Their 2026 World Cup
🧤 In goal
Goalkeeping data derived from the matches he started (real scores and team saves). Penalty shootouts do not count as goals conceded.
Match by match
N. Vasilj played 4 matches for Bosnia and Herzegovina, starting every one.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group B | vs Canada 1-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Group B | vs Switzerland 1-4 | Started, played the full match |
| Group B | vs Qatar 3-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 32 | vs United States 0-2 | Started, played the full match |
Biography
Nikola Vasilj (pronounced [nǐkola ʋǎsiʎ]; born 2 December 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Vasilj started his professional career at Zrinjski Mostar, who loaned him to Igman Konjic in 2014 and to Branitelj in 2015. In 2017, he joined 1. FC Nürnberg II. Two years later, he moved to Zorya Luhansk. He signed with FC St. Pauli in 2021. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vasilj made his senior international debut in 2021, earning 30 caps since.
Early career Vasilj started playing football at a local club, before joining the youth academy of his hometown team Zrinjski Mostar in 2010. He made his professional debut against Željezničar on 10 April 2013 at the age of 17. In July 2014, he was sent on a season-long loan to Igman Konjic. In July 2015, he was loaned to Branitelj until the end of the season. In July 2017, Vasilj signed with German side 1. FC Nürnberg. In July 2019, he joined Ukrainian outfit Zorya Luhansk.
FC St. Pauli In May 2021, Vasilj moved to FC St.
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