Footballer (born 1993)
Sead Kola?inac
(born 20 June 1993) is a professional
footballer
who plays as a
left-back
for
Serie A
club
Atalanta
and the
Bosnia and Herzegovina national team
.
Kola?inac started his club career with
Schalke 04
, playing first in its
reserve team
, before joining
Arsenal
in 2017. In 2021, he was
loaned
back to Schalke. The following year, he moved to
Marseille
, before signing for Atalanta in 2023.
A former youth international for Germany, Kola?inac made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2013. He represented the nation at their first major international tournament, the
2014 FIFA World Cup
.
Early life
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Sead Kola?inac
[3]
was born on 20 June 1993
[4]
in
Karlsruhe
, Germany, to Bosniak parents.
[5]
He attended the
Gesamtschule Berger Feld
.
[6]
Club career
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Early career
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Kola?inac began his career with his hometown club,
Karlsruher SC
. After eight years of playing for Karlsruhe, Kola?inac joined
1899 Hoffenheim
, where he played a season before transferring to
VfB Stuttgart
. A season later, he joined
Schalke 04
.
[7]
Schalke 04
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After one season with the youth team, Kola?inac was promoted to the reserve team,
Schalke II
, which played in the
Regionalliga West
. After scoring two goals in seven matches, he was promoted to the first team.
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citation needed
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On 15 September 2012, he made his
Bundesliga
debut in a 2?0 win over
Greuther Furth
.
[8]
In December 2012, he made his first appearance in European competition, a 1?1 draw against
Montpellier
, in the
UEFA Champions League
.
[9]
In June 2013, Kola?inac extended his contract with Schalke to June 2017.
[10]
At the beginning of the following season, he
tore the anterior cruciate ligament
of his right knee and was out for approximately six months.
[11]
He returned to the pitch on 11 April 2015, over seven months after the injury.
[12]
Kola?inac scored his first goal for Schalke on 13 December 2015, in a 1?1 draw against
FC Augsburg
.
[13]
In May 2017, Kola?inac made the decision not to renew his contract with Schalke, thus ending his six-year spell at German club.
[14]
At the end of the
2016?17
season, he was voted in the Bundesliga Team of the Season.
[15]
Arsenal
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Kola?inac signed for
Premier League
club
Arsenal
on 6 June 2017 on a five-year contact on a
free transfer
.
[16]
He scored on his debut on 6 August against
Chelsea
in the
2017 FA Community Shield
, which Arsenal won on penalties.
[17]
[18]
He made his Premier League debut on 11 August, the opening day of the season, providing an
assist
in a 4?3 win over
Leicester City
.
[19]
For his performances in August, he was voted as Arsenal's Player of the Month, earning more than half of the votes.
[20]
On 14 September, Kola?inac scored on his
UEFA Europa League
debut against
FC Koln
, with Arsenal winning 3?1.
[21]
He scored his first goal in the Premier League on 28 October against
Swansea City
, and also provided an assist for his team's other goal in a 2?1 victory.
[22]
Kola?inac was once again voted as Arsenal's Player of the Month, in October, earning half of the votes.
[23]
In August 2018, Kola?inac picked up a knee injury during pre-season, which ruled him out for the start of
2018?19 season
.
[24]
He made first appearance of the season against
Qaraba?
on 4 October in the
2018?19 Europa League group stage
.
[25]
On 1 January 2021, Kola?inac returned to Schalke on
loan
for the remainder of the
2020?21 season
.
[26]
[27]
He made his first appearance since joining on 9 January in 4?0 win against Hoffenheim.
[28]
He was appointed
captain
under head coach
Christian Gross
.
[29]
On 27 February, Kola?inac scored his first goal for the club since his return in a 5?1 defeat against Stuttgart in the Bundesliga.
[30]
Marseille
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In January 2022, Kola?inac signed for
Ligue 1
club
Marseille
on a contract until June 2023.
[31]
He made his debut on 4 February against
Angers
.
[32]
On 13 November, he scored his first goal for Marseille against
Monaco
, which secured the victory for his team.
[33]
Atalanta
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Kola?inac signed for
Serie A
club
Atalanta
on 6 July 2023 on a free transfer.
[34]
He debuted on 20 August in a 2?0 away win over
Sassuolo
.
[35]
On 8 October, he scored his first goal for Atalanta against
Lazio
.
[36]
International career
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After playing for
Germany at various youth levels
, Kola?inac switched allegiance to his parents' homeland Bosnia and Herzegovina.
[37]
In November 2013, his request to change sports citizenship from German to Bosnian was approved by
FIFA
.
[38]
Later that month, he received his first call-up for the
senior national team
, for a
friendly
against
Argentina
.
[39]
and made his debut in that match, a 2?0 defeat, on 18 November.
[40]
Kola?inac was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the
2014 FIFA World Cup
, which was the country's first appearance in a major international tournament.
[41]
He made his tournament debut in the opening group match, a 2?1 defeat to Argentina on 15 June at the
Maracana Stadium
, in which he scored the fastest
own goal
in World Cup history in the third minute.
[42]
Style of play
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During his career, Kola?inac has been deployed as a
centre-back
and as a
defensive midfielder
, although he spent most of the time playing as a
left-back
. He possesses very strong body build and strength.
[43]
Personal life
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Kola?inac married his long-time girlfriend Susubelle in June 2019. Together they have one daughter.
[44]
Kola?inac is a practising
Muslim
.
[45]
Career statistics
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Club
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- As of match played 2 May 2024
International
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- As of match played 21 March 2024
[52]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
2013
|
1
|
0
|
2014
|
5
|
0
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2015
|
4
|
0
|
2016
|
7
|
0
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2017
|
5
|
0
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2018
|
2
|
0
|
2019
|
6
|
0
|
2020
|
5
|
0
|
2021
|
8
|
0
|
2022
|
8
|
0
|
2023
|
6
|
0
|
2024
|
1
|
0
|
Total
|
58
|
0
|
Honours
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Arsenal
Individual
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.
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.
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. FC Schalke 04. 31 December 2020.
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"Kolasinac exits as Arteta trims squad"
.
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.
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
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"Marseille napravio veliki preokret uz hat-trick Milika, Kola?inac upisao debi"
.
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. Retrieved
4 February
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.
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.
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2022
.
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.
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2023
.
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.
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.
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