Tarik Muharemović
Bosnian footballer (born 2003)
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Tarik Muharemović (pronounced [tâːrik muxâːremoʋitɕ]; born 28 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Sassuolo. Born in Slovenia, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
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Muharemović with Sassuolo in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Austria Kärnten | ||
| 2010–2019 | Austria Klagenfurt | ||
| 2019–2020 | Wolfsberger AC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Wolfsberger AC II | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | Wolfsberger AC | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Juventus Next Gen | 47 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2025– | Sassuolo | 32 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2024– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Muharemović started his professional career at Wolfsberger AC, playing mainly in its reserve team, before joining Juventus Next Gen in 2021, who loaned him to Sassuolo in 2024, with whom he signed permanently the following year.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Muharemović made his senior international debut in 2024, earning 14 caps since.
Club career
Early career
Muharemović started playing football at local clubs, before joining Wolfsberger AC's youth setup in 2019.[1] He made his professional debut against Red Bull Salzburg on 25 April 2021 at the age of 18.[2]
Juventus
In August 2021, Muharemović moved to Italian side Juventus on a four-year deal.[3] On 11 December 2022, he scored his first professional goal playing for Juventus' reserve squad against Arzignano.[4]
In September 2023, he signed a new three-year contract with the team.[5]
Sassuolo
In August 2024, Muharemović was sent on a season-long loan to Sassuolo.[6] He made his official debut for the squad on 21 September against Cosenza.[7] On 24 September, he scored his first goal for the outfit in a Coppa Italia game against Lecce.[8] Three months later, he scored his first league goal in a triumph over Salernitana.[9]
In April 2025, Sassuolo signed him on a multi-year deal.[10]
Muharemović was an important piece in Sassuolo's conquest of the Serie B title, his first trophy with the club, which was secured on 4 May and earned them promotion to the Serie A just one season after being relegated.[11]
In October, he extended his contract with the side until June 2031.[12]
International career
Muharemović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels. He also served as a captain of the under-21 team under coach Vinko Marinović.[13]
In May 2024, he received his first senior call up, for friendly games against England and Italy.[14] He debuted against the former on 3 June.[15]
On 10 June 2025, in a friendly match against Slovenia, he scored his first senior international goal.[16]
In June 2026, Muharemović was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[17]
Personal life
Muharemović's mother is originally from Sanski Most,[18] and his father is from Zavidovići.[19] His younger brother Kenan is also a professional footballer.[20]
He is a practising Muslim; together with international teammates Amar Dedić, Ermedin Demirović and Dženis Burnić he visited a mosque in Sarajevo during the national team's concentration.[21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026[22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolfsberger AC II | 2020–21 | Austrian Regionalliga Central | 10 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Wolfsberger AC | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Juventus Next Gen | 2022–23 | Serie C | 13 | 1 | – | 3[c] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie C | 34 | 1 | – | 7[d] | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Total | 47 | 2 | – | 10 | 0 | 57 | 2 | |||
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 30 | 2 | |
| Sassuolo | 2025–26 | Serie A | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | |
| Total | 60 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 63 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 122 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 136 | 6 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia
- Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
- Six appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs; one appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
International
- As of match played 6 June 2026[23]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Muharemović goal.
