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Edin Višća
Personal information
Višća playing for İstanbul Başakşehir in 2011
Date of birth	(1990-02-17) 17 February 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Olovo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Trabzonspor
Number	7
Youth career
2005–2007	Budućnost Banovići
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Budućnost Banovići
2009–2011	Željezničar	39	(11)
2011–2022	İstanbul Başakşehir	344	(95)
2022–	Trabzonspor	98	(16)
International career
2007–2009	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19	17	(1)
2010–2012	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	16	(3)
2010–2020	Bosnia and Herzegovina	55	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025

Edin Višća (born on February 17, 1990) is a professional football player from Bosnia. He plays as a winger for the Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.

Višća began his football journey at Budućnost Banovići. Later, he joined Željezničar in 2009. In 2011, he moved to İstanbul Başakşehir. Since 2022, he has been playing for Trabzonspor.

Edin also played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He made his first appearance in 2010. He played over 50 games and scored 10 goals before retiring from international football in 2021. He even represented his country at their first big tournament, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Edin Višća's Club Career
Edin Višća's International Career
Personal Life
Career Statistics
- Club Appearances and Goals
- International Appearances and Goals
Honours and Awards
See also

Edin Višća's Club Career

Starting His Football Journey

Edin Višća started playing football in 2005. He joined the youth team of Budućnost Banovići. He played his first professional game on September 10, 2007, when he was just 17 years old.

Playing for Željezničar

In September 2009, Višća signed a three-year contract with Željezničar. He played his first official match for them on February 27, 2010. On April 3, he scored his first goal for Željezničar. On May 23, he won his first trophy with the club when they became league champions.

Time at İstanbul Başakşehir

In August 2011, Višća moved to the Turkish team İstanbul Başakşehir. He played his first game for them on September 11 against Galatasaray. He scored his first goal for the club on January 3, 2012, also against Galatasaray.

He played his 100th game for the team on April 13, 2014. Višća was a key player when İstanbul Başakşehir won the 1. Lig title on April 23. This win helped them get promoted to the Süper Lig. He scored 10 goals and made 10 assists that season.

In August 2016, he signed a new contract with the team until June 2020. On January 14, 2017, he scored his 51st goal for İstanbul Başakşehir. This made him the club's all-time top goalscorer.

Višća played his 200th game for the team on February 18, 2017. On May 2, 2019, he was named the Süper Lig's Player of the Season. He was the first Bosnian player to win this award.

He played his 300th game for the team on May 24, 2019, and scored a goal in that match. Višća was very important when İstanbul Başakşehir won their first ever Süper Lig title on July 19, 2020. He scored 13 goals and made 13 assists that season.

On July 26, 2020, he scored his 100th goal for the club. In October, he signed a new five-year contract with İstanbul Başakşehir. He played in the UEFA Champions League for the first time on October 20. Two weeks later, he scored his first goal in that competition against Manchester United.

Moving to Trabzonspor

In January 2022, Višća joined Trabzonspor with a contract until June 2025. He played his first official game for them on January 15 against Sivasspor. On January 23, he scored his first goal for Trabzonspor against Galatasaray, helping his team win. He won his first trophy with the club on April 30, 2022, when they became league champions.

On January 21, 2024, Višća made his 109th assist in the Süper Lig. This made him the player with the most assists in the league's history. He passed the previous record of 108 assists.

He played his 100th match for Trabzonspor on January 20, 2025. In January 2025, he signed a new one-year deal with the team.

Edin Višća's International Career

Višća played for different youth teams of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In November 2010, he was called up to the senior national team for the first time. He played his first game for them on December 10, 2010, in a friendly match against Poland.

In June 2014, Višća was chosen to be part of Bosnia and Herzegovina's team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. This was the country's first major football tournament. He played his first World Cup game on June 15 against Argentina.

On June 12, 2015, Višća scored two goals in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Israel. These were his first goals for the senior national team. He scored his first hat-trick (three goals in one game) against South Korea on June 1, 2018.

Višća stopped playing for the national team on May 21, 2021.

Personal Life

Edin Višća is a Muslim. He has visited a mosque with some of his teammates.

Career Statistics

Club Appearances and Goals

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Željezničar	2009–10	Bosnian Premier League	11	2	4	2	–		–		15	4
	2010–11	Bosnian Premier League	27	9	6	0	2	0	–		35	9
	2011–12	Bosnian Premier League	1	0	0	0	3	0	–		4	0
	Total		39	11	10	2	5	0	–		54	13
İstanbul Başakşehir	2011–12	Süper Lig	36	5	1	0	–		–		37	5
	2012–13	Süper Lig	28	3	0	0	–		–		28	3
	2013–14	1. Lig	34	10	1	0	–		–		35	10
	2014–15	Süper Lig	34	8	1	0	–		–		35	8
	2015–16	Süper Lig	34	17	5	0	2	0	–		41	17
	2016–17	Süper Lig	34	8	6	0	3	2	–		43	10
	2017–18	Süper Lig	33	9	1	0	9	5	–		43	14
	2018–19	Süper Lig	34	13	2	1	2	0	–		38	14
	2019–20	Süper Lig	33	13	2	0	12	6	–		47	19
	2020–21	Süper Lig	26	5	1	0	5	1	0	0	32	6
	2021–22	Süper Lig	18	4	1	0	–		–		19	4
	Total		344	95	21	1	33	14	–		398	110
Trabzonspor	2021–22	Süper Lig	18	5	3	1	–		–		21	6
	2022–23	Süper Lig	13	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	2
	2023–24	Süper Lig	37	5	7	2	–		–		44	7
	2024–25	Süper Lig	30	4	5	2	5	0	–		40	6
	2025–26	Süper Lig	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		98	16	16	5	5	0	1	0	120	21
	Career total			481	122	47	8	43	14	1	0	572	144

International Appearances and Goals

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2010	1	0
	2011	0	0
	2012	0	0
	2013	6	0
	2014	8	0
	2015	7	2
	2016	6	0
	2017	5	3
	2018	9	3
	2019	8	2
	2020	5	0
Total		55	10

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Višća goal.

List of international goals scored by Edin Višća
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 June 2015	Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	17	Israel	1–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
2	12 June 2015	Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	17	Israel	3–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3	25 March 2017	Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	29	Gibraltar	4–0	5–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	31 August 2017	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	31	Cyprus	2–0	2–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	7 October 2017	Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	33	Belgium	2–1	3–4	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	1 June 2018	Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea	36	South Korea	1–0	3–1	Friendly
7					2–1
8					3–1
9	26 March 2019	Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	44	Greece	1–0	2–2	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
10	5 September 2019	Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	47	Liechtenstein	4–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying