# Adnan Kovačević

Adnan Kovačević (pronounced; born 9 September 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for I liga club Miedź Legnica.
Kovačević started his professional career at Travnik, before joining Sarajevo in 2013. Four years later, he moved to Korona Kielce. In 2020, he signed with Ferencváros. Three years later, he joined Raków. The following year, he switched to Miedź Legnica.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kovačević made his senior international debut in 2019, earning 13 caps until 2024.

## Club career
### Early career

Kovačević started playing football at a local club, before joining Travnik's youth setup in 2008. He made his professional debut against Borac Banja Luka on 19 May 2011 at the age of 17. On 28 May, he scored his first professional goal against Olimpic.
In July 2013, Kovačević switched to Sarajevo. In July 2016, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as an anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months.
In July 2017, he moved to Polish side Korona Kielce.

### Ferencváros

In July 2020, Kovačević signed a three-year deal with Hungarian outfit Ferencváros. He made his official debut for the team in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Djurgården on 19 August. Two weeks later, he made his league debut against Zalaegerszeg.
Kovačević debuted in the UEFA Champions League away at Barcelona on 20 October.
He won his first trophy with the club on 20 April 2021, when they were crowned league champions.

### Raków

In June 2023, Kovačević joined Raków on a contract until June 2025. He made his competitive debut for the side on 11 August against Piast Gliwice.

### Later stage of career

In September 2024, Kovačević joined Miedź Legnica.

## International career

Kovačević was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team under coach Vlado Jagodić.
In August 2019, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Armenia, but had to wait until 12 October to make his debut against Finland.

## Personal life

Kovačević married his long-time girlfriend Edna in December 2020. Together they have a son named Dal.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 14 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Travnik | 2010–11 | Bosnian Premier League | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| Travnik | 2011–12 | Bosnian Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 |
| Travnik | 2012–13 | Bosnian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 |
| Travnik | Total | Total | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 48 | 2 |
| Sarajevo | 2013–14 | Bosnian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 |
| Sarajevo | 2014–15 | Bosnian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sarajevo | 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Sarajevo | 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 1 |
| Sarajevo | Total | Total | 59 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 4 |
| Korona Kielce | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 0 |
| Korona Kielce | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 2 |
| Korona Kielce | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 5 |
| Korona Kielce | Total | Total | 94 | 7 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 100 | 7 |
| Ferencváros | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ferencváros | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Ferencváros | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ferencváros | Total | Total | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| Raków | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Miedź Legnica | 2024–25 | I liga | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 276 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 336 | 16 |
* ↑ Includes Bosnian Cup, Polish Cup, Magyar Kupa
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League; three appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; five appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 13 | 0 |

## Honours

Sarajevo
* Bosnian Premier League: 2014–15
* Bosnian Cup: 2013–14
Ferencváros
* Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
* Magyar Kupa: 2021–22