# Enes Mahmutović

Enes Mahmutović (born 22 May 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dutch Eredivisie club NAC Breda. Born in Kosovo, he plays for the Luxembourg national team.

## Club career

In the summer of 2014, Mahmutović signed his first professional senior contract with CS Fola Esch.
On 19 May 2017, it was announced that he had joined Championship club Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee. Mahmutović made his debut for the club on 14 August 2018, in an EFL Cup tie with Notts County, scoring a headed goal in the 3–3 draw. In doing so, he became the first Luxembourger in history to score a professional goal in English football.
On 30 August 2018, Mahmutović joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season. His time at Yeovil Town was cut short on 31 December 2018, with Mahmutović returning early to Middlesbrough upon the opening of the January transfer window after only playing a limited role at the League Two side.
On 1 July 2019, Mahmutović joined MVV Maastricht of the Dutch Eerste Divisie, going on to appear 16 times for the club across the season.
Middlesbrough announced that Mahmutović had been released by the club on 28 June 2020.
On 31 March 2022, Mahmutović signed a contract with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. He left the team in June 2024, upon the expiration of his contract.
On 29 July 2024, Mahmutović moved to NAC Breda in the Netherlands, signing a contract for two seasons with an option for third.

## International career

Mahmutović was born in Peć, FR Yugoslavia to an ethnic Bosnian Muslim family, and moved to Luxembourg at a young age. He was eligible for Montenegro and Luxembourg internationally, as well as Kosovo or Serbia, his birthplace. He made his international debut for Luxembourg on 13 November 2016, in a 1–3 loss to the Netherlands.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 21 December 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Fola Esch | 2014–15 | National Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fola Esch | 2015–16 | National Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fola Esch | 2016–17 | National Division | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Fola Esch | Fola Esch total | Fola Esch total | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Middlesbrough | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough total | Middlesbrough total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| MVV Maastricht (loan) | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| FC Lviv | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| FC Lviv | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| FC Lviv | Total | Total | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2022–23 | First League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2023–24 | First League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| CSKA Sofia | Total | Total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| NAC Breda | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 117 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 134 | 4 |
* ↑ Appearance in the Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 18 November 2024.
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Luxembourg | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36 | 0 |