goal for Sturm Graz.[6]

International career

Despite representing Slovenia at the under-19 level, Malić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level. He was first part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team.[7]

In March 2025, he received his first senior call-up, for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Romania and Cyprus.[8] He debuted against the former on 21 March.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 April 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Austrian Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ried II 2022–23 Austrian Regionalliga Central 13 0 – – 2 0
Ried 2023–24 2. Liga 29 1 2 0 – 31 1
Sturm Graz 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 6 0 2 0 3[a] 1 11 1
Career total 48 1 4 0 3 1 55 2
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 24 March 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2025 2 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ "Arjan Malić". sksturm.at (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. ^ "BiH "uzela" Sloveniji velikog talenta, Malić će u budućnosti igrati za Zmajeve". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Sturm Graz doveo još jednog igrača koji može igrati za BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Salzburg ponižen u Grazu, potencijalni Zmaj zabio tri gola, Malić zaigrao, povreda Dedića". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Rođen u Sloveniji, odbio Austrijance zbog BiH, sada debitovao na najvećoj sceni". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Velika nada bh. fudbala postigla prvi gol u Ligi prvaka". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 29 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Malić: Poziv u reprezentaciju BiH je ispunjenje dječačkog sna". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 18 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Barbarez umjesto povrijeđenog igrača uvrstio mladog debitanta". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Početak kvalifikacija kao iz snova: Zmajevi srušili Rumuniju usred Bukurešta". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 21 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  10. ^ "A. Malić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Arjan Malić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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