Asmir Begović

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Personal information
Asmir Begović
Full name	Asmir Begović
Date of birth	June 20, 1987 (age 19)
Place of birth	Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Portsmouth
Youth clubs
2003- 2005	Portsmouth
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006- Present 2006	Portsmouth → Macclesfield Town (loan)	0 (0) 3 (0)
National team²
2004-Present	Canada U20	11 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09 December 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Asmir Begović (born June 20, 1987 in Trebinje, Yugoslavia, now Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Canadian footballer of Bosniak descent currently playing for Portsmouth. He plays in the goalkeeper position.

Begović signed a youth contract with Portsmouth in 2003 and spent time on loan at La Louviere in Belgium in 2005. Asmir has all the attributes, and has been touted (by Portsmouth goalkeeping coach David Coles) to become one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

He signed on loan for Macclesfield Town in the 2006-2007 season, making his Football League debut in the 1-1 draw at Stockport County on Saturday, 25 November as an 80th-minute substitute, after injury to first choice goalkeeper Jonny Brain. His loan spell was cut short however, as after making just three appearances he sustained a knee injury.

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