Haris Tabaković

Haris Tabaković (pronounced [xâːris tǎbakoʋitɕ]; born 20 June 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Haris Tabaković

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-06-20) 20 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Grenchen, Switzerland
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	TSG Hoffenheim
Number	26
Youth career
	Young Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Young Boys	22	(1)
2014–2015	→ Wil (loan)	24	(11)
2016–2017	Grasshoppers	34	(2)
2017–2019	Debrecen	20	(12)
2019–2020	Diósgyőr	20	(2)
2020–2022	Austria Lustenau	46	(45)
2022–2023	Austria Wien	29	(17)
2023–2024	Hertha BSC	34	(22)
2024–	TSG Hoffenheim	11	(1)
International career‡
2012	Switzerland U18	2	(0)
2012–2013	Switzerland U19	8	(0)
2013–2016	Switzerland U21	15	(6)
2023–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Tabaković started his professional career at Young Boys, who loaned him to Wil in 2014. Two years later, he joined Grasshoppers. The following year, he moved to Debrecen. In 2019, he switched to Diósgyőr. Tabaković signed with Austria Lustenau in 2020. In 2022, he joined Austria Wien. A year later, he was transferred to Hertha BSC. The following year, he moved to TSG Hoffenheim.

A former Swiss youth international, Tabaković made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2023.

Club career

Early career

Tabaković came through the youth academy of Young Boys. He made his professional debut against Luzern on 7 October 2012 at the age of 18. On 14 September 2013, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Young Fellows Juventus.^[2]

In January 2014, he was sent on a 18-month loan to Wil.^[3]

In January 2016, he joined Grasshoppers.^[4]

In August 2017, Tabaković signed with Hungarian team Debrecen.^[5]

In June 2019, he switched to Diósgyőr.^[6]

In September 2020, he joined Austrian side Austria Lustenau.^[7] He scored his first career hat-trick against Lafnitz on 23 May 2021.^[8]

In March 2022, he moved to Austria Wien.^[9]

Hertha BSC

In August 2023, Tabaković signed a three-year deal with German outfit Hertha BSC.^[10] He made his official debut for the team on 4 August against Wehen Wiesbaden.^[11] On 12 August, he scored his first goal for Hertha BSC in a DFB-Pokal game against Carl Zeiss Jena.^[12] Two weeks later, he scored a brace in a defeat of Greuther Fürth, which were his first league goals for the squad.^[13]

Tabaković scored his first hat-trick for the club in a victory over Eintracht Braunschweig on 17 September.^[14]

With 22 goals, he finished the 2023–24 season as 2. Bundesliga top scorer.^[15]

TSG Hoffenheim

In August, Tabaković was transferred to TSG Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.^[16] He made his competitive debut for the side against Eintracht Frankfurt on 31 August.^[17] On 19 October, he scored his first goal for TSG Hoffenheim in a win over VfL Bochum.^[18]

International career

Despite representing Switzerland at various youth levels, Tabaković decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.^[19]

In November 2023, his request to change sports citizenship from Swiss to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.^[20] Earlier that month, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against Luxembourg and Slovakia.^[21] He debuted against the former on 16 November.^[22]

Personal life

Tabaković married his long-time girlfriend Sabrina in June 2024.^[23]

