▁Cup . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁S ali h ović ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁youth ▁teams ▁of ▁lower - le ague ▁sides ▁Min erva ▁Berlin ▁and ▁Her tha ▁Ze hl endorf . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Her tha ▁B SC , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁U 1 7 ▁and ▁U 1 9 ▁teams ▁before ▁eventually ▁entering ▁the ▁reserve ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Her tha ▁B SC ▁S ali h ović ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁in ▁a ▁Bundes liga ▁match ▁against ▁Hamb urger ▁SV ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 2 ▁defeat . ▁▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁Hoff en heim ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁S ali h ović ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁Hoff en heim . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season , ▁the ▁team ▁played ▁in ▁Region all iga ▁Süd , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁third ▁tier ▁league ▁in ▁Germany . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁they ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁promoted ▁to ▁ 2 . ▁Bundes liga . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁r ated ▁by ▁K icker ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁player ▁of ▁ 2 . ▁Bundes liga ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁best ▁over - all ▁gr ades , ▁as ▁ 1 8