Smail Prevljak

Smail Prevljak (Bosnian pronunciation: [smail preʋʎaːk]; born 10 May 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian First Division A club Eupen and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Prevljak started his professional career at RB Leipzig, playing mainly in its reserve team. In 2014, he was loaned to Red Bull Salzburg, who assigned him to Liefering later that year. The following year, he moved to Red Bull Salzburg on permanent basis. Prevljak was sent on loan to Mattersburg in 2017 and to Eupen in 2020. Later that year, he joined Eupen permanently.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prevljak made his senior international debut in 2018, earning over 20 caps since.

Club Career

Early career

Prevljak started playing football at his hometown club Igman Konjic, before joining youth academy of German team RB Leipzig in 2013. He made his professional debut playing for RB Leipzig II against Fortuna Chemnitz on 24 May 2014 at the age of 19. On 31 May, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over FC Eilenburg.

Red Bull Salzburg

In August, Prevljak was sent on a season-long loan to Austrian outfit Red Bull Salzburg. He made his official debut for the side on 9 November against Altach.

In June 2015, he moved to Red Bull Salzburg permanently. On 23 August, he scored his first goal for the side against Austria Wien. Prevljak scored his first career hat-trick against FAC on 6 November.

In April 2016, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months. He returned to the pitch on 24 February 2017, over ten months after the injury.

In June, Prevljak was loaned to Mattersburg until the end of season.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Смаил Превляк (russian)