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]
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 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 24 March 2025[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
2025 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Arjan Malić". sksturm.at (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "BiH "uzela" Sloveniji velikog talenta, Malić će u budućnosti igrati za Zmajeve". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Sturm Graz doveo još jednog igrača koji može igrati za BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Salzburg ponižen u Grazu, potencijalni Zmaj zabio tri gola, Malić zaigrao, povreda Dedića". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Rođen u Sloveniji, odbio Austrijance zbog BiH, sada debitovao na najvećoj sceni". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Velika nada bh. fudbala postigla prvi gol u Ligi prvaka". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 29 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Malić: Poziv u reprezentaciju BiH je ispunjenje dječačkog sna". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 18 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Barbarez umjesto povrijeđenog igrača uvrstio mladog debitanta". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Početak kvalifikacija kao iz snova: Zmajevi srušili Rumuniju usred Bukurešta". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 21 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "A. Malić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Arjan Malić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
External links
- Arjan Malić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Arjan Malić – UEFA competition record (archive)
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