Enes Mahmutović (born 22 May 1997) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

for Dutch club NAC Breda. Born in Kosovo, he plays for the Luxembourg national team.

Club career

In the summer of 2014, Mahmutović signed his first professional senior contract with

CS Fola Esch Sporting Circle Fola Esch (), usually abbreviated to Fola Esch or simply Fola, is a professional football club based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg. They play their home games at Stade Émile Mayrisch, in the south of the city ...

. On 19 May 2017, it was announced that he had joined

Championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this sys ...

club

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...

for an undisclosed fee. Mahmutović made his debut for the club on 14 August 2018, in an

EFL Cup The English Football League Cup, often referred to as the League Cup and currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in men's domestic football in England. Orga ...

tie with Notts County, scoring a headed goal in the 3–3 draw. In doing so, he became the first Luxembourger in history to score a professional goal in English football. On 30 August 2018, Mahmutović joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season. His time at Yeovil Town was cut short on 31 December 2018, with Mahmutović returning early to

upon the opening of the January transfer window after only playing a limited role at the League Two side. On 1 July 2019, Mahmutović joined

MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently ...

of the Dutch

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

, going on to appear 16 times for the club across the season.

announced that Mahmutović had been released by the club on 28 June 2020. On 31 March 2022, Mahmutović signed a contract with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. He left the team in June 2024, upon the expiration of his contract. On 29 July 2024, Mahmutović moved to NAC Breda in the Netherlands, signing a contract for two seasons with an option for third.

International career

Mahmutović was born in

Peć Peja or Peć, ), is the fifth most populous city in Kosovo and serves as the seat of the Peja Municipality and the District of Peja. It is located in the Rugova (region), Rugova region on the eastern section of the Accursed Mountains along the ...

FR Yugoslavia The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Southeast Europe locate ...

to an ethnic

Bosniak The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

family, and moved to Luxembourg at a young age. He was eligible for

Montenegro , image_flag = Flag of Montenegro.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Montenegro.svg , coa_size = 80 , national_motto = , national_anthem = () , image_map = Europe-Mont ...

and

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

internationally, as well as

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

, his birthplace. He made his international debut for

on 13 November 2016, in a 1–3 loss to the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

Career statistics

Club

International

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahmutovic, Enes 1997 births Living people Footballers from Peja Men's association football defenders Kosovan men's footballers Luxembourgian men's footballers Luxembourg men's international footballers CS Fola Esch players Middlesbrough F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players MVV Maastricht players FC Lviv players PFC CSKA Sofia players NAC Breda players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Luxembourg National Division players English Football League players Eerste Divisie players Ukrainian Premier League players Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Luxembourg men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Luxembourgian sportsmen