Ognjen Vranješ (pronounced [ǒɡɲen ʋrǎɲeʃ]; born 24 October 1989) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Vranješ started his professional career at Borac Banja Luka, before joining Red Star Belgrade in 2009.

[7] In May 2013, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as an anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months.

[22] He played his first official game for the club since coming back in a UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier against Velež on 29 July.

[29] In August 2010, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against Luxembourg and France,[30] but had to wait until 17 November to make his debut in a friendly game against Slovakia.

[31] In June 2014, Vranješ was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, country's first major competition.

In August 2010, he wore Delije shirt to celebrate his then club Sheriff Tiraspol eliminating Dinamo Zagreb in a UEFA Champions League qualifier, which was construed as provocation.

[36] In 2015, he made a tattoo depicting borders of Republika Srpska on his left upper arm, which led to public scrutiny.

[38] In September 2018, he was sentenced to eight months probation for instigating fan violence over his Facebook page during his time with AEK Athens.

[39] Later that year, it was spotted that Vranješ had a tattoo of Chetnik duke Momčilo Đujić on his upper right arm, which got him publicly criticized by the Bosnian FA and the fans, with whom he already had bad relations.

[40] In January 2019, he was once again in center of a scandal, as media reported that he had an affair with Serbian singer Jelena Karleuša, who was married to footballer Duško Tošić at the time.