Kenan Pirić

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Kenan Pirić
Personal information
Full name Kenan Pirić
Date of birth (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Göztepe
Youth career
Sloboda Tuzla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Gradina 16 (0)
2013–2014 Gent 0 (0)
2014–2017 Sloboda Tuzla 60 (0)
2017–2018 Zrinjski Mostar 43 (0)
2018–2021 Maribor 46 (0)
2021 Atromitos 11 (0)
2022– Göztepe 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21[a] 7 (0)
2018– Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2021

Kenan Pirić (Bosnian pronunciation: [kěnan pǐriːtɕ]; born 7 July 1994) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Göztepe and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Pirić started his senior career at Gradina, before joining Gent in 2013. A year later, he signed with Sloboda Tuzla. In 2017, Pirić moved to Zrinjski Mostar. The following year, he was transferred to Maribor.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pirić made his senior international debut in 2018.

Club career[]

Pirić came through the youth academy of his hometown club Sloboda Tuzla, which he left in June 2012 to join Gradina.[1] He made his professional debut against Velež on 25 August of the same year at the age of 18.[2]

In August 2013, Pirić signed with Belgian team Gent.[3] In the summer of 2014, he returned to Sloboda Tuzla.[4] In February 2017, Pirić moved to Zrinjski Mostar.[5]

On 13 December 2017, Slovenian side Maribor announced that Pirić would join them the following season.[6] He made his competitive debut for the team against Mura on 29 July 2018 and managed to keep a clean sheet.[7] He won his first trophy with Maribor on 15 May 2019, when they were crowned league champions.[8]

On 9 July 2021, Greek Super League club Atromitos announced the signing of Pirić, on a two-year contract.[9][10]

International career[]

Pirić was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team. He made seven appearances during the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers in 2015 and 2016.[11] He also served as team captain under coach Vlado Jagodić.[12]

In May 2016, Pirić received his first senior call-up, for a friendly game against Spain and the 2016 Kirin Cup,[13] but had to wait until 31 January 2018 to make his debut against Mexico.[14]

Personal life[]

Pirić married his long-time girlfriend Erina in December 2018. Together they have a son named Eman.[15]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 18 December 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gradina 2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 16 0 0 0 — 16 0
Sloboda Tuzla 2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 17 0 1 0 — 18 0
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 28 0 7 0 — 35 0
2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 15 0 2 0 2 0 19 0
Total 60 0 10 0 2 0 72 0
Zrinjski Mostar 2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 29 0 0 0 2 0 31 0
Total 43 0 0 0 2 0 45 0
Maribor 2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga 20 0 5 0 0 0 25 0
2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 26 0 1 0 8 0 35 0
2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 46 0 6 0 8 0 60 0
Atromitos 2021–22 Super League Greece 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
Career total 176 0 16 0 12 0 204 0

International[]

As of match played 6 June 2021[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018 1 0
2019 1 0
2020 2 0
2021 2 0
Total 6 0

Honours[]

Zrinjski Mostar

Maribor

Notes[]

  1. ^ Official UEFA competitive matches only.

References[]

  1. ^ "Kenan Pirić iz Slobode u Gradinu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 30 June 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Velež kontrama slomio Gradinu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 August 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Dijete Slobode: Kenan Pirić potpisao za Gent!". tuzlanski.ba (in Bosnian). 30 August 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Pirić potpisao novi ugovor sa Slobodom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 January 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Službeno: Kenan Pirić potpisao za Zrinjski". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Doumbia od januarja, Pirič od junija" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Pirić debitovao za Maribor, ali ipak ne može biti zadovoljan". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Gol i asistencija Mešanovića za novu titulu Maribora". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Πήρε τον Βόσνιο τερματοφύλακα Κέναν Πίριτς ο Ατρόμητος" [Atromitos obtained the Bosnian goalkeeper Kenan Pirić]. sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε Πίριτς ο Ατρόμητος" [Atromitos announced Pirić]. sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Kenan Pirić » U21 EURO Qualifiers 2015/2016". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Kenan Pirić dobio poziv u reprezentaciju BiH". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Baždarević objavio spisak Zmajeva za Španiju i Kirin kup: Bez Ibiševića, Lulića i Bičakčića". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 20 May 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  14. ^ "BiH se nije mogla odbraniti: Meksiko zasluženo slavio". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Oženio se reprezentativac BiH Kenan Pirić". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  16. ^ a b c "K. Pirić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Kenan Pirić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

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