Stojan Vranješ (Serbian Cyrillic: Стојан Врањеш; born 11 October 1986) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka.
Club career Early career Vranješ spent his youth career at his hometown club Borac Banja Luka, as well as Croatian clubs Dugo Selo and HAŠK. In 2005, he joined Borac's first team and stayed with the club for five seasons before moving to Romania, where he played for Pandurii and CFR Cluj.
Vojvodina On 6 February 2013, Vranješ signed a two-year contract with Serbian giants Vojvodina.Vranješ u Vojvodini – Vecernje Novosti (in Serbian) He scored his first goal for Vojvodina in a 2–1 win against Smederevo on 27 February 2013. He scored a goal from distance in a 3–0 win against Donji Srem on 19 March 2013, which Donji Srem manager Bogić Bogićević dubbed a "euro-goal". Blic Sport: Vignjević: Zaslužena pobeda, na vreme smo dali golove March 19, 2013
Adventure in Poland In February 2014, Vranješ was transferred from Vojvodina to Polish club Lechia Gdańsk for 200,000 Euros. After impressing at Lechia, scoring 16 goals in 52 appearances, he was transferred to Legia Warsaw on 29 August 2015. While at Legia, Vranješ won both the Ekstraklasa and Polish Cup in 2016."Legija želi u Ligu prvaka, šteta zbog ispadanja Borca" at sportsport.ba, 17 May 2016 On 9 January 2017, shortly after leaving Legia, he signed a contract with Piast Gliwice.Službeno: Vranješ ima novi klub u Poljskoj at sportsport.ba, 9 January 2017 On 15 January 2018, Vranješ left the club after not having enough playing time in that season.Vranješ dobio odriješene ruke at sportsport.ba, 15 January 2018 Both sides said they are on good terms still to this day.
Željezničar On 23 January 2018, Vranješ signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.Stojan Vranješ novi nogometaš Željezničara at klix.ba, 23 January 2018 On 9 May 2018, he won the Bosnian Cup after Željezničar beat Krupa in the two legged final of that season's cup.Željezničar nakon šest godina osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine at klix.ba, 9 May 2018 On 31 January 2019, Vranješ left Željezničar.FK Željezničar i Stojan Vranješ raskinuli saradnju at klix.ba, 31 January 2019
Return to Borac On 1 February 2019, nine years after leaving the club, Vranješ once again became the new player of Borac in the First League of RS.Stojan Vranješ se vratio u Borac, sreću mu poželio i brat Ognjen at klix.ba, 1 February 2019 He made his official debut for Borac on 27 February 2019, in a 2–1 away loss in a cup game against Široki Brijeg.
In the 2018–19 First League of RS season, Vranješ's Borac won the league title five games before the end of the season and got promoted back to the Bosnian Premier League. On 12 January 2020, he extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2023.
Vranješ won his first league title with Borac on 23 May 2021, one game before the end of the 2020–21 season, getting crowned Bosnian Premier League champions.
He terminated his contract with Borac and left the club in November 2021.
Bashundhara Kings On 20 November 2021, Vranješ joined Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings for the 2021–22 season.
International career Vranješ made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 June 2009, against Uzbekistan.
On 31 May 2012, Vranješ was at the center of a media storm for a mistake he made in a friendly match in Chicago against Mexico, which resulted in a last-minute goal for Mexico, who won 2–1. Cazin.net (Bosnian) - Stojan Vranješ: U hiljadu pokušaja ne bih ponovio onu grešku!
Personal life Vranješ has a younger brother, Ognjen, who is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBorac Banja Luka2005–06First League of RS102———1022006–07Bosnian Premier League203———2032007–08First League of RS269———2692008–09Bosnian Premier League287———2872009–10Bosnian Premier League145———145Total9826———9826Pandurii2009–10Liga I121———1212010–11Liga I17520——1952011–12Liga I18521——206Total471141——5112CFR Cluj (loan)2011–12Liga I102———102Vojvodina2012–13Serbian SuperLiga13330——1632013–14Serbian SuperLiga1523083—265Total2856083—428Lechia Gdańsk2013–14Ekstraklasa14720——1672014–15Ekstraklasa33810——3482015–16Ekstraklasa51———51Total521630——5516Legia Warsaw2015–16Ekstraklasa1923241—2652016–17Ekstraklasa10——1020Total202324110285Legia Warsaw II2016–17III liga84———84Piast Gliwice2016–17Ekstraklasa100———1002017–18Ekstraklasa9110——101Total19110——201Željezničar2017–18Bosnian Premier League12230——1522018–19Bosnian Premier League1211020—151Total2434020—303Borac Banja Luka2018–19First League of RS6111——722019–20Bosnian Premier League221222——24142020–21Bosnian Premier League25154221—31182021–22Bosnian Premier League1510—41—1911Total68387562—8145Bashundhara Kings2021–22Bangladesh Premier League62———62Sloboda Tuzla2022–23Bosnian Premier League21511——226Borac Banja Luka2023–24Bosnian Premier League2038110—2942024–25Bosnian Premier League26351130104542025–26Bosnian Premier League11010——1202026–27Bosnian Premier League500010—60Total62614215010928Career total463121431135620543138
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBosnia and Herzegovina200910201220Total30
Honours Borac Banja Luka Bosnian Premier League: 2020–21, 2023–24, 2025–26 First League of RS: 2018–19 Bosnian Cup: 2009–10
CFR Cluj Liga I: 2011–12
Vojvodina Serbian Cup: 2013–14
Legia Warsaw Ekstraklasa: 2015–16 Polish Cup: 2015–16
Željezničar Bosnian Cup: 2017–18
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