Samir Bekrić (born 20 October 1984) is a Bosnian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

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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 Herz ...

club Željezničar.

Club career

Early career

Bekrić started his professional career in 2003 joining Gradina. He stayed at Gradina until 2006.

Željezničar

In January 2007, Bekrić joined Željezničar. In the 2009–10 season, Bekrić was one of the best players of Željezničar, scoring 15 goals. He also had 13 assists. That season he won the

with the club.

South Korea and Kazahstan

After a successful period at Željezničar, Bekrić had stints in South Korea with Incheon United and in Kazakhstan with Tobol.

Return to Željezničar

In February 2012, Bekrić came back to Željezničar and that same year won the league title and the Bosnian Cup. In 2013, he again won the league title with Željezničar. Bekrić left the club that year.

Iran

In 2013, Bekrić went to Iran and stayed there until 2014. While there, he played for

Mes Kerman Mes Kerman Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال صنعت مس کرمان, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman'') is an Iranian professional football team based in Kerman, Iran. They were promoted to Iran's top league, the Iran Pro ...

and Fajr Sepasi.

Bunyodkor

In July 2014, Bekrić joined Uzbekistan Super League club Bunyodkor. He played for the club until late 2015.

Second return to Željezničar

On 14 January 2016, Bekrić, for a second time, came back to Željezničar and played at the club until he left it in January 2018.

Zrinjski Mostar

On 19 February 2018, Bekrić signed with Zrinjski Mostar. In May 2018, he won the league with Zrinjski. On 20 June 2019, Bekrić left Zrinjski after his contract with the club expired.

Sloboda Tuzla

On 9 July 2019, Bekrić signed a two-year contract with

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 ...

. He made his official debut for Sloboda on 21 July 2019, in a 2–1 home-league win against

Radnik Bijeljina Fudbalski klub Radnik Bijeljina ( sr-cyr, Фудбалски клуб Радник Бијељина) is a professional association football club based in the city of Bijeljina that is situated in northeast Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays ...

. Bekrić scored his first official goal for Sloboda on 17 August 2019, in a 2–2 away league draw against his former club Željezničar. He left the club after his contract expired on 22 June 2020.

Third return to Željezničar

Five days after leaving Sloboda, on 27 June 2020, Bekrić returned to Željezničar for a third time and signed a one-year contract with the club. He played his first official game since his return on 1 August 2020, a league match against Velež Mostar. Bekrić made his 200th appearance for Željezničar on 30 September 2020, in a cup game against Budućnost Banovići. He scored his first goal for the club since his return in a league match against Tuzla City on 5 October 2020. On 4 June 2021, Bekrić extended his contract with Željezničar until June 2022.

International career

He made his debut for

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in a June 2009

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against

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

, coming on as a late substitute for

Velibor Đurić Velibor Đurić (born 5 May 1982) is a Bosnian football manager and former player who is the manager of First League of RS club Radnik Bijeljina. Club career Đurić played with the youth teams of Slavija Sarajevo and then with the first tea ...

. It remained his sole international appearance.

Career statistics

International

Source:

Honours

Željezničar *

: 2009–10, 2011–12,

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* Bosnian Cup: 2011–12 Zrinjski Mostar *

: 2017–18

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