.jpg) Jakupović with Austria U21 in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Osijek | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | ASV Asparn/Zaya | ||
| 2005–2009 | FC Stadlau | ||
| 2009–2015 | Austria Wien | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Austria Wien II | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Empoli | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Juventus (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Sturm Graz (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Domžale (loan) | 30 | (11) |
| 2020–2023 | Domžale | 80 | (21) |
| 2023–2024 | Maribor | 46 | (24) |
| 2024– | Osijek | 57 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Austria U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Austria U17 | 11 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Austria U19 | 16 | (12) |
| 2016–2019 | Austria U21 | 16 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2026 | |||
Arnel Jakupović (born 29 May 1998) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a forward for Superliga club Osijek.[2]
Club career
On 21 July 2020, Jakupović moved to Domžale on a permanent basis.[3]
Jakupović finished the 2023–24 season with 17 goals, helping his club Maribor to a second place finish. For his performances, he was named in the Slovenian PrvaLiga Team of the Season.[4]
On 30 August 2024, Jakupović joined Croatian Football League club Osijek in a permanent transfer worth a reported €1 million.[5][6]
Personal life
Born in Austria, Jakupović is of Bosnian descent.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 February 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Empoli | 2016–17 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Serie B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Sturm Graz (loan) | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Domžale (loan) | 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 32 | 13 | |
| Domžale | 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 30 | 8 | |
| 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 2 | 41 | 14 | |
| 2022–23 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 23 | 4 | ||
| Total | 80 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 94 | 26 | ||
| Maribor | 2022–23 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6[b] | 2 | 38 | 22 | |
| 2024–25 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 2 | 13 | 7 | |
| Total | 46 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 67 | 32 | ||
| Osijek | 2024–25 | Croatian Football League | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 18 | 9 | |
| Career total | 183 | 64 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 222 | 80 | ||
- Includes Slovenian Football Cup, Croatian Football Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Individual
- Slovenian PrvaLiga Player of the Month: July 2023,[8] July 2024[9]
References
- "Arnel Jakupovic – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- Arnel Jakupović at Soccerway
- "Arnel Jakupović je postal polnopravni član rumene družine!" (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- "SPINS XI: Objavljamo imena najboljših nogometašev in trenerja sezone 2023/2024 v Sloveniji". spins.si (in Slovenian). 18 May 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- "Potpisali smo i Arnela Jakupovića" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- "Uradno: Arnel Jakupović okrepil Osijek, s temi besedami se je poslovil od Ljudskega vrta". Ekipa (in Slovenian). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- "Arnel Jakupović: Österreichs größte Sturmhoffnung spielt für Bosnien?". KOSMO (in German). 3 May 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- "NZS izbrala najboljšega nogometaša 1. SNL v mesecu juliju: Navijači in trije strokovnjaki okronali Arnela Jakupovića iz Maribora". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- "Igralec meseca Prve lige Telemach: Arnel Jakupović" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
External links
- Arnel Jakupović at ÖFB (in Austrian German)
- Arnel Jakupović at ÖFB (in Austrian German) (national team)
- Arnel Jakupović at kicker (in German)
- Arnel Jakupović at Soccerway