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Neven Subotić
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Full name	Neven Subotić
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund
Number	4
	‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 5, 2008

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Neven Subotić (born December 10, 1988 in Banja Luka) is a Yugoslav-born American football defender, who plays for Borussia Dortmund.

Career

Club career

Subotić previously played for FSV Mainz where he made his professional debut in the last match of the 2006–07 season against Bayern Munich as his team was relegated from the Bundesliga. In the 2. Bundesliga the following year, he seized a starting role in what was the leagues best defense, conceding only 37 goals.

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.

International career

Subotić spent his early childhood in Germany and his teenage years in US since 1999. (Utah and then Bradenton, Florida). He was on the squad for the US entry in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. While he has made appearances for the USA U-20 team, he was not selected to play in the 2007 U-20 World Cup. He is eligible to represent the United States, or Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1]^[2]

He has the option to apply to FIFA for a nationality transfer until his 21st birthday.

References

^ Zdelar, Zoran (18 September 2008). "SAD, BiH, Hrvatska ili Njemačka?". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian).
^ Meurer, Daniel (6 June 2008). "Neven Subotic "Klopp ist mein Trainer, vielleicht auch ein wenig ein Freund"". faz.net (in German).

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[1] Zdelar, Zoran (18 September 2008). "SAD, BiH, Hrvatska ili Njemačka?". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian).

[2] Meurer, Daniel (6 June 2008). "Neven Subotic "Klopp ist mein Trainer, vielleicht auch ein wenig ein Freund"". faz.net (in German).

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 ===International career===
-Subotić spent his early childhood in Germany and his teenage years in US since 1999. ([[Utah]] and then [[Bradenton, Florida]]). He was on the squad for the US entry in the [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship]]. While he has made appearances for the USA U-20 team, he was not selected to play in the [[2007 U-20 World Cup]]. He is eligible to represent the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Woitalla | first=Mike | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/the_bonus/11/06/neven.subotic/index.html | title=Soccer star Subotic has a choice: His native land or adopted U.S.? | work=[[SI.com]] | date=1 November 2008 | language=English}}</ref>, or [[Bosnia national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Zdelar | first=Zoran | url=http://sportnet.hr/Vijest.aspx?ID=365437 | title=SAD, BiH, Hrvatska ili Njemačka? | work=[[Sportnet.hr]] | date=18 September 2008 | language=Croatian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Meurer | first=Daniel | url=http://www.faz.net/s/RubC3295D0DD41D4C82B9273912B8C91662/Doc~E507C502906FD472DBEB78E976563D47B~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html | title=Neven Subotic "Klopp ist mein Trainer, vielleicht auch ein wenig ein Freund" | date=6 June 2008 | work=faz.net | language=German}}</ref>
+Subotić spent his early childhood in Germany and his teenage years in US since 1999. ([[Utah]] and then [[Bradenton, Florida]]). He was on the squad for the US entry in the [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship]]. While he has made appearances for the USA U-20 team, he was not selected to play in the [[2007 U-20 World Cup]]. He is eligible to represent the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], or [[Bosnia national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Zdelar | first=Zoran | url=http://sportnet.hr/Vijest.aspx?ID=365437 | title=SAD, BiH, Hrvatska ili Njemačka? | work=[[Sportnet.hr]] | date=18 September 2008 | language=Croatian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Meurer | first=Daniel | url=http://www.faz.net/s/RubC3295D0DD41D4C82B9273912B8C91662/Doc~E507C502906FD472DBEB78E976563D47B~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html | title=Neven Subotic "Klopp ist mein Trainer, vielleicht auch ein wenig ein Freund" | date=6 June 2008 | work=faz.net | language=German}}</ref>
 He has the option to apply to FIFA for a nationality transfer until his 21st birthday.