Almir Bekić

Almir Bekić
Personal information
Date of birth	1 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Tuzla, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left back, left winger
Team information
Current team	Zrinjski Mostar
Number	19
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–	Zrinjski Mostar
International career
2009–2010	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
2016–2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2020

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

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 performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2008–09	FK Sloboda	Premijer liga BiH	10	1	0	0	-		10	1
2009–10	FK Sloboda	Premijer liga BiH	25	1	0	0	-		25	1
2010–11	NK Lokomotiva	1. HNL	10	0	1	0	-		11	0
2010–11	FK Sloboda	Premijer liga BiH	12	2	?	?	-		12	2
2011–12	FK Sloboda		13	3	?	?	-		13	3
2012–13	GOŠK		21	5	?	?	-		21	5
2013–14	NK Sesvete	2. HNL	27	1	0	0	-		27	1
2014–15	FK Sloboda	Premijer liga BiH	13	1	0	0	-		13	1
2015–16	FK Sarajevo		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	FK Sarajevo Total		64	1	11	1	4	0	79	2
	FK Sloboda Total		73	8	0	0	0	0	73	8
	NK Sesvete Total		27	1	0	0	0	0	27	1
	GOŠK Total		21	5	0	0	0	0	21	5
	NK Lokomotiva Total		10	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
Career Total			195	15	12	1	4	0	211	16

International

As of match played 31 January 2018.

National team	Year	Apps
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2016	1
	2017	0
	2018	2
Total		3

Honours

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kirin Cup: 2016

References

^ 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

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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