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Stojan Vranješ (Serbian Cyrillic: Стојан Врањеш; born 11 October 1986) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka.[2]

Club career

Early career

Vranješ started his career at his hometown club Borac Banja Luka. There, he spent a total of five seasons, before moving to Romania, where he played for Pandurii and CFR Cluj.

Vojvodina

On 6 February 2013, Vranješ signed a two-year contract with Serbian giants Vojvodina.[3] He scored his first goal for Vojvodina in a 2–1 win against Smederevo on 27 February 2013. He scored a goal from distance in a 3–0 win against Donji Srem on 19 March 2013, which Donji Srem manager Bogić Bogićević dubbed a "euro-goal".[4]

Adventure in Poland

In February 2014, Vranješ was transferred from Vojvodina to Polish club Lechia Gdańsk for 200,000 Euros.[5] After impressing at Lechia, scoring 16 goals in 52 appearances, he was transferred to Legia Warsaw on 29 August 2015.[6] While at Legia, Vranješ won both the Ekstraklasa and Polish Cup in 2016.[7] On 9 January 2017, shortly after leaving Legia, he signed a contract with Piast Gliwice.[8] On 15 January 2018, Vranješ left the club after not having enough playing time in that season.[9] Both sides said they are on good terms still to this day.

Željezničar

On 23 January 2018, Vranješ signed a one and a half-year deal with Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.[10] On 9 May 2018, he won the Bosnian Cup after Željezničar beat Krupa in the two legged final of that season's cup.[11] On 31 January 2019, Vranješ left Željezničar.[12]

Return to Borac

On 1 February 2019, 9 years after leaving the club, Vranješ once again became the new player of Borac in the First League of RS.[13] He made his official debut for Borac on 27 February 2019, in a 2–1 away loss in a cup game against Široki Brijeg.[14]

In the 2018–19 First League of RS season, Vranješ's Borac 5 games before the end of the season won the league title and got promoted back to the Bosnian Premier League.[15] On 12 January 2020, he extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2023.[16]

Vranješ won his first league title with Borac on 23 May 2021, one game before the end of the 2020–21 season, getting crowned Bosnian Premier League champions.[17]

He terminated his contract with Borac and left the club in November 2021.[18]

Bashundhara Kings

On 20 November 2021,Vranješ joined Bangladesh Premier League team Bashundhara Kings for the 2021–22 season.[19]

International career

Vranješ made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 June 2009, against Uzbekistan.[20]

On 31 May 2012, Vranješ was at the center of a media storm for a mistake he made in a friendly match in Chicago against Mexico, which resulted in a last-minute goal for Mexico, who won 2–1.[21]

Personal life

Vranješ has a younger brother, Ognjen, who is also a professional footballer.[22]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 1 June 2012.[23]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2009 1 0
2010 0 0
2011 0 0
2012 2 0
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Borac Banja Luka[23]

CFR Cluj[23]

Vojvodina[23]

Legia Warsaw[23]

Željezničar[23]

References

  1. ^ "Stojan Vranjes Legia profile".
  2. ^ Stojan Vranješ at Soccerway
  3. ^ Vranješ u Vojvodini – Vecernje Novosti (in Serbian)
  4. ^ "Blic Sport | Vojvodina | Vignjević: Zaslužena pobeda, na vreme smo dali golove". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2013. Blic Sport: Vignjević: Zaslužena pobeda, na vreme smo dali golove (in Serbian) March 19, 2013
  5. ^ "Vranjes to Lechia" (in Bosnian).
  6. ^ "Vranjes to Legia" (in Bosnian).
  7. ^ "Legija želi u Ligu prvaka, šteta zbog ispadanja Borca" at sportsport.ba, 17 May 2016
  8. ^ Službeno: Vranješ ima novi klub u Poljskoj at sportsport.ba, 9 January 2017
  9. ^ Vranješ dobio odriješene ruke at sportsport.ba, 15 January 2018
  10. ^ Stojan Vranješ novi nogometaš Željezničara at klix.ba, 23 January 2018
  11. ^ Željezničar nakon šest godina osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine at klix.ba, 9 May 2018
  12. ^ FK Željezničar i Stojan Vranješ raskinuli saradnju at klix.ba, 31 January 2019
  13. ^ Stojan Vranješ se vratio u Borac, sreću mu poželio i brat Ognjen at klix.ba, 1 February 2019
  14. ^ E.B. (27 February 2019). "Široki Brijeg nakon preokreta savladao Borac" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  15. ^ S. Mlaćo (11 May 2019). "Borac i zvanično osigurao povratak u Premijer ligu!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  16. ^ A. Čaušević (12 January 2020). "Stojan Vranješ produžio vjernost Borcu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  17. ^ N.K. (23 May 2021). "Borac nakon 10 godina postao prvak Bosne i Hercegovine u nogometu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  18. ^ "(ZVANIČNO) Stojan Vranješ otišao iz Borca" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Kings rope in Bosnian midfielder Vranjes".
  20. ^ "Bosnia and Uzbekistan draw" (in Bosnian).
  21. ^ [1][permanent dead link] Cazin.net (Bosnian) - Stojan Vranješ: U hiljadu pokušaja ne bih ponovio onu grešku!
  22. ^ "Ognjen i Stojan Vranješ na spisku nogometne reprezentacije BiH" (in Bosnian). bnn.ba. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  23. ^ a b c d e f Stojan Vranješ at National-Football-Teams.com

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