skills, and vision, which make him an excellent assist provider, and also enable him to dictate the tempo of his team's play in midfield and orchestrate goalscoring opportunities for his teammates. Known for his eye for goal from midfield and striking ability from distance, Pjanić is also known for having the capacity to get into good scoring positions by making late attacking runs into the penalty area from behind. A renowned set-piece specialist, he is highly regarded for his accurate, bending free-kicks, as well as his delivery from dead-ball situations; in 2015, he was described as the best free-kick taker in the world by renowned set-piece specialist and former Lyon teammate Juninho. Pjanić's precocious talent, playmaking skills, and ability to score many goals from free kicks saw him labelled as a potential heir to Juninho at Lyon. However, despite his ability and the praise he has garnered from pundits, due to his elegant and creative playing style, Pjanić has also drawn criticism on occasion in the media for being inconsistent, while Livio Caferoglu of Football Italia accused him of being "too slight to impose himself as a defensive midfielder," and "too slow to release the ball." Personal life Pjanić is a Muslim and an ethnic Bosniak. He has a son named Edin with his longtime girlfriend, Josepha from Nice. Along with his native Bosnian, Pjanić is fluent in six additional languages: Luxembourgish, French, English, German, Italian and Spanish. In 2014, Pjanić was enrolled at the University of Sarajevo, majoring in sport and physical education. In 2009, while playing for Lyon, he stated: "I have followed Real Madrid since the days of Zidane and Ronaldo, when I fell in love. Since then, it is my preferred club and it always will be." Later, when he was a Roma player, he confirmed that he had been a fan of Real Madrid since his childhood. Throughout the 2017–18 season, Pjanić appeared in the Netflix's docu-series First Team: Juventus. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first HonoursJuventusSerie A: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 Coppa Italia: 2016–17, 2017–18 Supercoppa Italiana: 2018 UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2016–17BarcelonaCopa del Rey: 2020–21BeşiktaşTurkish Super Cup: 2021Individual' Bosnian Footballer of the Year: 2014 Serie A Team of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2016–17 Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award: 2019 Bosnian Sportsman of the Year: 2020