Gojko Cimirot

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Gojko Cimirot
Personal information
Full name Gojko Cimirot
Date of birth (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 28)
Place of birth Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Standard Liège
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2010 Leotar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Leotar 47 (3)
2013–2015 Sarajevo 55 (0)
2015–2018 PAOK 65 (1)
2018– Standard Liège 112 (2)
National team‡
2012–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 7 (0)
2014– Bosnia and Herzegovina 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021

Gojko Cimirot (Bosnian pronunciation: [ɡôːjko tsǐmirot]; born 19 December 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Standard Liège and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Cimirot started his professional career at Leotar, before joining Sarajevo in 2013. Two years later, he moved to PAOK. In 2018, he was transferred to Standard Liège.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cimirot made his senior international debut in 2014, earning over 30 caps since.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Cimirot came through youth academy of his hometown club Leotar, which he joined in 2000.[2] He made his professional debut against Široki Brijeg on 1 May 2010 at the age of 17.[3] On 28 April 2012, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Čelik Zenica.[4]

Sarajevo[]

In June 2013, Cimirot signed a three-year deal with Sarajevo.[5] He made his competitive debut for the side on 28 July against Zrinjski Mostar.[6] He won his first trophy with Sarajevo on 23 May 2014, when they secured the victory over Čelik Zenica in Bosnian Cup final.[7]

PAOK[]

On 12 August 2015, Cimirot was transferred to Greek team PAOK for an undisclosed fee.[8] He made his official debut for the club against Xanthi on 23 August and suffered a hip injury, which ruled him out for eight weeks.[9] He scored his first goal for PAOK in a draw against Panathinaikos on 21 February 2016.[10]

In November, he extended his contract until June 2019.[11]

He won his first title with the club on 7 May 2017, by triumphing over AEK Athens in Greek Cup final.[12]

Standard Liège[]

On 25 January 2018, Cimirot joined Belgian side Standard Liège on a contract until June 2022.[13] Three days later, he debuted against Anderlecht.[14] Cimirot won his first trophy with the club on 17 March, by beating Genk in Belgian Cup final after extra time.[15] He scored his first goal for Standard Liège against Gent on 29 April.[16]

On 17 August 2020, Cimirot played his 100th game for the team in a victory over Waasland-Beveren.[17]

International career[]

Cimirot was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team under coach Vlado Jagodić.[18]

In August 2014, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly game against Liechtenstein and UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Cyprus.[19] He debuted against former on 4 September.[20]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 12 September 2021[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leotar 2009–10 Bosnian Premier League 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
2011–12 Bosnian Premier League 18 1 1 0 – 19 1
2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 28 2 1 0 – 29 2
Total 47 3 2 0 – 49 3
Sarajevo 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 27 0 8 0 4 0 39 0
2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 26 0 4 0 6 0 36 0
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Total 55 0 12 0 12 0 79 0
PAOK 2015–16 Super League Greece 19 1 6 0 1 0 26 1
2016–17 Super League Greece 31 0 6 0 12 0 49 0
2017–18 Super League Greece 15 0 4 0 4 1 23 1
Total 65 1 16 0 17 1 98 2
Standard Liège Belgian First Division A 15 1 2 0 – 17 1
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 38 0 1 0 7 0 46 0
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 27 1 3 0 6 0 36 1
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 25 0 5 0 8 0 38 0
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 7 0 0 0 – 7 0
Total 112 2 11 0 21 0 144 2
Career total 279 6 41 0 50 1 370 7

International[]

As of match played 7 September 2021[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014 2 0
2015 0 0
2016 1 0
2017 4 0
2018 8 0
2019 7 0
2020 7 0
2021 4 0
Total 33 0

Honours[]

Sarajevo[21]

PAOK[21]

Standard Liège[21]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gojko Cimirot". standard.be (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Životna priča Gojka Cimirota: Kratak je put od trnja do zvijezda". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 1 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Široki minimalno slavio u Trebinju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Leotar slavio u Zenici". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Gojko Cimirot novi igrač Sarajeva". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 12 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Minimalan trijumf Sarajeva za mir u kući". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Sarajevo osvojilo Kup Bosne i Hercegovine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 23 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Službeno: Gojko Cimirot potpisao za PAOK!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Cimirot povrijedio aduktor, slijedi pauza". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  10. ^ "PAOK izvukao bod u Atini, eurogol Cimirota". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Gojko Cimirot potpisao novi ugovor s PAOK-om". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Cimirotov PAOK osvojio Kup Grčke pobjedom nad Vranješovim AEK-om". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Zvanično: Cimirot potpisao za Standard Liège". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Cimirotu poništen gol na debiju za Standard, spektakularan meč u Liègeu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Gojko Cimirot sa Standardom osvojio Kup Belgije". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  16. ^ "Cimirot strijelac u važnoj pobjedi Standarda". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Gojko Cimirot obilježio jubilej u dresu Standarda". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Gojko Cimirot: Velika je čast igrati za reprezentaciju svoje države". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  19. ^ "Četiri debitanta na Sušićevom spisku za predstojeće duele". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  20. ^ "Položen test pred kvalifikacije: Zmajevi razbili Lihtenštajn u Tuzli s visokih 3:0". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "G. Cimirot". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Gojko Cimirot". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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