Adnan Zahirović
Adnan Zahirović (born 23 March 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for AC Milan Heidenheim.
 Zahirović playing for Spartak Nalchik in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Milan Heidenheim | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Čelik Zenica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Čelik Zenica | 40 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Spartak Nalchik | 46 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Dinamo Minsk (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | VfL Bochum | 22 | (1) |
| 2014 | → VfL Bochum II | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Hapoel Acre | 20 | (0) |
| 2016 | Željezničar | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | RNK Split | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 15 | (1) |
| 2019 | Excelsior Virton | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | SV Neresheim | ||
| 2020– | AC Milan Heidenheim | ||
| International career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Zahirović started his career at Čelik Zenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he played for two seasons.
In 2011, he was transferred to Russian side Spartak Nalchik.[2]
He was then loaned to Dinamo Minsk.[3]
He moved to German club VfL Bochum in July 2013.[4][5]
On 17 July 2015 he signed for Hapoel Acre.[6]
In February 2016, after terminating his contract with Hapoel, he signed a two-year deal with Bosnian side Željezničar.[7] However, that summer he rescinded his contract with the Sarajevo-based club, signing for RNK Split.[8] Zahirović would go on to feature in only two games for the Croatian club, parting ways with it in December 2016.[9]
He signed for FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj in June 2017.[10] On 28 June 2018, Zahirović left Mladost after one year, 15 league games and 1 league goal.[11]
On 17 October 2019, Zahirović joined German amateur club SV Neresheim.[12] In summer 2020 he moved on to AC Milan Heidenheim.[13]
International career
Zahirović was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 squad, making five appearances.[14]
He made his international debut in 2010, in a friendly game against Poland.[15] and has earned a total of 20 caps, scoring no goals.[16] His final international was an October 2013 World Cup qualification match against Lithuania.[17]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Čelik Zenica | 2009–10 | Bosnian Premier League | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Spartak Nalchik | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 32 | 4 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 4 | — | — | 46 | 4 | ||||
| Dinamo Minsk (loan) | 2013 | Belarusian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| VfL Bochum | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| VfL Bochum II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hapoel Acre | 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Split | 2016–17 | Prva HNL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 2017–18 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Career total | 149 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 6 | ||
International
- As of match played 19 November 2013.[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
References
- Adnan Zahirović at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- "Zahirovic: "I am sad for leaving"" (in Bosnian).
- Adnan Zahirović: U Rusiju dolazim da napravim karijeru Archived March 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- "Adnan Zahirovic" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- "Adnan Zahirović nakon transfera u Bochum: Došao sam u sjajno organizovan klub!" (in Bosnian). reprezentacija.ba. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013.
- "Adnan Zahirović signed to Hapoel Acre, Malul will signed?" (in Hebrew). One.co.il. 17 July 2015.
- "Zahirovic a new Željezničar player" (in Bosnian).
- Povremeni reprezenativac BiH Adnan Zahirović potpisao za Split at DalmacijaNews
- Sporazumno se razišli Zahirović i RNK Split at bhtempo.ba
- "Adnan Zahirović pojačava redove FK Mladost DK - Sportske.ba". Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- Zahirović napustio Mladost iz Doboja kod Kaknja at sportsport.ba, 28 June 2018
- Adnan Zahirović karijeru nastavlja u njemačkom šestoligašu, reprezentacija.ba, 17 October 2019
- Der AC Milan Heidenheim startet mit namhaftem Neuzugang in die Saison - Heidenheimer Zeitung (in German)
- "Zahirovic goes to Israel" (in Bosnian).
- "Match details/line-up:Poland-Bosnia-Herzegovina". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- Adnan Zahirović at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Adnan Zahirović – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Adnan Zahirović at FuPa