# Muhammed Cham

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**Muhammed-Cham Saračević** (born 26 September 2000) is an Austrian professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as an [attacking midfielder](/source/Attacking_midfielder) for [Czech First League](/source/Czech_First_League) club [Slavia Prague](/source/SK_Slavia_Prague) on loan from [Trabzonspor](/source/Trabzonspor) and the [Austria national team](/source/Austria_national_football_team).[2]

## Club career

Cham began his career at SC Red Star Penzing. In October 2008 he left Austria. Until 2016 he then played in Germany in the youth team of [Hannover 96](/source/Hannover_96). For the 2016–17 season he moved to the B-Juniors of [VfL Wolfsburg](/source/VfL_Wolfsburg), where he made 22 appearances in the B-Junioren-Bundesliga in that season.

In August 2017, he played against [Hertha BSC](/source/Hertha_BSC) for the first time for the U-19 team in the A-Junior Bundesliga. In the 2017–18 season he played 15 games in which he scored three goals. In the 2018–19 season he made 22 appearances and became champions of the Gruppe Nord/Nordost with Wolfsburg. Therefore, he took part in the finals with Wolfsburg, which they lost to [VfB Stuttgart](/source/VfB_Stuttgart).

For the 2019–20 season, Cham was promoted to the Wolfsburg's second team, [VfL Wolfsburg II](/source/VfL_Wolfsburg_II). He made his debut for them in the [Regionalliga](/source/Regionalliga) in July 2019 when he came on as a substitute for [Julian Justvan](/source/Julian_Justvan) in the 80th minute on the second match day of that season against [BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden](/source/BSV_Schwarz-Wei%C3%9F_Rehden). After three appearances for Wolfsburg II, he returned to Austria in September 2019 and moved to Bundesliga club FC Admira Wacker Mödling.[3]

He made his [Austrian Football Bundesliga](/source/Austrian_Football_Bundesliga) debut in the same month when he was in the starting line-up against [SKN St. Pölten](/source/SKN_St._P%C3%B6lten) on matchday eight of that season and was replaced by [Erwin Hoffer](/source/Erwin_Hoffer) in the 65th minute. He made a total of 18 Bundesliga appearances for Admira. On 6 October 2020, he moved to France to the second division club [Clermont](/source/Clermont_Foot), who however directly loaned him to the [Danish 1st Division](/source/Danish_1st_Division) club [Vendsyssel](/source/Vendsyssel_FF) for the 2020–21 season.[4]

On 13 July 2021, he returned to Austria, joining [Austria Lustenau](/source/SC_Austria_Lustenau) on a season-long loan.[5]

On 13 September 2024, he signed a four-year contract with the option of a further year with [Süper Lig](/source/S%C3%BCper_Lig) club [Trabzonspor](/source/Trabzonspor).[6]

On 30 August 2025, Cham joined [Czech First League](/source/Czech_First_League) club [Slavia Prague](/source/SK_Slavia_Prague) on a one-year loan deal with an option to make transfer permanent.[7]

## International career

Cham was born in Austria, and is of paternal Senegalese and maternal Gambian descent.[8] Despite his mother bearing the surname Saračević, Cham states that she is Gambian and that he is uncertain of the surname's origin.[9] He was called up to the [Austria national team](/source/Austria_national_football_team) for a set of [UEFA Nations League](/source/UEFA_Nations_League) matches in September 2022.[10] He made his debut on 25 September 2022 in a [Nations League](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_UEFA_Nations_League_A) game against [Croatia](/source/Croatia_national_football_team).[11]

## Career statistics

### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals VfL Wolfsburg II 2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 3 0 0 0 — 3 0 Admira Wacker 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 16 0 1 0 — 17 0 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 2 0 1 0 — 3 0 Total 18 0 2 0 — 20 0 Vendsyssel (loan) 2020–21 Danish 1st Division 22 0 1 0 — 23 0 Austria Lustenau (loan) 2021–22 2. Liga 29 15 2 0 — 31 15 Clermont 2022–23 Ligue 1 38 7 1 0 — 39 7 2023–24 Ligue 1 33 8 2 0 — 35 8 Total 71 15 3 0 — 74 15 Trabzonspor 2024–25 Süper Lig 31 5 6 1 — 37 6 2024–25 Süper Lig 1 0 0 0 — 1 0 Total 32 5 6 1 — 38 6 Slavia Prague (loan) 2025–26 Czech First League 15 0 3 0 5[b] 0 23 0 Career total 188 35 17 1 5 0 210 36

