Miral Samardžić

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Miral Samardžić
Samardžić with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Jesenice, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Jesenice
Youth career
1996–2003 Jesenice
2003–2006 Triglav Kranj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Triglav Kranj 24 (3)
2007–2010 Maribor 60 (0)
2010–2014 Sheriff Tiraspol 105 (10)
2014–2016 Rijeka 52 (6)
2016 Henan Jianye 13 (0)
2017 Akhisar Belediyespor 3 (0)
2017–2018 Anzhi Makhachkala 19 (1)
2018–2019 Krylia Sovetov Samara 22 (1)
2019–2021 Olimpija Ljubljana 44 (2)
2021 Hatta 12 (2)
2021–2023 Ajman 44 (2)
2023– Jesenice 12 (0)
International career
2006–2007 Slovenia U20 5 (0)
2006–2008 Slovenia U21 8 (0)
2013–2017 Slovenia 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024

Miral Samardžić (born 17 February 1987) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Jesenice.

Club career[edit]

Samardžić with Sheriff Tiraspol in 2013

Samardžić started playing football in his hometown Jesenice, aged 9. He started his professional career with Triglav Kranj. In early 2007, Samardžić signed for Maribor. Following four seasons with Maribor, he was signed by Moldovan team Sheriff Tiraspol in 2010, where he stayed for four seasons.

Rijeka[edit]

In July 2014, Samardžić signed for Rijeka in Croatia.[2] He scored on his debut in Rijeka's 2–1 win against Dinamo Zagreb in the 2014 Croatian Supercup.

Henan Jianye[edit]

After two seasons with Rijeka, in June 2016, Samardžić transferred to Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye for a reported fee of €1.5 million.[3]

Anzhi Makhachkala[edit]

On 31 August 2017, Anzhi Makhachkala announced the signing of Samardžić on a two-year contract.[4]

Krylia Sovetov Samara[edit]

On 19 August 2018, Samardžić signed with another Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.[5]

Olimpija Ljubljana[edit]

On 11 July 2019, Samardžić returned to Slovenia and signed with Olimpija Ljubljana.[6]

International career[edit]

Samardžić was a member of the youth Slovenia national team selections.[7] He debuted for the senior team on 19 November 2013 against Canada and has collected 15 caps between 2013 and 2017.[8] His final international was in March 2017, in a World Cup qualification match away against Scotland.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 19 December 2020[10][11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Triglav Kranj 2004–05 2. SNL 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2005–06 2. SNL 10 1 0 0 — — 10 1
2006–07 2. SNL 13 2 — — — 13 2
Total 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 3
Maribor 2006–07 1. SNL 13 0 3 0 — — 16 0
2007–08 1. SNL 21 0 2 0 3[a] 1 — 26 1
2008–09 1. SNL 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2009–10 1. SNL 17 0 1 0 3[b] 0 0 0 21 0
Total 60 0 6 0 6 1 0 0 72 1
Sheriff Tiraspol 2009–10 National Division 7 0 — — 7 0
2010–11 National Division 26 2 8[c] 0 — 34 2
2011–12 National Division 25 3 2[d] 0 — 27 3
2012–13 National Division 23 4 1 0 6[e] 1 1[f] 0 31 5
2013–14 National Division 24 1 2 0 12[g] 0 1[f] 0 39 1
2014–15 National Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[f] 0 1 0
Total 105 10 3 0 28 1 3 0 139 11
Rijeka 2014–15 1. HNL 22 2 4 1 9[d] 1 1[h] 1 36 5
2015–16 1. HNL 30 4 5 2 2[d] 0 — 37 6
Total 52 6 9 3 11 1 1 1 73 11
Henan Jianye 2016 Chinese Super League 13 0 2 0 — — 15 0
Akhisar Belediyespor 2016–17 Süper Lig 3 0 5 1 — — 8 1
Anzhi Makhachkala 2017–18 Russian Premier League 19 1 0 0 — 2[i] 0 21 1
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2018–19 Russian Premier League 22 1 1 0 — 2[i] 0 25 1
Olimpija Ljubljana 2019–20 1. SNL 32 0 0 0 2[d] 0 — 34 0
2020–21 1. SNL 12 2 1 1 2[d] 0 — 15 3
Total 44 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 49 3
Career total 342 23 27 5 49 3 8 1 426 32
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Moldovan Super Cup
  7. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in Croatian Super Cup
  9. ^ a b Appearance(s) in relegation play-offs

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovenia 2013 1 0
2014 4 0
2015 2 0
2016 7 0
2017 1 0
Total 15 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Reprezentanca: Miral Samardžić" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Miral Samardžić u Rijeci". nk-rijeka.hr. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Miral Samardžić odlazi u Kinu: U Rijeci sam proživio predivne dvije godine". nk-rijeka.hr. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. ^ Самарджич – новичок Анжи (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Krylia Sovetov sign Sheidaev and Samardzhich". PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 17 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Samardžić nova okrepitev Olimpije" [Samardžić reinforces Olimpija] (in Slovenian). NK Olimpija Ljubljana. 11 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Miral Samardžič » U21 EURO Qualifiers 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Miral Samardžić, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  10. ^ "M. Samardžić". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Miral Samardžić – Prva liga Telekom Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Miral Samardžić". hrnogomet.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 July 2019.

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