Eldin Jakupović

Eldin Jakupović (Bosnian pronunciation: [jakǔːpoʋitɕ]; born 2 October 1984) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for MLS Next Pro club Chattanooga FC.

After leaving Leicester City, he joined fellow Premier League team Everton on a free transfer in September 2022.

Having played at under-21 level for both Bosnia and Switzerland, he earned his only senior cap for the latter in 2008, and was part of their squad at UEFA Euro 2008.

He moved to Switzerland at a young age due to the Bosnian War and started his professional career at Grasshopper Club Zürich in 2004.

At the end of the 2007–08 season, Jakupović extended his loan at Grasshoppers for another year, which meant new signing goalkeeper Massimo Colomba was benched.

On 31 August 2009, Jakupović was confirmed as part of the Lokomotiv Moscow squad, with Ivan Pelizzoli leaving on loan to join AlbinoLeffe.

[12] On 9 July 2014, Jakupović signed a new two-year contract with Hull City,[13] and began their Premier League campaign as third-choice goalkeeper behind Allan McGregor and Steven Harper.

He made his first appearance of the season on 18 October away to Arsenal as a substitute when Harper injured his arm before half-time, and did not concede until Danny Welbeck equalised for 2–2 in added time.

[17] Since McGregor was out with a back injury that ruled him out for about six months,[18] Jakupović started off the 2016–17 season against Premier League Champions, Leicester City and helped earn the Tigers a 2–1 victory on opening day.

Two months later he signed for Everton until the end of the year as a back-up keeper, following injuries to first and third choices Jordan Pickford and Andy Lonergan.

In August 2005, Jakupović received his first call-up to the Bosnia and Herzegovina national squad which was a match against Belgium and Lithuania, however he did not accept the call up.

Jakupović was included in the Swiss UEFA Euro 2008 squad as one of the two substitutes for Diego Benaglio, the first-chioce goalkeeper at the time.

Jakupović in training for the Swiss national team in June 2008