 Tanković withHammarby IF in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-02-22)22 February 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Omonia | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Hageby IF | ||
| 2005–2011 | IFK Norrköping | ||
| 2011–2013 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Fulham | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | AZ | 58 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | →Jong AZ | 8 | (8) |
| 2017–2020 | Hammarby IF | 84 | (29) |
| 2020–2022 | AEK Athens | 45 | (4) |
| 2022–2025 | Pafos | 96 | (28) |
| 2025– | Omonia | 14 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Sweden U17 | 19 | (9) |
| 2012–2014 | Sweden U19 | 19 | (10) |
| 2014–2017 | Sweden U21/O | 23 | (3) |
| 2014–2020 | Sweden | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:02, 18 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:40, 16 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Muamer "Mujo" Tanković (born 22 February 1995) is a Swedish professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forOmonia FC.
Muamer Tanković was born toBosnian Muslim parents inNorrköping and grew up inHageby, aMillion Programme area in the southern part of the city. He started to play football at a young age at the local club Hageby IF, before joining local giantsIFK Norrköping in 2005, aged 10.[1]
Tanković never made his competitive senior debut forNorrköping inAllsvenskan, but appeared as an unused substitute in six league games.[2][3] While at Norrköping, Tanković went on trial with German sideHamburger SV.[4] Tanković was also linked withChelsea,Manchester United andJuventus.[5]
In September 2011, he joinedFulham, aged sixteen, on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[6]
He made his Fulham debut as an 87th-minute substitute for compatriotAlexander Kačaniklić in theFA Cup third round replay againstNorwich City atCraven Cottage on 14 January 2014[7] and hisPremier League debut on 28 January againstSwansea City at theLiberty Stadium, replacingDimitar Berbatov for the last 7 minutes of a 2–0 defeat.[8] Tanković started his first league match againstManchester United on 9 February 2014 atOld Trafford, and was substituted at half-time forDarren Bent as the game finished 2–2.[9]
Tanković was released by Fulham in May 2014 when his contract expired.[10]
Muamer Tanković signed a five-year deal with the Dutch clubAZ on a free transfer in June 2014[11] At AZ, he linked up with fellow countrymenViktor Elm andMattias Johansson.[12]
Tanković scored in his competitive debut for the club on 9 August 2014, in a 3–0 away win againstHeracles.[13] He went on to score two goals and provide three assists during the opening four fixtures of the2014-15 Eredivisie.[14]
On 6 October 2014, in a 2–2 game againstTwente, coming on as a sub, he sparked some controversy when celebrating a late equalizer by running out to the sideline and taking a seat at the bench. The gesture was meant as a gibe against managerMarco van Basten, who did not opt to start him in the fixture.[15] In the fourth round of theKNVB Cup, in December 2014, Tanković scored a brace againstNEC as AZ won 2–1 and qualified for the quarter-finals.[12]
His form declined during the spring of 2015.[14] He eventually finished the season with making 26 league appearances, scoring 5 goals.[16] His last league goal of the season came againstFeyenoord on 14 December 2014, in a 2–2 draw.[17]
Tanković started the season as a rotation player, but soon accelerated into goal scoring form. In late September 2015, Tankovic scored a brace in a KNVB Cup win againstVVV-Venlo.[18] He followed it up a week later by scoring one goal and providing one assist in a 3–1 league win against Heracles.[19] He was named as the single best player in the Eredivisie "team of the week" by the football statistics websiteWhoscored.[18]
Tanković appeared in 7 of AZ's games in the2015–16 Europa League, where the club got knocked out in the group stage after finishing at the foot of the table. He made his continental senior debut in a game against theTurkish sideIstanbul Basaksehir on 30 July 2015.[20]
Once again, his form declined as the season progressed. Tanković got no to little playing time during the second half of the season,[21] and ended up featuring in 19 league games. His scoring tally remained at 3 goals.[16]
During the season, Tanković was used sparingly by managerJohn van den Brom.[22] At times he was made available to play for feeder clubJong AZ in the Dutch third tier,Tweede Divisie.[23]
His season had a few highlights, however. On 3 December 2016, Tanković scored one goal and provided one assist as AZ drew 1–1 againstExcelsior in the league.[24]
Weeks later, Tanković scored a long range strike against theRussian outfitZenit Saint Petersburg in a 3–2 win in the2016–17 Europa League. His decisive goal meant that AZ finished second in their group, thus qualifying for the tournament's round of 32.[25]
