Džengis Čavušević

Džengis Čavušević (born 26 November 1987) is a retired Slovenian footballer who played as a striker.

Džengis Čavušević

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1994–2003	Šmartno
2003–2005	Slovan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Domžale	52	(7)
2006–2007	→ Ihan (loan)	18	(7)
2007–2008	→ Bela Krajina (loan)	18	(3)
2010–2012	Wil 1900	64	(32)
2012–2016	St. Gallen	85	(13)
2016–2017	Zürich	32	(6)
2018	Adelaide United	4	(1)
International career
2012–2014	Slovenia	2	(0)
Managerial career
2022–2023	Slovan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Čavušević moved to St. Gallen after playing three seasons for Wil 1900 in the Swiss Challenge League.^[1] In July 2016 he signed a two-year contract with FC Zürich.^[2] In December 2017 the contract was terminated by mutual consent.

On 6 February 2018, Čavušević joined Australian club Adelaide United until the end of the season.^[3] Not long into his time at Adelaide, he suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). He was released at the end of the season^[4] and subsequently retired from professional football.

International career

Čavušević made his debut for Slovenia in an October 2012 World Cup qualification match away against Albania, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Zlatko Dedić, and earned a total of two caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a November 2014 friendly match against Colombia.^[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[6]

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Domžale	2005–06	Slovenian PrvaLiga	2	0	0	0	—				2	0
	2006–07		1	0	0	0	—				1	0
	2007–08		6	0	2	1	—				8	1
	2008–09		23	5	0	0	—		4	0	27	5
	2009–10		20	2	2	4	—				22	6
	Total		52	7	4	5	0	0	4	0	60	12
Wil	2009–10	Swiss Challenge League	15	7	0	0	—				15	7
	2010–11		25	12	0	0	—				25	12
	2011–12		24	13	1	2	—				25	15
	Total		64	32	1	2	0	0	0	0	65	34
St. Gallen	2012–13	Swiss Super League	20	4	0	0	—				20	4
	2013–14		7	0	0	0	—				7	0
	2014–15		36	8	4	2	—				40	10
	2015–16		22	1	1	1	—				23	2
	Total		85	13	5	3	0	0	0	0	90	16
Zürich	2016–17	Swiss Challenge League	27	6	2	0	—		5	1	34	7
	2017–18	Swiss Super League	5	0	1	0	—				6	0
	Total		32	6	3	0	0	0	5	1	40	7
Adelaide United	2017–18	A-League	4	1	0	0	—				4	1
Career totals			237	59	13	10	0	0	9	1	259	70

Honours

Domžale

• Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2006–07, 2007–08