Almir Bekić (born 1 June 1989) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays for

Bosnian Premier League The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and He ...

club

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs * Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) **ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) * ...

Club career

A product of the

Sloboda Tuzla Fudbalski klub Sloboda Tuzla ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Слободa Tyзла; English: Football Club Sloboda Tuzla) is a Bosnian professional football club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team ...

academy, Bekić had his professional debut on 14 November 2007 playing 20 minutes in a

match against Velež Mostar. However, Bekić spent the following couple of years mainly playing at youth level before finally establishing himself as a first-team regular in the 2009–10 season, in which he appeared in 24 league matches and scored 1 goal for the Bosnian side. In July 2010, Bekić was picked up by Croatian powerhouse

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinam ...

for a €100.000 transfer fee. At half-season in 2012, Bekić returned to Sloboda Tuzla, where he scored 3 goals. But after Sloboda got relegated to the First League of FBiH, Dinamo sent Bekić on a loan to GOŠK Gabela. His first games were solid, but in the spring part of the season he played even better, becoming of the best players of GOŠK. He scored 4 goals and added 5 assist.

International career

Bekić was capped for the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team and made his senior debut for

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in a June 2016

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away against Japan and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 2018 friendly against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Sarajevo *

: 2018–19 * Bosnian Cup: 2018–19 Zrinjski Mostar *

: 2021–22

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bekic, Almir 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Tuzla Association football wingers Association football fullbacks Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers FK Sloboda Tuzla players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players NK GOŠK Gabela players NK Sesvete players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players FK Sarajevo players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia