Haris Seferović

Haris Seferović (born 22 February 1992) is a Swiss-Bosnian professional footballer player who plays for La Liga side Real Sociedad.

Early life
His family came from Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then SFR Yugoslavia, and immigrated to Switzerland in the late 1980s.[1]

Club career
Seferović began his career in 1999 on FC Sursee's youth side and after five years signed in the summer of 2004 for FC Lucerne.[2] After three years in the youth teams of FC Lucerne he was scouted by Grasshopper Club Zurich, and on 26 April 2009 made his debut in the Swiss Super League against Neuchâtel Xamax.[3] In January 2010 he was named as the Youth Player of the Year in the canton Lucerne.[4] On 29 January 2010 ACF Fiorentina signed the Swiss U17 champion from Grasshopper-Club Zurich.[5] One day later La viola announced the deal was completed.[6] The youngster was assigned to Fiorentina's primavera team.[7]

On 4 August 2011, Seferović was loaned to Swiss Super League side Neuchâtel Xamax.[8]

On 27 January 2012, Seferović was loaned to Serie A side Lecce during the January transfer window.[9]

Real Sociedad
In the summer of 2013 Seferovic completed his move to Real Sociedad[10] in a 4 year deal.

In his La Liga debut on the 16th of August 2013, Seferovic scored with a lovely chip against Getafe, securing a 2-0-victory. A few days later, Seferovic scored a remarkable volley, as Real Sociedad beat Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 away from home in the play-off qualification round for the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League.[11]

International career
Seferović has won with the Swiss U-17 national team the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria[12] and was the top scorer of the tournament.[13] In 2013 ahead of Bosnia's match against Slovenia, Seferovic claimed he only wanted to play for Bosnia.[14] He then accepted the call up from Switzerland, for a friendly game on February 6, 2013.