Almir Bekić

Almir Bekić
Personal information
Date of birth	1 June 1989 (age 34)
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
2007–2010	Sloboda Tuzla
2010–2014	Dinamo Zagreb
2010	→ Lokomotiva (loan)
2011	→ Sloboda Tuzla (loan)
2012	→ Sloboda Tuzla (loan)
2012–2013	→ GOŠK Gabela (loan)
2013–2014	→ Sesvete (loan)
2015	Sloboda Tuzla
2015–2019	Sarajevo
2019–2020	Sloboda Tuzla
2020–2023	Zrinjski Mostar
2023-2024	FK Rudar Prijedor
Total
International career‡
2009–2010	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
2016–2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2018

Almir Bekić (born 1 June 1989) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays for Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 7 March 2018

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sloboda Tuzla	2008–09	Premijer liga BiH	10	1	0	0	–		10	1
	2009–10	Premijer liga BiH	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[edit]

As of match played 31 January 2018

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2016	1
	2017	0
	2018	2
Total		3

Honours[edit]

Sarajevo

Zrinjski Mostar

Bosnian Premier League: 2021–22

References[edit]

^ Borovina, Edin (16 July 2010). "Almir Bekić oblači dres zagrebačkog Dinama!". Sport Centar (in Bosnian). Retrieved 27 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "A. Bekić: Summary". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

External links[edit]

Almir Bekić at National-Football-Teams.com

[scsport-1] Borovina, Edin (16 July 2010). "Almir Bekić oblači dres zagrebačkog Dinama!". Sport Centar (in Bosnian). Retrieved 27 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[soccerway-2] "A. Bekić: Summary". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[3] "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

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