Miralem Pjanić, Bosnian footballer
Miralem Pjanić (born 2 April 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, on loan from La Liga club Barcelona, and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Pjanić started his professional career at Metz being there for one season. He signed for side Lyon in 2008 before signing for Roma in 2011 after three seasons at Lyon. During his time in Rome, Pjanić came to be recognized as one of the best midfielders in Serie A. In 2016, Pjanić joined Juventus, and has since been considered an integral player for the team, winning four Serie A titles, two Coppa Italias, and being named in the Serie A Team of the Year for 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. He was also named in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season, for his role in Juventus's run to the final. Pjanić joined Barcelona in September 2020.
A former Luxembourg youth international, Pjanić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2008, earning over one hundred caps and scoring seventeen goals since. He represented the nation at their first major tournament, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
In 2015, Pjanić was ranked 55th in The Guardian's list of "The 100 best footballers in the world".
In 2019, he was ranked 50th in the same list.
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