Aleksandar Kahvić

Aleksandar Kahvić (born 2 January 2004) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club SSV Ulm.

Aleksandar Kahvić

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina[1]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	SSV Ulm
Number	22
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	6	(5)
2024–	SSV Ulm	0	(0)
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 25 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023

Club career

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]

On 30 August 2024, Kahvić signed with SSV Ulm in Germany.^[9]

International career

Kahvić has represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at under-19 and under-21 level.^[1]

Style of play

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][10]

References

1. Aleksandar Kahvić at WorldFootball.net
2. Arbutina, Goran (9 October 2021). "NAJVEĆI TALENAT ZVEZDE ZA MONDO - "UZOR MI JE LUKAKU": Svi bi poleteli na njegovom mestu, a on sanja samo JEDNU stvar!" [THE BIGGEST TALENT OF A MONDO STAR - "LUKAKU IS MY MODEL": Everyone would fly in his place, and he only dreams of ONE thing!]. mondo.rs (in Bosnian). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
3. "POTPISAO ZA ZVEZDU, A DAN KASNIJE URADIO NEŠTO NESTVARNO! Bio je Partizanovo čudo od deteta i o ovome što je učinio dugo će se pričati! /FOTO/" [SIGNED FOR ZVEZDA AND A DAY LATER DID SOMETHING UNREAL! He was Partizan's child prodigy and what he did will be talked about for a long time! /PHOTO/]. sport.blic.rs (in Bosnian). 3 August 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
4. "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
5. "Aleksandar Kahvić napušta Zvezdu, ali ne ide u Rusiju" [Aleksandar Kahvić is leaving Zvezda, but not going to Russia]. sport1.oslobodjenje.ba (in Croatian). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
6. "Alexander Kahevich signed with Maccabi Haifa". time.news. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
7. "PRILIKA ZA MLADU NADU: Napadač iz Zvezdine škole dobija šansu na proleće u Superligi!". Hot sport. 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
8. "ARENA NA KIPRU: Crvena zvezda pozajmila Aleksandra Kahvića ekipi Železničara". Arena sport. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
9. "Der SSV verpflichtet Aleksandar Kahvić" [SSV signs Aleksandar Kahvić] (in German). SSV Ulm. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
10. Cavo, Emanuele (4 November 2021). "Chi è Aleksandar Kahvic, l'attaccante bosniaco che piace all'Inter" [Who is Aleksandar Kahvic, the Bosnian striker that Inter like]. minutidirecupero.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 October 2022.