Asmir Begovi? is a Bosnian footballer who plays for English club Stoke City and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team as a goalkeeper. Aged four, Begovi? and his family emigrated from their war-torn home of Trebinje to Kirchhausen near Stuttgart in Germany. Begovi? developed a keen interest in football and played with the local youth club before the Begovi? family moved again this time to Edmonton, Canada. After playing with Minor League side Southwest Sting he earned a call up to the Canada U-17 squad. In the summer of 2003 he signed for English club Portsmouth after impressing on trial. After playing with Portsmouth's youth team for two years he moved on loan to Belgian side La Louvi�re in 2005. After gaining a UK Visa in the summer of 2006 he was able to get match experience in the Football League playing for Macclesfield Town, Bournemouth, Yeovil Town and Ipswich Town. He finally made his Premier League debut for Portsmouth in May 2009 and took over from David James in 2009?10. However Portsmouth's financial problems led him to be sold to Stoke City in January 2010 for a fee of �3.25 million. 

June 20th, 1987 in Trebinje (Age 37)