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'{{Football player infobox | playername = Asmir Begović | image = | fullname = | height = {{height|m=1.98}} | | dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1987|6|20|}} | cityofbirth = [[Trebinje]] | countryofbirth = [[SFR Yugoslavia]] | currentclub = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | clubnumber = 31 | youthyears = {{0|0000}}–2003<br>2003–2005 | youthclubs = FC Kirchhausen<br>[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] | years = 2005–<br>2005<br>2006<br>2007<br>2008<br>2008 | clubs = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]<br>→ [[R.A.A. Louviéroise|La Louviere]] (loan)<br>→ [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] (loan)<br>→ [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] (loan) <br>→ [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] (loan) <br>→ [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] (loan) | caps(goals) = {{0}}3 (0)<br>{{0}}2 (0)<br>{{0}}3 (0)<br>{{0}}8 (0)<br>{{0}}2 (0)<br>14 (0) | nationalyears = 2004–2007 | nationalteam = [[Canada U-20 men's national soccer team|Canada U-20]] | nationalcaps(goals) = 11 (0) | pcupdate = 22 August 2009 | ntupdate = 24 June 2009 }} '''Asmir Begović''' (born June 20, 1987 in [[Trebinje]]) is a Bosnian football goalkeeper playing for [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]. ==Football career== ===Club=== Begovic signed a youth contract with Portsmouth in 2003 and spent time on loan at [[R.A.A. Louviéroise|La Louviere]] in Belgium in 2005. He signed on loan for [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] in the [[2006-07 in English football|2006-07 season]], making his [[The Football League|Football League]] debut in the 1-1 draw at Stockport County on November 25 as an 80th-minute substitute, after injury to first choice goalkeeper [[Jonny Brain]]. His loan spell was cut short, however, as he sustained a knee injury after making just three appearances.<ref>{{cite news |title=Begovic ends Silkmen stay |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11674_2399002,00.html |publisher=skysports.com |date=2006-12-21 |accessdate=[[2007-08-19]] }}</ref> In August 2007, Begovic was loaned to AFC Bournemouth in League One of the English Football League in a deal lasting until January 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bournemouth sign quartet on loan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bournemouth/6939920.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-08-10 |accessdate=[[2007-08-19]] }}</ref> He was recalled back from [[AFC Bournemouth]] on October 11, 2007. On 8 December, 2007, Begovic was named in Portsmouth's 16-man matchday squad for the first time in a [[Premier League|Premiership]] game in a match against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. In March 2008, he signed for [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] on loan for a month with Portsmouth having the right to recall him back when they liked. On 29 March, Begovic made his debut for [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]], keeping a clean sheet against Bristol Rovers.<ref>{{cite news |title= Begovic happy with Glovers debut |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/7322342.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-03-31 |accessdate=[[2008-04-14]]}}</ref> He was subsequently recalled after making a total of 2 appearances. In August 2008, Asmir joined Yeovil Town on loan again, this time for 3 months.<ref>{{cite news |title= Keeper Begovic agrees Yeovil loan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/7540726.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-08-07 |accessdate=[[2008-10-24]]}}</ref> He made 14 league appearances, keeping 3 clean sheets in a struggling Yeovil side. Begovic made his Portsmouth debut against Sunderland in their 3-1 win on 18 May 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portsmouth 3 Sunderland 1: Match report |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/5346238/Portsmouth-3-Sunderland-1-Match-report.html |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2009-05-18 |accessdate=[[2009-05-18]]}}</ref> ===International=== Begovic appeared for Canada in the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]]. Begovic made several crucial saves for his team in a 3-0 loss to Chile. Late in the third round robin match of the tournament, Begovic came out of his area to play a long ball from a Congo defender. The ball took a high bounce off the wet pitch, forcing him to use his hands to prevent it from going over his head. He was shown a straight red card, and midfielder [[Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault]] was forced to play in goal, as Canada had used up its three substitutes.<ref>{{cite news |title=New number one for Canada fans |url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/canada2007/news/newsid=549236.html#new+number+canada+fans |publisher=FIFA.com |date=2007-07-09 |accessdate=[[2008-11-04]] }}</ref> On August 14, 2007 Begovic received his first call-up to the senior [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canadian]] squad for the friendly match with [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mitchell and Canada to face Iceland |url=http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/news_story/?ID=216145&hubname=soccer |publisher=Canadian Press |date=2007-08-14 |accessdate=[[2007-08-19]] }}</ref> Asmir also accepted a call but never played for the Canadian national team for a World Cup Qualifier versus Jamaica in November. Asmir will miss out on the 2009 Gold Cup for Canada due to Portsmouth wanting him to spend the whole pre-season with the team. Recently Asmir had a chance to speak with [[Ciro Blazevic|Ćiro Blažević]] about the possibility of making his debut for the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnian national football team]]. Quotes in the Bosnian media seemed to indicate his intent to play for the country of his parents<ref>{{cite news |title=Begović: Ćiro mi je obećao da će me zvati |url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbalp-19424.htm |publisher=SportSport.ba |date=2009-06-24 |accessdate=[[2007-06-24]] }}</ref>, however on July 12, 2009 on [[Full-Time: Vancouver's Soccer Show]] on the [[TEAM 1040]] radio in Canada he indicated his desire to continue with the Canadian national team<ref>{{cite news |title=Begovic: "I don't want to switch" |url=http://fulltimefootballshow.blogspot.com/2009/07/begovic-i-dont-want-to-switch.html |publisher=fulltimefootballshow |date=2009-07-13 |accessdate=[[2009-07-13]] }}</ref>. He suggested that comments he had made to Bosnia's coach had been misinterpreted due to language issues. In the same interview, Begovic also said, “I’ve played for Canada for a long time. There’s no decision, I don’t want to switch… but there is a state of uncertainty with Canada soccer (next coach, etc). Get things in place and I’m happy to stay with Canada, that’s where I see my future… I’ve been approached by Bosnia. There were talks… but I have no intention on playing for Bosnia.” As August 21, 2009 call up for the qualification away game between [[Armenia]] and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in September 5, 2009, and four days later game between [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and [[Turkey]] in [[Zenica]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] on September 9, 2009, Begović name find its place on [[Ciro Blazevic|Ćiro Blažević]] official list. It remain to be seen if Begović will accept this call for [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] national team [[World Cup]] campaign. <ref>{{cite news |title=List of players for qualification games in September 2009 |url=http://www.nfsbih.ba/ |publisher=Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |date=2009-08-21 |accessdate=[[2009-08-26]] }}</ref> ==Family== His father, [[Amer Begović]], was a goalkeeper for [[FK Leotar]] from [[Trebinje]] and [[NK Iskra]] from [[Bugojno]]. His mother's name is Ajnija. The Begović family fled war-torn Bosnia for Germany in the early 1990s and would eventually move to Canada.<ref>http://www.canadian-soccer.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2243</ref> Today they reside in Germany. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{FIFA player|230121|Asmir Begovic}} *{{soccerbase|id=45671|name=Asmir Begovic}} *[http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/profile.asp?playerid=65 Profile Canadian Soccer Association] *[http://www.edmonton.com/fifa2007/news_diary.asp Asmir's Adventures] {{Portsmouth F.C. squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Begovic, Asmir}} [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:A.F.C. 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