Neven Subotić born 10 December 1988 is a Serbia football defender, who plays for Borussia Dortmund. Subotić made his first-team debut at the very end of the 2006–07 season as Mainz were relegated from the Bundesliga. In the 2. Bundesliga the following year, he seized a starting role and quickly received high marks as one of the best young defenders in the league.
Born to Serb parents Željko and Svetlana in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Neven was five years old when the family moved to Germany in 1994, settling in the town of Schömberg. Neven took up football at the age of 7 with the local outfit TSV Schwarzenberg.
In the late 1990s his family's residence authorization in Germany expired and in order to avoid being deported back to Bosnia they opted to move to the USA in 1999. They settled in Salt Lake City where Neven's father had a cousin. Neven played soccer with Sparta Gold and Impact Black youth clubs.
Within two years the family was on the move again, this time to Bradenton, Florida so that Neven's sister Natalija could pursue a tennis career at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. The city also happens to be the base for the United States U-17 national team. Neven trained on his own in G.T. Bray Park where he got spotted by Keith Fulk, one of the team's assistant coaches who then informed the team's head coach John Ellinger about Subotić. After arranging a tryout, they offered Neven a spot in the residency camp. At the time he was not attached to any club sides, but eventually started playing with the University of South Florida team.
While playing with the U-17 team in the Netherlands, Subotić was approached by player agent Steve Kelly who inquired about his career plans and offering a possibility of playing in Europe. After impressing at the tryout for 1. FSV Mainz 05, young Subotić was on his way there, initially playing for the club's youth and fourth-division teams.
On 4 June 2008 it was announced that Subotić had signed with Borussia Dortmund on a 5-year contract. He debuted for his new club in the unofficial German Supercup match against Bayern Munich, which Dortmund won 2–1. Subotić's defensive displays quickly turned a lot of heads. In December 2008, he was named in the ideal 11 team of the first part of the 2008–09 Bundesliga season alongside such defensive stars as Lúcio and Philip Lahm. In June 2009, he signed a new contract which last until summer 2014. In the 2009–10 Bundesliga season, Subotić was one of only four players in the entire league to play every minute of every league match.
Personal information
Full name Neven Subotić
Date of birth 10 December 1988 (1988-12-10) (age 21)
Place of birth Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Borussia Dortmund
Number 4
Youth career
TSV Schwarzenberg
Sparta Gold
Impact Black
2006 South Florida Bulls
2006–2007 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2008 Mainz 05 34 (4)
2008– Borussia Dortmund 83 (10)
National team‡
2005 United States U-17 10 (0)
2006 United States U-20 2 (0)
2009– Serbia 20 (1)
Born to Serb parents Željko and Svetlana in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Neven was five years old when the family moved to Germany in 1994, settling in the town of Schömberg. Neven took up football at the age of 7 with the local outfit TSV Schwarzenberg.
In the late 1990s his family's residence authorization in Germany expired and in order to avoid being deported back to Bosnia they opted to move to the USA in 1999. They settled in Salt Lake City where Neven's father had a cousin. Neven played soccer with Sparta Gold and Impact Black youth clubs.
Within two years the family was on the move again, this time to Bradenton, Florida so that Neven's sister Natalija could pursue a tennis career at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. The city also happens to be the base for the United States U-17 national team. Neven trained on his own in G.T. Bray Park where he got spotted by Keith Fulk, one of the team's assistant coaches who then informed the team's head coach John Ellinger about Subotić. After arranging a tryout, they offered Neven a spot in the residency camp. At the time he was not attached to any club sides, but eventually started playing with the University of South Florida team.
While playing with the U-17 team in the Netherlands, Subotić was approached by player agent Steve Kelly who inquired about his career plans and offering a possibility of playing in Europe. After impressing at the tryout for 1. FSV Mainz 05, young Subotić was on his way there, initially playing for the club's youth and fourth-division teams.
On 4 June 2008 it was announced that Subotić had signed with Borussia Dortmund on a 5-year contract. He debuted for his new club in the unofficial German Supercup match against Bayern Munich, which Dortmund won 2–1. Subotić's defensive displays quickly turned a lot of heads. In December 2008, he was named in the ideal 11 team of the first part of the 2008–09 Bundesliga season alongside such defensive stars as Lúcio and Philip Lahm. In June 2009, he signed a new contract which last until summer 2014. In the 2009–10 Bundesliga season, Subotić was one of only four players in the entire league to play every minute of every league match.
Personal information
Full name Neven Subotić
Date of birth 10 December 1988 (1988-12-10) (age 21)
Place of birth Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Borussia Dortmund
Number 4
Youth career
TSV Schwarzenberg
Sparta Gold
Impact Black
2006 South Florida Bulls
2006–2007 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2008 Mainz 05 34 (4)
2008– Borussia Dortmund 83 (10)
National team‡
2005 United States U-17 10 (0)
2006 United States U-20 2 (0)
2009– Serbia 20 (1)
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