Sead Kolašinac

Sead Kolašinac
Kolašinac in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993
Place of birth Karlsruhe, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Atalanta
Number 23
Youth career
2001–2009 Karlsruher SC
2009–2010 TSG Hoffenheim
2010 VfB Stuttgart
2011–2012 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Schalke 04 II 8 (2)
2012–2017 Schalke 04 94 (4)
2017–2022 Arsenal 80 (2)
2021Schalke 04 (loan) 17 (1)
2022–2023 Marseille 47 (4)
2023– Atalanta 53 (1)
International career
2011 Germany U18 1 (0)
2011–2012 Germany U19 11 (1)
2012–2013 Germany U20 2 (1)
2013– Bosnia and Herzegovina 62 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2025

Sead Kolašinac (pronounced [sěad kolaʃîːnats]; born 20 June 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Atalanta. Born in Germany, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Kolašinac started his professional career at Schalke 04, playing first in its reserve team, before joining Arsenal in 2017, who loaned him back to Schalke 04 in 2021. The following year, he moved to Marseille. A year later, he signed with Atalanta.

A former German youth international, Kolašinac made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2013, earning over 60 caps since. He represented the nation at their first major championship, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.