He is a practising Muslim; together with international teammates Ermedin Demirović, Jusuf Gazibegović, Nihad Mujakić, Haris Hajradinović, Dženis Burnić, Sead Kolašinac, Enver Kulašin, Nail Omerović, Benjamin Tahirović, Osman Hadžikić and Ermin Bičakčić he visited a mosque in Ilidža during the national team's concentration.^[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 January 2025^[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Boys	2012–13	Swiss Super League	7	0	1	0	0	0	–		8	0
	2013–14	Swiss Super League	4	0	1	1	–		–		5	1
	2015–16	Swiss Super League	11	1	2	0	1[b]	0	–		14	1
	Total		22	1	4	1	1	0	–		27	2
Wil (loan)	2013–14	Swiss Challenge League	14	8	–		–		–		14	8
	2014–15	Swiss Challenge League	10	3	1	2	–		–		11	5
	Total		24	11	1	2	–		–		25	13
Grasshoppers	2015–16	Swiss Super League	15	1	–		–		–		15	1
	2016–17	Swiss Super League	19	1	3	1	4[b]	1	–		26	3
	Total		34	2	3	1	4	1	–		41	4
Debrecen	2017–18	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	20	12	5	1	–		–		25	13
Diósgyőr	2019–20	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	20	2	1	0	–		–		21	2
Austria Lustenau	2020–21	2. Liga	23	18	–		–		–		23	18
	2021–22	2. Liga	23	27	2	1	–		–		25	28
	Total		46	45	2	1	–		–		48	46
Austria Wien	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	28	17	2	1	7[c]	0	2[d]	1	39	19
	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	1	0	1	1	1[e]	1	–		3	2
	Total		29	17	3	2	8	1	2	1	42	21
Hertha BSC	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	32	22	4	3	–		–		36	25
	2024–25	2. Bundesliga	2	0	1	0	–		–		3	0
	Total		34	22	5	3	–		–		39	25
TSG Hoffenheim	2024–25	Bundesliga	11	1	2	1	5[b]	0	–		18	2
Career total			240	113	26	12	18	2	2	1	286	128

1. Includes Swiss Cup, Magyar Kupa, Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League; five appearances in UEFA Conference League
4. Appearances in Austrian Bundesliga play-offs for UEFA Conference League
5. Appearance in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 14 October 2024^[26]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2023	1	0
	2024	4	0
Total		5	0

Honours

Austria Lustenau^[25]

• 2. Liga: 2021–22

Individual

• 2. Liga top goalscorer: 2021–22
• 2. Bundesliga top goalscorer: 2023–24

References

1. "Haris Tabaković". tsg-hoffenheim.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
2. "Mladi napadač Haris Tabaković zabio prvi gol za Young Boyse". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
3. "Young Boys Tabakovića posudio Wilu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 7 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
4. "Haris Tabaković novi igrač Grasshoppersa". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
5. "Haris Tabaković pojačao Debrecen". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
6. "DVTK: új igazolás Debrecenből és nyolc edzőmeccs". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
7. "Austria Lustenau verpflichtet Haris Tabakovic". laola1.at (in German). 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
8. "Kröpfl und Tabakovic bei 4:4 mit Triplepack". laola1.at (in German). 23 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
9. "Austria verpflichtete Zweitliga-Torjäger Tabakovic von Lustenau". kurier.at (in German). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
10. "Tabaković potpisao: Naredne sezone u Herthi ćemo gledati bh. napadački tandem". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
11. "Prevljak i Tabaković upisali zvanični debi, Hertha poražena na domaćem terenu". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
12. "Potencijalni reprezentativac BiH je kralj šesnaesterca: Pogledajte kako je Tabaković postigao gol za Herthu". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
13. "Smail Prevljak zabio i asistirao za Herthu, dva puta pogađao i Tabaković". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
14. "Haris Tabaković je prava gol-mašina: Potencijalni Zmaj postigao hat-trick za 33 minute". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 17 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
15. "Haris Tabaković primio nagradu za najboljeg strijelca, pa oduševio potezom". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
16. "Haris Tabaković potpisao za Hoffenheim". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 23 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
17. "Bundesliga: Demirović ušao s klupe, Tabaković i Gigović upisali debitantske nastupa". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
18. "Haris Tabaković postigao prvi gol za Hoffenheim". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
19. "Haris Tabaković: Otvoren sam za opciju da u budućnosti nastupam za BiH". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 15 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
20. "Haris Tabaković dobio pravo nastupa za BiH". source.ba (in Bosnian). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
21. "Savo Milošević objavio spisak Zmajeva, nekoliko novih imena na njemu". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
22. "Generacijska sramota: Tragikomični Zmajevi nastavili brukati državni dres". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
23. "Haris Tabaković oženio njemačku manekenu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 22 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
24. "Prvo džuma, a onda put za Zenicu: Bh. reprezentativci iznenadili prisutne u džamiji na Ilidži". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
25. "H. Tabaković". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
26. "Haris Tabaković". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

External links

• Haris Tabaković at National-Football-Teams.com
• Haris Tabaković – UEFA competition record (archive)