Rifet Kapić

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Rifet Kapić
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sarajevo
Number 88
Youth career
Krajina Cazin
2013–2014 Sarajevo
2014–2015 Istra 1961
2015 Varnsdorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Varnsdorf 2 (0)
2016–2018 Gorica 62 (14)
2018–2019 Grasshoppers 9 (0)
2018 → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 14 (4)
2019 → Sarajevo (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2021 SC Paderborn 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 23 (3)
2021– Sarajevo 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2021

Rifet Kapić (Bosnian pronunciation: [rǐfet kǎpitɕ]; born 3 July 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.

He started his professional career at Varnsdorf, before joining Gorica in 2016. Two years later, Kapić moved to Grasshoppers, who loaned him to Sheriff Tiraspol in 2018 and to Sarajevo in 2019. Later that year, he signed with SC Paderborn, who also loaned him to Sheriff. In 2021, Kapić returned to Sarajevo.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Kapić started playing football with his hometown club Krajina Cazin. He then spent brief period of time in the academy of Sarajevo, after which he played for Istra 1961's youth team.[1]

Kapić made his professional debut playing for Czech club Varnsdorf in 2015.[2]

In February 2016, Kapić signed a three-year contract with Gorica.[3] On 29 April, he scored his first professional goal against Zavrč.[4]

Grasshoppers[]

On 12 January 2018, Kapić moved to Swiss side Grasshopper Club Zürich on a four-year deal for an undisclosed transfer fee.[5] He made his competitive debut for the club in a 3–1 win over Sion on 4 February.[6]

In June 2018, he was sent on a season-long loan to Moldovan outfit Sheriff Tiraspol.[7]

In February 2019, he was loaned to Bosnian club Sarajevo until the end of season.[8]

SC Paderborn[]

On 1 June 2019, Kapić signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga club SC Paderborn.[9]

In August 2020, he joined Sheriff Tiraspol on loan for a second time with them, also securing an option to sign him permanently.[10]

In June 2021, Kapić terminated his contract with the club.[11]

Return to Sarajevo[]

On 2 September 2021, Kapić returned to Sarajevo, signing a two-year contract.[12] He made his second debut for Sarajevo on 10 September, in a league game against Velež Mostar.[13] On 17 October 2021, Kapić scored the only goal in Sarajevo's 1–0 league victory at home to Posušje.[14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 17 October 2021.[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Varnsdorf 2014–15 Czech National League 2 0 — — 2 0
Gorica 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga 12 1 — — 12 1
2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 33 6 3 0 2 0 38 6
2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga 17 7 2 0 4 4 23 11
Total 62 14 5 0 6 4 73 18
Grasshoppers 2017–18 Swiss Super League 9 0 1 0 — 10 0
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 2018 Moldovan National Division 14 4 2 1 8 1 24 6
Sarajevo (loan) 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 12 0 6 2 — 18 2
SC Paderborn 2019–20 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 2020–21 Moldovan National Division 23 3 3 0 1 0 27 3
Sarajevo 2021–22 Bosnian Premier League 6 1 1 0 — 7 1
Career total 128 22 18 3 15 5 161 30

Honours[]

Sheriff Tiraspol[15]

Sarajevo[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rifet Kapić: Slovenci me žele u državnom dresu, ali moj san je da igram za BiH". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 6 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Kapić briljira u Sloveniji: Bog mi je dao šansu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Rifet Kapić: Čekat ću poziv BiH, druge reprezentacije me ne zanimaju". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Kapić strijelac u remiju protiv Zavrča". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Veliki iskorak u karijeri: Kapić potpisao za Grasshoppers". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Rifet Kapić upisao službeni debi za Grasshoppers". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Kapić odlazi iz Grasshoppersa, karijeru nastavlja u Moldaviji". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Veliko pojačanje za Sarajevo: Rifet Kapić novi igrač Bordo tima". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Zvanično: Rifet Kapić pred velikim izazovom, potpisao za ekipu iz Bundeslige". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Kapic von Paderborn nach Tiraspol: Leihe plus Kaufoption". kicker (in German). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Kapic geht" (in German). scp07.de. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  12. ^ N.K. (2 September 2021). "Rifet Kapić potpisao za Sarajevo: Nadam se da ćemo nastaviti tamo gdje smo stali" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  13. ^ M. Šljivak (10 September 2021). "Sve je spremno za derbi u Mostaru: Dudić i Sablić odabrali sastave" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  14. ^ "(VIDEO) Pogledajte kako je Kapić donio vrijedna tri boda Sarajevu protiv Posušja" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  15. ^ a b c "R. Kapić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

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