On 10 August 2017, Tanković transferred toHammarby, thus returning to his native country. The transfer fee was undisclosed,[26] but reports suggested that he moved on a free.[27] Tanković signed a three-year contract with theStockholm-based side.[28] He made his debut for the side only a few days later, coming on as a second half sub, in a 2–2 home draw againstÖstersund.[29] Tanković scored his first competitive goal for the club on 16 August, in a 3–1 win againstAkropolis in round 2 of the2017–18 Svenska Cupen.[30] During the fall, Tanković struggled to produce points and received heavy criticism from punditAlexander Axén,[31] before scoring his first league goal for Hammarby in a 1–3 loss againstHalmstad on the ultimate match day of 2017.[32]
In 2018, Tanković played all 30 league games for Hammarby, scoring 7 goals, as the club finished 4th in the table. After the season, Tankovic was voted "Allsvenskan newcomer of the year".[33]
Tanković retained his fine form during the 2019 season, as Hammarby finished 3rd in the league. He scored 14 goals and provided 7 assists in 28 league games. At the end of the year, Tanković was nominated to the prize as "Midfielder of the year" and "Most valuable player in Allsvenskan", eventually missing out on both awards.[34] Tanković reportedly attracted interest from ItalianSerie A clubGenoa andSuper League Greece clubAEK Athens ahead of the 2020 international January transfer window.[35][36]
Tanković started out the 2020 season by scoring 3 goals in the first 10 games of the Allsvenskan campaign. On 31 July, his contract with Hammarby expired and he reportedly attracted interest from clubs such asQueens Park Rangers,AEK Athens andBeşiktaş.[37] However, on 22 August, Tanković decided to sign a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Hammarby.[38]
On 6 October 2020, Tanković signed a four-year deal with the Greek clubAEK Athens.[39] He had a release clause in his contract with Hammarby IF, which meant that he moved on a free transfer.[40] On 29 October 2020, he scored with a close shot in a 2–1 home defeat againstLeicester City for the second game of theEuropa League group stage.[41] On 5 November 2020, he scored in a 4–1 away win2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage game againstFC Zorya Luhansk helping AEK to increase the possibility of qualifying for the next phase of theUEFA Europa League.[42]
On 20 December 2020, he scored with a direct corner kick, in a 2–2 home draw againstVolos, becoming the second player to do so, afterLevi García a week earlier.[43]
On 10 February 2021, he scored a brace in a 4–2 home win againstVolos for the first leg of theGreek Cup quarter finals.[44] On 11 April 2021, he scored with a penalty opening the score in a 3–1 away win againstAris Thessaloniki.[45]
Tanković was called bySweden after being watched by the head coach,Erik Hamrén,[46] and made his international debut forSweden on 5 March 2014 againstTurkey coming on as a substitute forJimmy Durmaz in the 67th minute.[47]
After a five-year absence, Tanković was called up to the Swedish squad for the training tour in January 2019.[48] He made his return on the pitch in a 2–2 draw againstIceland.[49]
Tankovic made his competitive international debut in aUEFA Euro 2020 qualifying game against theFaroe Islands national football team on 18 November 2019, which Sweden won 3–0.[50]
Tanković is of Bosnian descent, and while playing for Sweden in theEuro Under-19 Championshipqualifiers againstBosnia and Herzegovina, he scored ahat-trick but did not celebrate out of respect for his parents' homeland.[51] He cousin,Armin Tanković, is a fellow professional footballer.[52]
He is nicknamed "Mujo".[53]
Inspired by his idolZlatan Ibrahimović, Tanković described himself as a "technical player" that can score and has vision. He is also known for "super skills, eye for goal and clever passing".[54] NewspaperThe Independent 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."[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 2013–14 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| AZ | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| Total | 58 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 16 | ||
| Hammarby | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 8 | ||||
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 14 | ||||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 11 | |||
| Total | 84 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 34 | ||
| AEK Athens | 2020–21 | Superleague Greece | 27 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 37 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | Superleague Greece | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 9 | ||
| Pafos | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 32 | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 37 | 16 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 10 | ||
| Total | 92 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 34 | ||
| Career total | 284 | 71 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 357 | 93 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
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