Zukanović with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ervin Zukanović | ||
Date of birth | 11 February 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back / Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Atalanta (on loan from Roma) |
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Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Željezničar | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Željezničar | 7 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Austria Lustenau II | 20 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Velež | 0 | (0) |
2008 | Sulzberg | 0 | (0) |
2008 | Uerdingen | 9 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Dender | 53 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Eupen | 36 | (3) |
2011–2013 | Kortrijk | 56 | (8) |
2013–2015 | Gent | 34 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → Chievo (loan) | 29 | (2) |
2015 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Sampdoria | 16 | (3) |
2016 | → Roma (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016– | Roma | 5 | (0) |
2016– | → Atalanta (loan) | 17 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:08, 27 November 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2016 |
Ervin Zukanović (born 11 February 1987) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre back or left back for Italian club Atalanta (on loan from Roma), and for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Prior to joining Serie A, Zukanović played for Željezničar, Kortrijk and Gent, among others.
On 20 June 2014 he was signed by Chievo in a temporary deal, with an option to buy. He picked his year of birth as his shirt number. On 11 June 2015 Chievo excised the option to sign him outright for a reported €1 million.
On 15 July 2015 Zukanović joined Sampdoria for a fee of €3.053 million plus ownership of Fabrizio Cacciatore, after long negotiations, when it was thought that he would go to Inter Milan. Upon arriving for his medical, he stated that Sampdoria was always his first choice, stating “Inter wanted me, but I decided it was best for my future to come to Sampdoria.”
On 29 January 2016, he completed his move to Roma, on loan until the end of the season for initial €1.2 million, and buy option set at €2.8 million. One month later, Roma exercised their buy option, signing Zukanović permanently.
On 21 July 2016, it was confirmed that Zukanović would join Atalanta on a season-long loan until 30 June 2017.
Zukanović was first called up to the Bosnia and Herzegovina against Greece in a key World Cup qualifying match.