Seid Korać (Serbian Cyrillic: Сеид Кораћ, born 20 October 2001) is a Luxembourger professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serbian Superliga club Vojvodina and the Luxembourg national team.[2]

Seid Korać
Personal information
Full name Seid Korać
Date of birth (2001-10-20) 20 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Niederkorn, Luxembourg
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
Vojvodina
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2014 CS Oberkorn
2014–2017 Rodange 91
2019–2020 1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Rodange 91 4 (0)
2020–2021 1. FC Nürnberg II 7 (0)
2021–2023 Esbjerg fB 18 (1)
2022Akritas Chlorakas (loan) 13 (0)
2023–2024 Degerfors 25 (1)
2024– Vojvodina 29 (1)
International career
2017 Luxembourg U16 6 (0)
2017 Luxembourg U17 8 (0)
2018 Luxembourg U18 2 (0)
2018–2019 Luxembourg U19 7 (0)
2019– Luxembourg U21 8 (1)
2020– Luxembourg 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:33, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Having started his youth career at CS Oberkorn, Korać joined the Rodange 91 academy in 2014, along with his two older brothers Irfan and Kenan.[3] Integrated into the professional team competing in the Luxembourg National Division from 2017,[4] he contributed to the team avoiding relegation in the 2017–18 season.

Korać left Rodange in January 2019 to join Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg.[3] In Nuremberg, Korać quickly distinguished himself with the youth teams, scoring a goal in his first appearance with the U19s.[5] The following season, he joined the club's reserve team, playing in the Regionalliga.[6][7]

On 11 August 2021, Korać joined Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB on a deal until June 2024.[8] On 24 August 2022, Korać was loaned out to newly promoted Cypriot First Division side Akritas Chlorakas until the end of 2022.[9] In the beginning of January 2023, Korać left Esbjerg and joined Allsvenskan club Degerfors IF, signing a deal until the end of 2025.[10]

On 31 January 2024, Korać signed for Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina.[11]

International career

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Korać made his international debut for Luxembourg on 11 November 2020 in a friendly match against Austria.[12]

Personal life

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Korać is Bosniak of Serbian descent, and holds a Serbian passport.[11]

Career statistics

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International

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As of 18 November 2024[12]
Luxembourg
Year Apps Goals
2020 1 0
2023 3 0
2024 6 1
Total 10 1
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.[13]
List of international goals scored by Seid Korać
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 November 2024 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg   Northern Ireland 1–2 2–2 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C

References

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  1. ^ Seid Korać at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Seid Korać at WorldFootball.net  
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Football/Luxembourg – Seid Korac quitte Rodange pour Nuremberg". L'essentiel (in French). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. ^ Nadin, Christophe (31 July 2017). "Rodange: des atouts offensifs, des doutes à dissiper derrière". Luxemburger Wort – Edition francophone (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ Nadin, Christophe (4 February 2019). "Nuremberg: Korac débarque et marque d'entrée". Luxemburger Wort - Edition francophone (in French). Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Vorbereitungsstart der U21: Laktattest zum Auftakt". 1. FC Nürnberg (in German). 20 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Neues aus dem NLZ: Teamtage, Fotos und ein Neuzugang". 1. FC Nürnberg (in German). 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Esbjerg fB henter Seid Korac - efb.dk". Esbjerg fB (in Danish). 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  9. ^ EfB udlejer Korac, efb.dk, 24 August 2022
  10. ^ Seid Korac klar för Degerfors IF, degerforsif.se, 12 January 2023
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Сеид Кораћ четврто појачање Војводине! at FK Vojvodina official website, 31 January 2024
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Luxembourg-Austria | UEFA Nations League 2019/20". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Seid Korać". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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