Arnel Jakupović

Arnel Jakupović (born 29 May 1998) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian Football League club Osijek.^[2]

Arnel Jakupović

Jakupović with Austria U21 in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria[1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Osijek
Number	17
Youth career
2003–2005	ASV Asparn/Zaya
2005–2009	FC Stadlau
2009–2015	Austria Wien
2015–2017	Middlesbrough
2017–2019	Empoli
2018	→ Juventus (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Austria Wien II	5	(0)
2017–2020	Empoli	5	(0)
2019	→ Sturm Graz (loan)	6	(0)
2019–2020	→ Domžale (loan)	30	(11)
2020–2023	Domžale	80	(21)
2023–2024	Maribor	46	(24)
2024–	Osijek	27	(9)
International career
2013	Austria U16	6	(2)
2014–2015	Austria U17	11	(3)
2015–2017	Austria U19	16	(12)
2016–2019	Austria U21	16	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025

Club career

On 21 July 2020, Jakupović moved to Domžale on a permanent basis.^[3]

Jakupović finished the 2023–24 season with 17 goals, helping his club Maribor to a second place finish. For his performances, he was named in the Slovenian PrvaLiga Team of the Season.^[4]

On 30 August 2024, Jakupović joined Croatian Football League club Osijek in a permanent transfer worth a reported €1 million.^[5][6]

Personal life

Born in Austria, Jakupović is of Bosnian descent.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 February 2025^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Empoli	2016–17	Serie A	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2017–18	Serie B	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Sturm Graz (loan)	2018–19	Austrian Bundesliga	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
Domžale (loan)	2019–20	Slovenian PrvaLiga	30	11	2	2	—		32	13
Domžale	2020–21	Slovenian PrvaLiga	27	7	3	1	—		30	8
	2021–22	Slovenian PrvaLiga	33	12	2	0	6[b]	2	41	14
	2022–23	Slovenian PrvaLiga	20	2	3	2	—		23	4
	Total		80	21	8	3	6	2	94	26
Maribor	2022–23	Slovenian PrvaLiga	12	2	4	1	—		16	3
	2023–24	Slovenian PrvaLiga	29	17	3	3	6[b]	2	38	22
	2024–25	Slovenian PrvaLiga	5	5	0	0	8[c]	2	13	7
	Total		46	24	7	4	14	4	67	32
Osijek	2024–25	Croatian Football League	16	8	2	1	—		18	9
Career total			183	64	19	10	20	6	222	80

1. Includes Slovenian Football Cup, Croatian Football Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Individual

• Slovenian PrvaLiga Player of the Month: July 2023,^[8] July 2024^[9]