Almir Bekić
Almir Bekić (born 1 June 1989) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays for Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Tuzla, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Sloboda Tuzla | 34 | (2) |
| 2010–2014 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Lokomotiva (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Sloboda Tuzla (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Sloboda Tuzla (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → GOŠK Gabela (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | → Sesvete (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2015 | Sloboda Tuzla | 13 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Sarajevo | 79 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Sloboda Tuzla | 18 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Zrinjski Mostar | 63 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2018 | |||
Club career
A product of the Sloboda Tuzla academy, Bekić had his professional debut on 14 November 2007 playing 20 minutes in a Bosnian Premier League match against Velež Mostar.[1] However, Bekić spent the following couple of years mainly playing at youth level before finally establishing himself as a first-team regular in the 2009–10 season, in which he appeared in 24 league matches and scored 1 goal for the Bosnian side.[2]
In July 2010, Bekić was picked up by Croatian powerhouse Dinamo Zagreb for a €100.000 transfer fee.
At half-season in 2012, Bekić returned to Sloboda Tuzla, where he scored 3 goals. But after Sloboda got relegated to the First League of FBiH, Dinamo sent Bekić on a loan to GOŠK Gabela. His first games were solid, but in the spring part of the season he played even better, becoming of the best players of GOŠK. He scored 4 goals and added 5 assist.
International career
Bekić was capped for the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team and made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a June 2016 friendly match away against Japan and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 2018 friendly against Mexico.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 March 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sloboda Tuzla | 2008–09 | Premijer liga BiH | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Lokomotiva (loan) | 2010–11 | 1. HNL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| Sloboda Tuzla (loan) | 2010–11 | Premijer liga BiH | 12 | 2 | – | 12 | 2 | |||
| Sloboda Tuzla (loan) | 2011–12 | Premijer liga BiH | 13 | 3 | – | 13 | 3 | |||
| GOŠK (loan) | 2012–13 | Premijer liga BiH | 21 | 5 | – | 21 | 5 | |||
| Sesvete (loan) | 2013–14 | 2. HNL | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 2014–15 | Premijer liga BiH | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |
| Sarajevo | 2015–16 | Premijer liga BiH | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Total | 64 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 195 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 211 | 16 | ||
International
- As of match played 31 January 2018
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Sarajevo
Zrinjski Mostar
References
- Borovina, Edin (16 July 2010). "Almir Bekić oblači dres zagrebačkog Dinama!". Sport Centar (in Bosnian). Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- "A. Bekić: Summary". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
External links
- Almir Bekić at National-Football-Teams.com