Sead Hakšabanović
Sead Hakšabanović is a Swedish-born Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Swedish club IFK Norrköping and for the Montenegrin national team. He made his professional debut with Halmstads BK and trained in their youth system.
Club career
Halmstad
Hakšabanović represented Halmstads BK as a youth. He made his debut in Allsvenskan on 9 April 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Junes Barny in a 0–3 home loss against IFK Norrköping; at the age of only 15, he became the youngest-ever footballer to debut for Halmstad and the second youngest to debut in Allsvenskan after Nicklas Bärkroth.In August 2015 Hakšabanović spent a week on trial with Manchester United. He has also been on trials for Liverpool, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Manchester City.
After spending his first senior season with only ten appearances and no goals, Hakšabanović scored his first goal on 4 April 2016, netting his team's only in a 2–1 away loss against IK Sirius Fotboll.
West Ham United
In August 2017, Hakšabanović signed a five-year contract for West Ham United in a £2.7 million transfer from Halmstad. He made his debut for West Ham on 19 September, playing 63 minutes in a 3–0 home victory against Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup.Loan to Málaga
On 6 August 2018, Hakšabanović joined Spanish Segunda División side Málaga CF on loan for one season. On 17 November 2018, he made his debut in a 2-0 win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona. In December 2018, West Ham director Mario Husillos expressed dissatisfaction with Hakšabanović's playing time at Málaga.Loan to IFK Norrköping
In January 2019, he joined IFK Norrköping on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 2 November 2019, he scored a goal and made an assist in a 2-2 tie against 2019 Allsvenskan champions Djurgårdens IF.IFK Norrköping
In June 2020, Hakšabanović completed a transfer for an undisclosed fee to IFK Norrköping.International career
Although born in Sweden and having played in Sweden's youth selection, Hakšabanović opted to play for Montenegro, where his family is from. He made his international senior debut for the Montenegrin national team in a 4–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification victory over Armenia, on 10 June 2017.. On 19 November 2019, he scored his first international goal in a 2-0 friendly win over Belarus.Career statistics
International
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1 | 19 November 2019 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | Friendly | - |