Full name Muamer Tankovic 2003–2004 Hageby IF Weight 75 kg Number 11 Height 1.79 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Hageby, Sweden Name Muamer Tankovic | |
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Date of birth (1995-02-22) 22 February 1995 (age 20) Current teams Sweden national football team (Forward), AZ Alkmaar (#11 / Forward) | ||
Muamer tankovi born 1995 az alkmaar swedish talent goals skills hd
Muamer Tanković (born 22 February 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward or as a second striker for Dutch club AZ.
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- Muamer tankovi born 1995 az alkmaar swedish talent goals skills hd
- Early career
- Fulham
- AZ Alkmaar
- International career
- Personal life
- Style of play
- Career statistics
- References
Early career
Tanković played for IFK Norrköping but he never made his full debut for the Allsvenskan club, only appearing as an unused substitute on a few occasions. While at Norrköping, Tanković went on trial with German side Hamburger SV, with help from his agent, Fabio Alho. He quickly made a name of himself, scoring five goals. Tanković was also linked with Chelsea, Manchester United and Juventus.
Fulham
In September 2011, he joined Fulham, aged sixteen, on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
He made his Fulham debut as an 87th-minute substitute for compatriot Alexander Kačaniklić in the FA Cup third round replay against Norwich City at Craven Cottage on 14 January 2014 and his Premier League debut on 28 January against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, replacing Dimitar Berbatov for the last 7 minutes of a 2–0 defeat. Tanković started his first league match against Manchester United on 9 February 2014 at Old Trafford, and was substituted at half-time for Darren Bent as the game finished 2–2.
Tanković was released by Fulham in May 2014 when his contract expired.
AZ Alkmaar
Tanković signed for Dutch club AZ on a free transfer in June 2014.
International career
Tanković was called by Sweden after being watched by the head coach, Erik Hamrén, and made his international debut for Sweden on 5 March 2014 against Turkey coming on as a substitute for Jimmy Durmaz in the 67th minute.
Personal life
Tanković is of Bosnian descent, and while playing for Sweden in the Euro Under-19 Championship qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina, he scored a hat-trick but did not celebrate out of respect for his parents' homeland.
He has an older cousin named Armin Tanković who plays football in Sweden.
Style of play
Inspired by his idol Zlatan Ibrahimović, Tanković described himself as a "technical player" that he can score and has vision. He also known for "super skills, eye for goal and clever passing". The Independent newspaper described Tanković's ability as "effective", due to his main forward position, his key attributes – guile, creativity and vision, as well as, his "excellent movement that it make him hard to track as he operates between the lines."