Srđan Grahovac

Srđan Grahovac
	Grahovac with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	19 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Borac Banja Luka
Number	15
Youth career
2002–2009	Borac Banja Luka
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2014	Borac Banja Luka
2014–2018	Rapid Wien
2017	→ Astana (loan)
2018–2019	Astana
2018	→ Rijeka (loan)
2019–2022	Rapid Wien
2022–2023	Rizespor
2023–	Borac Banja Luka
International career
2007–2008	Bosnia and Herzegovina U17
2010	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19
2011–2014	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
2016	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024

Srđan Grahovac (pronounced [sřdʑan grǎxoʋats]; born 19 September 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka.

Grahovac started his professional career at Borac Banja Luka, before joining Rapid Wien in 2014. In 2017, he was sent on loan to Astana, with whom he signed permanently the following year. Later that year, he was loaned to Rijeka. In 2019, he went back to Rapid Wien. Three years later, Grahovac moved to Rizespor. He returned to Borac Banja Luka in 2023.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Grahovac made his senior international debut in 2016, earning 3 caps.

Club career

Early career

Grahovac came through the youth academy of his hometown club Borac Banja Luka, which he joined in 2002.^[1] He made his professional debut against Laktaši on 1 August 2009 at the age of 16.^[2] On 27 February 2011, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Široki Brijeg.^[3]

Rapid Wien

In June 2014, Grahovac was transferred to Austrian side Rapid Wien for an undisclosed fee.^[4] He made his official debut for the team on 31 August against Grödig.^[5] On 29 November 2015, he scored his first goal for Rapid Wien in a defeat of Altach.^[6]

In June 2016, he extended his contract with the squad until June 2019.^[7]

Astana

In March 2017, Grahovac was loaned to Kazakh outfit Astana until the end of the season.^[8] He made his competitive debut for the side against Shakhter Karagandy on 1 April.^[9] On 16 April, he scored his first goal for Astana in a victory over Okzhetpes.^[10] He won his first trophy with the club on 5 November, when they were crowned league champions.^[11]

In February 2018, after signing permanently with Astana, he was sent on a year-long loan to Croatian team Rijeka.^[12]

Return to Rapid Wien

In January 2019, Grahovac returned to Rapid Wien on a contract until June 2022.^[13] He played his first official game for the squad since coming back on 2 March against St. Pölten.^[14]

Grahovac played his 100th game for the side against Sturm Graz on 30 May.^[15]

On 31 January 2021, he scored his first goal for Rapid Wien after returning against LASK.^[16]

Later stage of career

In July 2022, Grahovac moved to Turkish outfit Rizespor.^[17]

In August 2023, he went back to Borac Banja Luka.^[18]

International career

Grahovac represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels. He also served as a captain of the under-21 team under coach Vlado Jagodić, and is the most capped player in selection's history, having appeared in 23 games.^[19]

In September 2015, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Wales and Cyprus,^[20] but had to wait until 25 March 2016 to make his debut in a friendly game against Luxembourg.^[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 December 2024^[22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borac Banja Luka	2009–10	Bosnian Premier League	10	0	3	0	–		–		13	0
	2010–11	Bosnian Premier League	24	1	2	0	0	0	–		26	1
	2011–12	Bosnian Premier League	26	1	6	0	2^[b]	0	–		34	1
	2012–13	Bosnian Premier League	29	2	1	0	2^[c]	1	–		32	3
	2013–14	Bosnian Premier League	27	2	2	0	–		–		29	2
	Total		116	6	14	0	4	1	–		134	7
Rapid Wien	2014–15	Austrian Bundesliga	13	0	3	0	0	0	–		16	0
	2015–16	Austrian Bundesliga	26	2	2	0	11^[d]	0	–		39	2
	2016–17	Austrian Bundesliga	20	2	2	0	9^[c]	0	–		31	2
	Total		59	4	7	0	20	0	–		86	4
Astana (loan)	2017	Kazakhstan Premier League	26	8	0	0	10^[e]	0	–		36	8
Rijeka (loan)	2017–18	Croatian Football League	14	0	1	0	–		–		15	0
	2018–19	Croatian Football League	12	0	1	0	2^[c]	0	–		15	0
	Total		26	0	2	0	2	0	–		30	0
Rapid Wien	2018–19	Austrian Bundesliga	8	0	2	0	2^[c]	0	3^[f]	0	15	0
	2019–20	Austrian Bundesliga	19	0	1	0	–		–		20	0
	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	27	1	2	0	7^[g]	0	–		36	1
	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	23	1	3	2	12^[h]	0	–		38	3
	Total		77	2	8	2	21	0	3	0	109	4
Rizespor	2022–23	1. Lig	7	0	1	0	–		–		8	0
Borac Banja Luka	2023–24	Bosnian Premier League	27	4	6	0	–		–		33	4
	2024–25	Bosnian Premier League	10	1	1	0	12^[i]	0	–		23	1
	Total		37	5	7	0	12	0	–		56	5
Career total			348	25	39	2	69	1	3	0	459	28

