Miral Samardžić
Miral Samardžić (born 17 February 1987) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Jesenice.
| Samardžić with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Jesenice, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jesenice | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2003 | Jesenice | ||
| 2003–2006 | Triglav Kranj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Triglav Kranj | 24 | (3) |
| 2007–2010 | Maribor | 60 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 105 | (10) |
| 2014–2016 | Rijeka | 52 | (6) |
| 2016 | Henan Jianye | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 19 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 22 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 44 | (2) |
| 2021 | Hatta | 12 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Ajman | 44 | (2) |
| 2023– | Jesenice | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Slovenia U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Slovenia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Slovenia | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Samardžić started playing football in his hometown Jesenice, aged 9. He started his professional career with Triglav Kranj. In early 2007, Samardžić signed for Maribor. Following four seasons with Maribor, he was signed by Moldovan team Sheriff Tiraspol in 2010, where he stayed for four seasons.
Rijeka edit
In July 2014, Samardžić signed for Rijeka in Croatia.[2] He scored on his debut in Rijeka's 2–1 win against Dinamo Zagreb in the 2014 Croatian Supercup.
Henan Jianye edit
After two seasons with Rijeka, in June 2016, Samardžić transferred to Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye for a reported fee of €1.5 million.[3]
Anzhi Makhachkala edit
On 31 August 2017, Anzhi Makhachkala announced the signing of Samardžić on a two-year contract.[4]
Krylia Sovetov Samara edit
On 19 August 2018, Samardžić signed with another Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.[5]
Olimpija Ljubljana edit
On 11 July 2019, Samardžić returned to Slovenia and signed with Olimpija Ljubljana.[6]
International career edit
Samardžić was a member of the youth Slovenia national team selections.[7] He debuted for the senior team on 19 November 2013 against Canada and has collected 15 caps between 2013 and 2017.[8] His final international was in March 2017, in a World Cup qualification match away against Scotland.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Triglav Kranj | 2004–05 | 2. SNL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 2. SNL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2006–07 | 2. SNL | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Maribor | 2006–07 | 1. SNL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 1. SNL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | 1. SNL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 1. SNL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2009–10 | National Division | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | National Division | 26 | 2 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2011–12 | National Division | 25 | 3 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2012–13 | National Division | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2013–14 | National Division | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12[g] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | National Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 105 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 139 | 11 | ||
| Rijeka | 2014–15 | 1. HNL | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9[d] | 1 | 1[h] | 1 | 36 | 5 |
| 2015–16 | 1. HNL | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | ||
| Total | 52 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 11 | ||
| Henan Jianye | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Akhisar Belediyespor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[i] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[i] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2019–20 | 1. SNL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 1. SNL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 342 | 23 | 27 | 5 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 426 | 32 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Moldovan Super Cup
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Croatian Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in relegation play-offs
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ "Reprezentanca: Miral Samardžić" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Miral Samardžić u Rijeci". nk-rijeka.hr. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Miral Samardžić odlazi u Kinu: U Rijeci sam proživio predivne dvije godine". nk-rijeka.hr. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ Самарджич – новичок Анжи (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Krylia Sovetov sign Sheidaev and Samardzhich". PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Samardžić nova okrepitev Olimpije" [Samardžić reinforces Olimpija] (in Slovenian). NK Olimpija Ljubljana. 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Miral Samardžič » U21 EURO Qualifiers 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Miral Samardžić, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "M. Samardžić". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Miral Samardžić – Prva liga Telekom Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Miral Samardžić". hrnogomet.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
External links edit
- Miral Samardžić at UEFA
- Miral Samardžić at EU-Football.info
- Miral Samardžić at FBref.com
- Miral Samardžić at kicker (in German)
- Miral Samardžić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Miral Samardžić at Soccerbase.com
- Miral Samardžić at Soccerway.com
- Miral Samardžić at WorldFootball.net
- Miral Samardžić at AS.com (in Spanish)
- at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)