Dennis Salanović

Dennis Salanović (born 26 February 1996) is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss 2. Liga Interregional club Linth 04 and the Liechtenstein national team.

Club career In 2018, Salanović joined the Swiss club, FC Thun.

After playing for AC Oulu in Finland on loan in the 2021 season, on 7 December 2021, he agreed to return to the club on a permanent basis for 2022. On 27 June 2022, Oulu announced that Salanović had left the club as his contract expired and the option to extend was not exercised.

On 4 August 2022, he joined fellow Finnish team, Lahti.

On 9 March 2023, he joined Spanish side Talavera.

On 3 January 2024, Salanović joined Canadian Premier League team York United on a one-year deal, with an option for 2025. After the season, the club declined his option for 2025.

Following his release from Toronto, he returned to play with FC Balzers in the Swiss 2. Liga Interregional. His second stint with Balzers was short-lived, as he left the club in January 2026.

International career Salanović played his first international game with the senior national team on 4 September 2014 in and against Bosnia and Herzegovina (3–0), after he came on as a substitute for Philippe Erne in the 63rd minute of that game. At the time of his senior debut for Liechtenstein, rumors were abound that Salanović had chosen to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina over the country of his birth, however, four days later, Salanović appeared in Liechtenstein's starting 11 for their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Russia, thus permanently cap-tying him to the principality. In 2019, Salanović was voted Liechtenstein Footballer of the Year.

Career statistics Club Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 14 December 2017 Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–1 2–1 Friendly 2. 9 September 2018 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–0 2–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D 3. 16 October 2018 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 1–0 1–2 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D 4. 8 September 2019 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Personal life

Salanović's family is from Bosnia and Herzegovina. They moved to Liechtenstein during the Bosnian War.

Honours Individual Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year: 2019