Besard Sabovic

Austin FC acquired Besard Sabovic via a free transfer in January 2025. Sabovic joined Austin on a three-year guaranteed deal through 2027 with an option for 2028.

Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Sabovic played the majority of his professional career before moving to MLS for Djurgårdens IF, winning the Swedish league title with the team in 2019.

In two separate stints with Djurgårdens (2015-2019 and 2022-2024), Sabovic totaled 10 goals in 107 appearances, including 21 appearances in the UEFA Conference League. He started all six (6) of the team’s group stage matches in the 2024-2025 UEFA Conference League, helping the team to a 4-1-1 record in the competition.

As a youth player, Sabovic represented both Sweden and North Macedonia at various youth international age levels. He spent time on loan with Brommapojkarna (2017) and Dalkurd (2019) in Sweden before joining Mjällby AIF for the 2020 season.

Sabovic left Sweden in February 2021 and competed in the Turkish first division for Kayserispor and in the Russian first division for FC Khimki. He then returned to Sweden and Djurgårdens in August 2022.