Dennis Salanović (born 26 February 1996) is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss 2. Liga Interregional club Linth 04 and the Liechtenstein national team.
 Salanović in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Vaduz, Liechtenstein | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Linth 04 | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2013 | FC Schaan | ||
| 2014–2015 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Schaan | 15 | (7) |
| 2015 | Istra 1961 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Istra 1961 B | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | FC Balzers | 12 | (8) |
| 2016–2018 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 53 | (7) |
| 2018–2021 | FC Thun | 72 | (7) |
| 2021 | → AC Oulu (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2022 | AC Oulu | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Lahti | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Talavera | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | York United | 11 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | FC Balzers | 6 | (4) |
| 2026– | FC Linth 04 | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2018 | Liechtenstein U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2014– | Liechtenstein | 67 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2026 | |||
Club career
editIn 2018, Salanović joined the Swiss club, FC Thun.[1]
After playing for AC Oulu in Finland on loan in the 2021 season, on 7 December 2021, he agreed to return to the club on a permanent basis for 2022.[2][3] On 27 June 2022, Oulu announced that Salanović had left the club as his contract expired and the option to extend was not exercised.[4]
On 4 August 2022, he joined fellow Finnish team, Lahti.[5]
On 9 March 2023, he joined Spanish side Talavera.[6]
On 3 January 2024, Salanović joined Canadian Premier League team York United on a one-year deal, with an option for 2025.[7][8] After the season, the club declined his option for 2025.[9]
Following his release from Toronto, he returned to play with FC Balzers in the Swiss 2. Liga Interregional.[10] His second stint with Balzers was short-lived, as he left the club in January 2026.[11]
International career
editSalanović played his first international game with the senior national team on 4 September 2014 in and against Bosnia and Herzegovina (3–0), after he came on as a substitute for Philippe Erne in the 63rd minute of that game.[12] At the time of his senior debut for Liechtenstein, rumors were abound that Salanović had chosen to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina over the country of his birth, however, four days later, Salanović appeared in Liechtenstein's starting 11 for their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Russia, thus permanently cap-tying him to the principality.[13][unreliable source?] In 2019, Salanović was voted Liechtenstein Footballer of the Year.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 27 October 2024.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schaan | 2013–14 | Swiss 2. Liga | 15 | 7 | – | – | – | 15 | 7 | |||
| Istra 1961 | 2014–15 | 1. HNL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1. HNL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Balzers | 2015–16 | Swiss 1. Liga | 12 | 8 | – | – | – | 12 | 8 | |||
| Rapperswil-Jona | 2016–17 | Swiss Promotion League | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2 | |||
| Total | 53 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7 | ||
| Thun | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 5 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Swiss Challenge League | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 2 | |||
| Total | 74 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 9 | ||
| AC Oulu (loan) | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 5 | – | – | – | 15 | 5 | |||
| AC Oulu | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | |
| Lahti | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| Talavera | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| York United | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Career total | 201 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 39 | ||
- ↑ Includes Croatian Cup, Swiss Cup, Suomen Cup, Canadian Championship
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Liechtenstein's goal tally first.[15]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 December 2017 | Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Qatar | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 9 September 2018 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Gibraltar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
| 3. | 16 October 2018 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
| 4. | 8 September 2019 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece |  Greece | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Personal life
editSalanović's family is from Bosnia and Herzegovina. They moved to Liechtenstein during the Bosnian War.[16]
Honours
editIndividual
References
edit- ↑ Nationalspieler Dennis Salanovic wechselt zu Thun
- ↑ Dennis Salanovic lainalle Ouluun loppukaudeksi
- ↑ "No Sala No Party!" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "Tänään on jäähyväisten aika. Dennis Salanović ei jatka Laivastonsinisissä" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "Liechtensteinin maajoukkuemies Dennis Salanović siirtyy Lahteen". FC Lahti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ↑ CF Talavera de la Reina (9 March 2023). "No Sala, no party". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ↑ "York United Inks Liechtenstein International Dennis Salanovic". Northern Tribune. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ↑ Jacques, John (3 January 2024). "York United Inks Liechtenstein International Dennis Salanovic". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ↑ Jacques, John (January 13, 2025). "York Clears Up International Space: Salanovic, Vincensini Depart". York United FC. Northern Tribune.
- ↑ "Dennis Salanovic kehrt dem Profi-Fussball den Rücken zu" [Dennis Salanovic turns his back on professional football]. Vaterland online (in German). 11 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ↑ "Dennis Salanovic und Balzers machen jetzt getrennte Moves" [Dennis Salanovic and Balzers are now making separate moves.]. Brudiland (in German). 29 January 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Liechtenstein, International Friendly, Sep 4, 2014". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 Sep 2014.
- ↑ "Dennis Salanovic Chooses Liechtenstein Over Bosnia". BHDragons.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 8 Sep 2014.
- ↑ "LFV vergibt die Awards 2019". lfv.li (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- 1 2 Dennis Salanović at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Bosanac je zvijezda Lihtenštajna: Možda bih propao da sam izabrao BiH". 29 August 2019.
External links
edit- Dennis Salanović at Soccerway.com
- Dennis Salanović at WorldFootball.net
- Dennis Salanović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dennis Salanović at FBref.com
- Dennis Salanović at kicker (in German)
- Dennis Salanović at EU-Football.info
- Dennis Salanović at AS.com (in Spanish)
