Date of birth: June 20 1993
Instagram: @seadk6
Club(s): Karlsruher, Hoffenheim, Stuttgart, Schalke, Arsenal
Country: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Signing fee: Free transfer
Schalke recognised his potential quickly and the tough-tackling full-back soon moved up the ranks. Capped by Germany at youth level, the Bosnia-Herzegovina international recovered from an ACL injury to fight his way back to fitness and joined Arsenal on a free transfer in the summer of 2017. Drew much praise for his off-pitch bravery in facing down masked men who attempted a car-jacking with Gunners team-mate Mesut Ozil.
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