Muamer Tanković

Early career

Tanković never made his competitive senior debut for Norrköping in Allsvenskan, but appeared as an unused substitute in six league games. While at Norrköping, Tanković went on trial with German side Hamburger SV. Tanković was also linked with Chelsea, Manchester United and Juventus.

Fulham

In September 2011, he joined Fulham, aged sixteen, on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his Fulham debut as an 87th-minute substitute for compatriot Alexander Kačaniklić in the FA Cup third round replay against Norwich City at Craven Cottage on 14 January 2014 and his Premier League debut on 28 January against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, replacing Dimitar Berbatov for the last 7 minutes of a 2–0 defeat. Tanković started his first league match against Manchester United on 9 February 2014 at Old Trafford, and was substituted at half-time for Darren Bent as the game finished 2–2. Tanković was released by Fulham in May 2014 when his contract expired.

AZ Alkmaar

2014–15

Muamer Tanković signed a five-year deal with the Dutch club AZ on a free transfer in June 2014 At AZ, he linked up with fellow countrymen Viktor Elm and Mattias Johansson. Tanković scored in his competitive debut for the club on 9 August 2014, in a 3–0 away win against Heracles. He went on to score two goals and provide three assists during the opening four fixtures of the 2014-15 Eredivisie. On 6 October 2014, in a 2–2 game against Twente, coming…

Tanković was called by Sweden after being watched by the head coach, Erik Hamrén, and made his international debut for Sweden on 5 March 2014 against Turkey coming on as a substitute for Jimmy Durmaz in the 67th minute. After a five-year absence, Tanković was called up to the Swedish squad for the training tour in January 2019. He made his return on the pitch in a 2–2 draw against Iceland. Tankovic made his competitive international debut in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying game against the Faroe Islands national football team on 18 November 2019, which Sweden won 3–0.

Tanković is of Bosnian descent, and while playing for Sweden in the Euro Under-19 Championship qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina, he scored a hat-trick but did not celebrate out of respect for his parents' homeland. He cousin, Armin Tanković, is a fellow professional footballer. He is nicknamed "Mujo".

Muamer Tanković was born to Bosnian Muslim parents in Norrköping and grew up in Hageby, a Million Programme area in the southern part of the city. He started to play football at a young age at the local club Hageby IF, before joining local giants IFK Norrköping in 2005, aged 10.