David Flakus Bosilj

Slovenian footballer (born 2002)

David Flakus Bosilj
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Maribor, Slovenia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 De Graafschap
(on loan from Hellas Verona)
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2015 Pobrežje
2015–2017 Malečnik
2017–2018 Aluminij
2021–2022 Hellas Verona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Aluminij 57 (8)
2021– Hellas Verona 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Bravo (loan) 27 (2)
2023– → De Graafschap (loan) 22 (5)
International career‡
2017 Slovenia U15 5 (0)
2017–2018 Slovenia U16 9 (1)
2018–2019 Slovenia U17 12 (2)
2019 Slovenia U18 2 (0)
2020 Slovenia U19 2 (2)
2021– Slovenia U21 22 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:28, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

David Flakus Bosilj (born 1 February 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap, on loan from Hellas Verona.

Club career

Early years

Flakus Bosilj began his football career with Pobrežje in his hometown Maribor.[2] In 2015, aged 13, he moved to the youth academy of Malečnik,[3] where he progressed through youth age groups until the 2016–17 season.[2] During the winter break of the 2016–17 season, Flakus Bosilj joined the youth department of Aluminij. His consistent performances in the youth teams led to his inclusion in the senior squad in late 2018 by head coach Oliver Bogatinov.[2]

On 10 May 2019, Flakus Bosilj made his professional debut in a 3–0 away loss against Rudar Velenje, where he replaced Luka Štor in the 78th minute.[4]

In the 2019–20 season, he became a regular on the first-team bench, making brief appearances.[1] He scored his first goals during an 8–1 victory over Triglav Kranj on 4 December 2019.[1] After the COVID-19 lockdown, he became a regular starter, concluding the season with 16 league appearances and contributing to his team's fifth-place finish.[5]

Hellas Verona

On 20 August 2021, Flakus Bosilj signed with Serie A club Hellas Verona and joined their youth team.[6]

On 31 August 2022, a loan agreement was officially announced with Slovenian club Bravo.[7] He made his debut for the club on 5 September against Radomlje, entering the match as a substitute for Luka Štor in the 66th minute of a 1–1 league draw.[8]

Flakus Bosilj was sent on a season-long loan with an option to buy to De Graafschap on 11 August 2023.[9] He scored on his debut for the club on 21 August, helping the Superboeren to a 2–1 victory against Jong Ajax.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 January 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aluminij 2018–19 PrvaLiga 3 0 — — 3 0
2019–20 PrvaLiga 16 3 4 0 — 20 3
2020–21 PrvaLiga 33 5 1 0 — 34 5
2021–22 PrvaLiga 5 0 — — 5 0
Total 57 8 5 0 — 62 8
Hellas Verona 2021–22 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Bravo (loan) 2022–23 PrvaLiga 27 2 3 2 — 30 4
De Graafschap (loan) 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 22 5 2 0 — 24 5
Career total 106 15 10 2 0 0 116 17

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Slovenia – D. Flakus Bosilj – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Toplak, Gabrijel (19 March 2019). "Sodelovanje z rdeče-belimi sklenil še sedemnajstletni napadalec". maribor24.si (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ "ZAPISNIK 25 seje Registracijske komisije MNZ MB z dne 02.07.2015" (PDF) (in Slovenian). MNZ Maribor. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Rudar zanesljiv proti Aluminiju". Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovenian). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ^ "David Flakus Bosilj » PrvaLiga 2019/2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ Badia, Tommaso (20 August 2021). "Ufficiale, David Flakus Bosilj è gialloblù". Calcio Hellas (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Do konca sezone močnejši za Svetlina in Flakusa Bosilja". NK Bravo (in Slovenian). 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Kalcer Radomlje – Bravo 1:1". Stadion.si (in Slovenian). 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Bosilj on loan to De Graafschap". Hellas Verona (in Italian). 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. ^ Willemsen, Raymond (21 August 2023). "Wordt Sloveen David Flakus Bosilj de nieuwe doelpuntenmachine in Doetinchem?". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 January 2024.

External links

  • David Flakus Bosilj at Soccerway
  • David Flakus Bosilj at WorldFootball.net
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