Bljedi Bardic (, born 10 January 1992) is a Montenegrin

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player who last played for

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in the

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. Born in

Bar, Montenegro Bar (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: Bar, Бар, , ) is a town and seaport in Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro. It is the capital of the Bar Municipality and a center for tourism. According to the 2023 census, the city proper ...

, where Bardic played youth soccer for

OFK Bar Omladinski fudbalski klub Bar was a Montenegrin football club based in the town of Bar. The club existed from 2001 to 2012. History OFK Bar were founded in 2001 and played their home games at the Stadion Topolica. At season 2008–09, OFK Bar wo ...

where he was leading goalscorer. After spending 2 years at OFK Bar youth team, Bardic moved in Shkodër, Albania where he played for

KF Vllaznia Shkodër Klubi i Futbollit Vllaznia Shkodër, commonly known as Vllaznia is an Albanian football (soccer), football club based in the city of Shkodër. It is the association football branch of the Vllaznia Sports Club, which was founded on 16 February 1 ...

for 1 year. Bardic moved back in Bar and signed his professional contract with Senior Team

Career

Professional

On 6 September 2011, Bardic signed his first contract with

. He played 20 games and scored 7 goals. Bardic continued his career in the

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where he signed for Clarkstown SC Eagles of the

National Premier Soccer League The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's association football, soccer league. The league is officially affiliated to the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and has automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup. ...

. With 86 goals, he is the team's all-time leading goal scorer. On May 27, 2016, Bardic signed for

Puerto Rico FC Puerto Rico FC was a professional football club based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2015, the team played in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The team debuted in the 2016 fall seas ...

. In his second appearance Bardic scored the winning goal against the

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and he was named man of the match. On January 15, 2021, after four years in the

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organization, Bardic signed for

of the

References

External links

NASL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bardic, Bljedi 1992 births Living people Footballers from Bar, Montenegro Men's association football forwards Montenegrin men's footballers 21st-century Montenegrin sportsmen OFK Bar players FC Motown players Puerto Rico FC players New York Cosmos B players New York Cosmos (2010) players New Amsterdam FC players Montenegrin Second League players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players National Premier Soccer League players National Independent Soccer Association players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in the United States Montenegrin people of Albanian descent