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SSM – Select Sports Management

Balkan-Belgian Brokerage

North Macedonia/Belgium €65mm

40Players

€65mmPortfolio

About

SSM – Select Sports Management is a Skopje-based football representation group active across the Balkans, Belgium and multiple international markets, including Türkiye, Russia, the Gulf, and Western Europe. The agency’s client list is led by high-value talents such as Mario Dorgeles, Mirlind Daku, Ernest Muçi, and Ibrahim Osman, indicating a focus on both elite first-team players and emerging U23 assets. They also list manager representation, including Sabri Lamouchi and Ivan Gvozdenovic.

Key People

Haris Fakic

Co-Founder/agent (commonly shown as the main contact) Bio: Haris Fakić is a football agent and co-founder of Select Sports Management (often listed as SSMAgency), where he’s commonly shown as a primary contact. A former professional defender, he played in North Macedonia and abroad before moving into player representation and football operations. He’s been associated in regional reporting with Balkan-market approaches and cooperation networks, including links to Shkumbin Qormemeti. - Phone: +389 78 276 274 - Email: haris@ssmagency.net - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haris.fakic/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haris-fakic-4bb94295/ - Mitch Bakkovens – Co-Founder/agent Bio: Mitch Bakkovens is a Belgian football agent and co-founder of Select Sports Management. He has an international focus, with public profiles and reporting connecting him to work in the Middle East (including the UAE) and Belgium, alongside cross-border transfer/intermediary activity. His work is generally positioned around bridging European and Gulf-region markets for player moves and club needs. - Shkumbin Qormemeti – Co-leading agent Bio: Listed on multiple FA/association registers (Belgium and Denmark), indicating cross-border intermediary activity. - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shkumbinqormemeti/ Licensed agents: - Haris Fakic – Belgian FA intermediary ID: 2209114 - Shkumbin Qormemeti – Belgian FA intermediary ID: 2207588 - Mitch Bakkovens

Notable Deals

2025 – Mario Dorgeles – FC Nordsjælland to SC Braga – Permanent – €11m – contract to 2030 - 2024 – Ernest Muçi – Legia Warszawa to Beşiktaş – Permanent – €10m - 2025 – Ernest Muçi – Beşiktaş to Trabzonspor – Loan (option to buy shown on profile) - 2024 – Ibrahim Osman – FC Nordsjælland to Brighton – Permanent – reported £16m - 2024 – Farouck Adekami – Right to Dream Academy to Royal Antwerp – Permanent – €70k - 2025 – Ibrahim Osman – Brighton to Feyenoord – Loan - 2025 – Ibrahim Osman – Brighton to AJ Auxerre – Loan Fees shown are indicative estimates (not official).

Services

- Player representation and contract negotiation - Transfers and loans (domestic and cross-border) - Manager representation - Career planning and international placement support (evidenced by multi-league client distribution)