Besard Šabović
Swedish footballer (born 1998)
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Besard Šabović (Macedonian: Бесард Шабовиќ, Albanian: Besard Shaboviq or Besard Ferri; born 5 January 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who currently plays for Austin FC as a centre midfielder. He has represented both Sweden and North Macedonia at youth international level.
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Šabović with Austin FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Austin FC | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2015 | Brommapojkarna | ||
| 2015–2016 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Djurgårdens IF | 10 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Brommapojkarna (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Dalkurd (loan) | 27 | (5) |
| 2020 | Mjällby | 27 | (4) |
| 2021 | Kayserispor | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Khimki | 21 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Djurgårdens IF | 64 | (5) |
| 2025– | Austin FC | 41 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Sweden U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Sweden U19 | 15 | (0) |
| 2019 | North Macedonia U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:05, 26 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2020 | |||
Club career
Early career
Šabović started out playing for Brommapojkarna at age five. He took part in the TV4-show called Fotbollsfabriken (The Football Factory), which plotted the best 15-years old players in the Brommapojkarna's academy.
Djurgårdens IF
On 18 February 2015, Šabović joined with Djurgårdens IF, on a three-year under-21 contract.[2] On 12 January 2016, Šabović was promoted to the first team and signed a four-year contract.[3] On 24 April 2016, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Malmö after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of Alexander Faltsetas.[4]
Loan to Brommapojkarna
On 24 March 2017, Šabović returned to Superettan side Brommapojkarna, on a season-long loan.[5] On 1 April 2017, he made his debut in a 0–0 away draw against Dalkurd after coming on as a substitute at 89th minute in place of Markus Gustafsson.
Loan to Dalkurd
On 29 March 2019, Šabović joined Superettan side Dalkurd, on a season-long loan with the opportunity to playing for Djurgården during the loan spell also.[6] On 7 April 2019, he made his debut in a 0–4 home defeat against the former club Brommapojkarna after being named in the starting line-up.
On 1 July 2019, Šabović was called up for a game for Djurgården against Kalmar FF, where he was subbed in for the last few minutes.[7]
Khimki
On 22 June 2021, he signed with Russian Premier League club FC Khimki.[8] Šabović left Khimki on 3 June 2022.[9]
Return to Djurgårdens IF
On 10 August 2022, Šabović signed a 2.5-year contract with Djurgårdens IF.[10]
Austin FC
On 21 January 2025, Šabović signed with Major League Soccer side Austin FC on a three-year deal.[11]
International career
North Macedonia
Under-21
On 14 March 2019, Šabović was named as part of the North Macedonia U21 squad for 2019 Antalya Cup.[12] On 22 March 2019, he made his debut with North Macedonia U21 in a match against Ukraine U21 after coming on as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of Jani Atanasov.[13]
Personal life
Šabović was born in Stockholm, Sweden[14] as the son of a Montenegrin Albanian father from Plav and a Serbian Albanian mother from Medveđa. He is the great-grandson of the member of the Albanian nationalist organization League of Prizren, Jakup Ferri.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 April 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | National Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Djurgården | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Brommapojkarna (loan) | 2017 | Superettan | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Dalkurd (loan) | 2019 | Superettan | 27 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| Mjällby | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 4 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| Kayserispor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Khimki | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| Djurgården | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 44 | 6 | ||
| Total | 64 | 5 | — | 12 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 97 | 10 | |||
| Austin FC | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 32 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 208 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 259 | 22 | ||
- Notes
- Includes appearances in Svenska Cupen, Russian Cup
- Includes appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in MLS Cup playoffs
Honours
- Djurgården