^ Includes Bosnian Cup, Austrian Cup, Croatian Cup, Turkish Cup
^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearances in Austrian Bundesliga play-offs for UEFA Europa League
^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; five appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League; nine appearances in UEFA Europa League; two appearances in UEFA Conference League
^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[23]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2016	3	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Borac Banja Luka^[22]

Astana^[22]

Kazakhstan Premier League: 2017

References

^ "Od Borca do kapitenske trake u Rapidu: Ostaje žal što nisam dobio pravu priliku u reprezentaciji". sportsport.com (in Bosnian). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Golijada Veleža i nova sramota u Trebinju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
^ "Borac odnio pun plijen sa Pecare". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
^ "Srđan Grahovac potpisao za bečki Rapid". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^ "Rapid slavio, Grahovac odigrao 90 minuta". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
^ "Prelijep pogodak Srđana Grahovca za Rapid". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 29 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
^ "Grahovac produžio vjernost viceprvaku Austrije". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 18 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ "Srđan Grahovac ide na posudbu u Astanu". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^ "Grahovac: Zadovoljan sam uslovima u Kazahstanu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
^ "Grahovac strijelac u visokoj pobjedi Astane protiv Okzhetpesa". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 16 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Aničić i Grahovac s Astanom osvojili titulu prvaka Kazahstana". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "Srđan Grahovac na posudbi u Rijeci do kraja 2018. godine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
^ "Srđan Grahovac se vratio u Rapid". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^ "Dobra partija Srđana Grahovca nije prošla neopaženo". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^ "Srđan Grahovac neće po dobrom pamtiti 100. nastup za klub". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
^ "Srđan Grahovac strijelac u pobjedi Rapida". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Srđan Grahovac karijeru nastavlja u Turskoj". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
^ "Srđan Grahovac se nakon devet godina vratio u Borac". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ "Grahovac: Ne volim prognozirati rezultat, ali imamo kvalitet". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
^ "Meša objavio spisak, pozvao i Hodžića, Grahovca, Vranješa". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
^ "BiH bez lijepe igre do visoke pobjede u Luksemburgu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 25 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "S. Grahovac". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
^ "Srđan Grahovac". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

External links

Srđan Grahovac at National-Football-Teams.com
Srđan Grahovac – UEFA competition record (archive)

[23] Includes Bosnian Cup, Austrian Cup, Croatian Cup, Turkish Cup

[24] Appearances in UEFA Champions League

[UEL-25] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[26] Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

[27] Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa League

[28] Appearances in Austrian Bundesliga play-offs for UEFA Europa League

[29] Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; five appearances in UEFA Europa League

[30] One appearance in UEFA Champions League; nine appearances in UEFA Europa League; two appearances in UEFA Conference League

[31] Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League

[1] "Od Borca do kapitenske trake u Rapidu: Ostaje žal što nisam dobio pravu priliku u reprezentaciji". sportsport.com (in Bosnian). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[2] "Golijada Veleža i nova sramota u Trebinju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.

[3] "Borac odnio pun plijen sa Pecare". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

[4] "Srđan Grahovac potpisao za bečki Rapid". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

[5] "Rapid slavio, Grahovac odigrao 90 minuta". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

[6] "Prelijep pogodak Srđana Grahovca za Rapid". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 29 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

[7] "Grahovac produžio vjernost viceprvaku Austrije". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 18 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[8] "Srđan Grahovac ide na posudbu u Astanu". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

[9] "Grahovac: Zadovoljan sam uslovima u Kazahstanu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

[10] "Grahovac strijelac u visokoj pobjedi Astane protiv Okzhetpesa". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 16 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[11] "Aničić i Grahovac s Astanom osvojili titulu prvaka Kazahstana". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[12] "Srđan Grahovac na posudbi u Rijeci do kraja 2018. godine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

[13] "Srđan Grahovac se vratio u Rapid". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

[14] "Dobra partija Srđana Grahovca nije prošla neopaženo". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

[15] "Srđan Grahovac neće po dobrom pamtiti 100. nastup za klub". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[16] "Srđan Grahovac strijelac u pobjedi Rapida". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[17] "Srđan Grahovac karijeru nastavlja u Turskoj". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

[18] "Srđan Grahovac se nakon devet godina vratio u Borac". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[19] "Grahovac: Ne volim prognozirati rezultat, ali imamo kvalitet". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

[20] "Meša objavio spisak, pozvao i Hodžića, Grahovca, Vranješa". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[21] "BiH bez lijepe igre do visoke pobjede u Luksemburgu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 25 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

[soccerway-22] "S. Grahovac". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[32] "Srđan Grahovac". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

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