1. Includes [Austrian Cup](/source/Austrian_Cup), [Danish Cup](/source/Danish_Cup), [Coupe de France](/source/Coupe_de_France), [Turkish Cup](/source/Turkish_Cup), [Czech Cup](/source/Czech_Cup)

1. Appearances in [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League)

### International

[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps Goals Austria 2022 1 0 2023 1 0 2024 1 0 2025 2 0 Total 5 0

## Honours

**Austria Lustenau**

- [2. Liga (Austria)](/source/2._Liga_(Austria)): [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Austrian_Football_Second_League)[13]

**Slavia Prague**

- [Czech First League](/source/Czech_First_League): [2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_Czech_First_League)[14]

## References

1. ["Muhammed Cham"](https://www.clermontfoot.com/membre/muhammed-cham/). Clermont Foot. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

1. [Saracevic geht](https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/newsdetails/news-detail/detail/news/saracevic-geht/), vfl-wolfsburg.de, 1 September 2019

1. [VENDSYSSEL FF HENTER TO OFFENSIVE FORSTÆRKNINGER](https://www.vendsysselff.dk/vendsyssel-ff-henter-to-offensive-forstaerkninger/), vendsysselff.dk, 6 October 2020

1. ["SC AUSTRIA LUSTENAU LEIHT MUHAMMED-CHAM SARACEVIC VON CLERMONT FOOT AUS"](http://www.austria-lustenau.at/teams/profis/berichte/item/1228-sc-austria-lustenau-leiht-muhammed-cham-saracevic-von-clermont-foot-aus.html) (in German). [Austria Lustenau](/source/SC_Austria_Lustenau). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

1. ["Trabzonspor'da Muhammed Cham imzayı attı"](https://www.ntv.com.tr/sporskor/trabzonsporda-muhammed-cham-imzayi-atti,LGusiFnmzE68BwLsHe8Xww) (in Turkish). *ntv.com.tr*. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

1. Slabý, Martin (30 August 2025). ["Slavia zbrojí na Ligu mistrů. Do Edenu přichází rakouský reprezentant Cham"](https://www.denik.cz/fotbal/slavia-praha-muhammed-cham-posila-liga-mistru-rakousko-reprezentace.html) (in Czech). *[Deník](/source/Den%C3%ADk)*. [Vltava Labe Media](/source/Vltava_Labe_Media). Retrieved 30 August 2025.

1. Hagege, Luc (21 August 2022). ["Cham prêt à rugir avec Clermont"](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Cham-pret-a-rugir-avec-clermont/1349300) (in French). *lequipe.fr*. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

1. Di Stasio, Arnaud (9 February 2023). ["Muhammed Cham : « Si tu n'as pas de haters, c'est que tu ne fais pas ce qu'il faut »"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240227065929/https://ligue1.fr/Articles/Interviews/2023/02/09/interview-muhammed-cham-clermont) (in French). *ligue1.fr*. Archived from [the original](https://ligue1.fr/Articles/Interviews/2023/02/09/interview-muhammed-cham-clermont) on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

1. Wintner, 19 September 2022 um 16:57 von Senta (19 September 2022). ["Muhammed Cham: Österreichs unbekannter Ballkünstler"](https://www.diepresse.com/6191933/muhammed-cham-oesterreichs-unbekannter-ballkuenstler). *Die Presse*

1. ["Austria v Croatia game report"](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034552/). UEFA. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

1. ["Austria Lustenau bejubelt den Aufstieg in die Bundesliga"](https://www.kicker.de/austria-lustenau-bejubelt-den-aufstieg-in-die-bundesliga-902110/artikel) (in de-DE). *kicker*. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

1. ["Slavia rozdrtila v prázdném Edenu Jablonec a slaví mistrovský titul, Hradec také bral tři body"](https://www.efotbal.cz/article/fotbal-chance-liga-slavia-rozdrtila-v-prazdnem-edenu-jablonec-a-slavi-mistrovsky-titul-hradec-take-bral-tri-body-176a8463-6c6e-485b-aa6e-2ae1b7aca21e) (in Czech). *efotbal.cz*. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

## External links

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