Besard Šabović
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Besard Šabović (Macedonian: Бесард Шабовиќ, Albanian: Besard Shaboviq or Besard Ferri; born 5 January 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who currently plays for Austin FC as a centre midfielder. He has represented both Sweden and North Macedonia at youth international level.
Club career
Early career
Šabović started out playing for Brommapojkarna at age five. He took part in the TV4-show called Fotbollsfabriken (The Football Factory), which plotted the best 15-years old players in the Brommapojkarna's academy.
Djurgårdens IF
On 18 February 2015, Šabović joined with Djurgårdens IF, on a three-year under-21 contract. On 12 January 2016, Šabović was promoted to the first team and signed a four-year contract. On 24 April 2016, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Malmö after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of Alexander Faltsetas.
Loan to Brommapojkarna
On 24 March 2017, Šabović returned to Superettan side Brommapojkarna, on a season-long loan. On 1 April 2017, he made his debut in a 0–0 away draw against Dalkurd after coming on as a substitute at 89th minute in place of Markus Gustafsson.
Loan to Dalkurd
On 29 March 2019, Šabović joined Superettan side Dalkurd, on a season-long loan with the opportunity to playing for Djurgården during the loan spell also. On 7 April 2019, he made his debut in a 0–4 home defeat against the former club Brommapojkarna after being named in the starting line-up.
On 1 July 2019, Šabović was called up for a game for Djurgården against Kalmar FF, where he was subbed in for the last few minutes.
Khimki
On 22 June 2021, he signed with Russian Premier League club FC Khimki. Šabović left Khimki on 3 June 2022.
Return to Djurgårdens IF
On 10 August 2022, Šabović signed a 2.5-year contract with Djurgårdens IF.
Austin FC
On 21 January 2025, Šabović signed with Major League Soccer side Austin FC on a three-year deal.
International career
North Macedonia
Under-21
On 14 March 2019, Šabović was named as part of the North Macedonia U21 squad for 2019 Antalya Cup. On 22 March 2019, he made his debut with North Macedonia U21 in a match against Ukraine U21 after coming on as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of Jani Atanasov.
Personal life
Šabović was born in Stockholm, Sweden as the son of a Montenegrin Albanian father from Plav and a Serbian Albanian mother from Medveđa. He is the great-grandson of the member of the Albanian nationalist organization League of Prizren, Jakup Ferri.
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 14 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Djurgården | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Brommapojkarna (loan) | 2017 | Superettan | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Dalkurd (loan) | 2019 | Superettan | 27 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |
| Mjällby | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 4 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | |
| Kayserispor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Khimki | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| Djurgården | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 44 | 6 | |
| Total | 64 | 5 | — | 12 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 97 | 10 | ||
| Austin FC | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| Career total | 205 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 256 | 22 |
Notes
Honours
Djurgården
External links
- at Soccerway.com
- at WorldFootball.net
- at Soccerbase.com
- at FBref.com
- at kicker(in German)
- at the Swedish Football Association(in Swedish)
- at the Turkish Football Federation
- at Major League Soccer
- at L'Équipe(in French)
- at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) ()
- national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)