# Sead Hakšabanović

Sead Hakšabanović (Montenegrin: Сеад Хакшабановић;; Albanian: Sead Hakshabanaj; born 4 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.
Born in Sweden, he represented his native country as a youth international, but switched his allegiance to the Montenegro senior national team in 2017.

## Club career
### Halmstads BK

Hakšabanović represented Halmstads BK as a youth. He made his debut in Allsvenskan on 9 April 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Junes Barny in a 3–0 home loss against IFK Norrköping; at the age of only 15, he became the youngest-ever footballer to debut for Halmstad.
In August 2015 Hakšabanović spent a week on trial with Manchester United. He has also been on trials for Liverpool, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Manchester City.
After spending his first senior season with only ten appearances and no goals, Hakšabanović scored his first goal on 4 April 2016, netting his team's only in a 2–1 away loss against IK Sirius Fotboll.

### West Ham United

In August 2017, Hakšabanović signed a five-year contract for West Ham United in a £2.7 million transfer from Halmstad. He made his debut for West Ham on 19 September, playing 63 minutes in a 3–0 home victory against Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup.

#### Loan to Málaga

On 6 August 2018, Hakšabanović joined Segunda División side Málaga CF on loan for one season. On 17 November 2018, he made his debut in a 2–0 win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona. In December 2018, West Ham director Mario Husillos expressed dissatisfaction with Hakšabanović's playing time at Málaga.

### IFK Norrköping

In January 2019, he joined IFK Norrköping on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 2 November 2019, he scored a goal and made an assist in a 2–2 tie against 2019 Allsvenskan champions Djurgårdens IF.
In June 2020, Hakšabanović completed a transfer for an undisclosed fee to IFK Norrköping. During his time in IFK Norrköping he made 36 appearances, in which he produced 7 goals and 16 assists.

### Rubin Kazan

On 27 May 2021, Hakšabanović moved to Russian club Rubin Kazan, in a transfer that IFK Norrköping described as their biggest sale ever. Rubin signed a 5-year contract with him and he was assigned shirt number 99.
Following the temporary suspension of his contract with Rubin Kazan, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hakšabanović joined Djurgården until 30 June 2022.

### Celtic

On 25 August 2022, Hakšabanović joined Scottish Premiership side Celtic on a five-year deal. Six days later, he would make his debut for the club as a late substitute for Daizen Maeda in a 4-1 away win against Ross County in the Scottish League Cup.
On 6 September 2022, Hakšabanović made his UEFA Champions League debut against Real Madrid at Celtic Park where he came on as a 82nd minute substitute for Jota in a 3-0 defeat. On 14 September 2022, he started the second group stage match of Celtic's 2022-23 Champions League campaign against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Stadion Wojska Polskiego, where Celtic drew with Shakhtar 1-1.
On 5 November 2022, Hakšabanović scored his first goal and brace for Celtic as they beat Dundee United 4-2 at home in the Scottish Premiership. His form would see him awarded with the Premiership Player of the Month for November.

#### Loan to Stoke City

On 1 September 2023, Hakšabanović joined EFL Championship side Stoke City on loan for the 2023–24 season. Hakšabanović made 21 appearances for Stoke, scoring once in a 3–2 win against Bristol City on 30 September 2023.

### Malmö FF

On 26 June 2024, it was announced that Hakšabanović would join Allsvenskan club Malmö FF for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract with the club.

## International career

Despite being born in Sweden and having played in Sweden's youth selection, Hakšabanović opted to play for Montenegro, where his family is from. He made his international senior debut for the Montenegrin national team in a 4–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification victory over Armenia, on 10 June 2017. Hakšabanović explained that he needed to go through an adjustment process when first joining the Montenegrin team, as he did not speak Montenegrin but only Albanian and English. On 19 November 2019, he scored his first international goal in a 2–0 friendly win over Belarus.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 24 August 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 |
| Halmstads BK | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Halmstads BK | 2016 | Superettan | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 8 |
| Halmstads BK | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 5 |
| Halmstads BK | Total | Total | 58 | 12 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 70 | 13 |
| West Ham United U23 | 2017–18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| West Ham United | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| West Ham United | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| West Ham United | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| West Ham United | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Málaga (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| IFK Norrköping | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 37 | 8 |
| IFK Norrköping | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 8 |
| IFK Norrköping | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 |
| IFK Norrköping | Total | Total | 65 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 79 | 21 |
| Rubin Kazan | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Djurgården (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 |
| Celtic | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| Celtic | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Celtic | Total | Total | 27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 5 |
| Stoke City (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Malmö FF | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 205 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 257 | 43 |
* ↑ Appearances in the Superettan promotion play-offs
* ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of 17 June 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Montenegro | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| Montenegro | 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 33 | 1 |
    As of match played 19 November 2019. Montenegro score listed first, score column indicates score after each Haksabanovic goal.
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
| 1 | 19 November 2019 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Belarus | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |

## Honours

Celtic
* Scottish Premiership: 2022–23
* Scottish Cup: 2022–23
* Scottish League Cup: 2022–23
Malmö FF
* Allsvenskan: 2024
Individual
* Allsvenskan top assist provider: 2020