Aleksandar Kahvić
Bosnian footballer (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bosnian footballer (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aleksandar Kahvić (born 2 January 2004) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian club OFK Beograd.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 January 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina[1] | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | OFK Beograd | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sporting AF Teslić | |||
Internacional Beograd | |||
2020–2023 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
2020 | → Grafičar Beograd (loan) | ||
2022–2023 | → Maccabi Haifa (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023–2024 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → OFK Beograd (loan) | 10 | (9) |
2024 | → Železničar Pančevo (loan) | 19 | (5) |
2024– | OFK Beograd | 5 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 9 | (4) |
2022– | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023 |
Born in Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kahvić started his career with Bosnian side Sporting AF Teslić, before moving to Internacional Beograd, where he notably scored 24 goals in 16 games before being picked up by Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade and immediately loaned to affiliate Grafičar.[2][3]
In October 2021 he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2004 worldwide.[4]
After being linked with moves to Russia and Slovenia, Kahvić joined Israeli side Maccabi Haifa on loan with an option to buy in September 2022.[5][6]
Kahvić moved on loan to OFK Beograd in the summer of 2023, scored 9 goals in 10 games in 2023–24 Serbian First League.[7]
On 22 January 2024, Kahvić was loaned to Železničar Pančevo on a six-month contract.[8]
Kahvić has represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at under-19 and under-21 level.[1]
Standing at 1.92 m, Kahvić is known for his prolific goalscoring ability, and models his style of play on Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku.[2][9]