Adnan Zahirović

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Adnan Zahirović
Adnan Zahirović 2012.jpg
Zahirović playing for Spartak Nalchik in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-23) 23 March 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
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
National team
2010–2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 5 (1)
2010–2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:55, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Adnan Zahirović (born 23 March 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German club SV Neresheim.

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his contract with Hapoel, he signed a two-year deal with Bosnian side Željezničar.[7] However, that summer he rescinded his contract with the Sarajevo-based club, signing for RNK Split.[8] Zahirović would go on to feature in only two games for the Croatian club, parting ways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[]

As of match played 19 May 2018[1][4]
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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Adnan Zahirović at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Zahirovic: "I am sad for leaving"" (in Bosnian).
  3. ^ Adnan Zahirović: U Rusiju dolazim da napravim karijeru Archived March 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Adnan Zahirovic" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Adnan Zahirović signed to Hapoel Acre, Malul will signed?" (in Hebrew). One.co.il. 17 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Zahirovic a new Željezničar player" (in Bosnian).
  8. ^ Povremeni reprezenativac BiH Adnan Zahirović potpisao za Split at DalmacijaNews
  9. ^ Sporazumno se razišli Zahirović i RNK Split at bhtempo.ba
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ Zahirović napustio Mladost iz Doboja kod Kaknja at sportsport.ba, 28 June 2018
  12. ^ Adnan Zahirović karijeru nastavlja u njemačkom šestoligašu, reprezentacija.ba, 17 October 2019
  13. ^ Der AC Milan Heidenheim startet mit namhaftem Neuzugang in die Saison - Heidenheimer Zeitung (in German)
  14. ^ "Zahirovic goes to Israel" (in Bosnian).
  15. ^ "Match details/line-up:Poland-Bosnia-Herzegovina". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  16. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  18. ^ Adnan Zahirović at National-Football-Teams.com

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