Izzy Tandir

Izzy Tandir
Personal information
Full name Ismar Tandir
Date of birth (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995
Place of birth Frankfurt, Germany
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Javor Ivanjica
Number 15
Youth career
2011–2013 New York Red Bulls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Sochaux B 19 (15)
2014 Sacramento Republic 1 (0)
2015 Breiðablik 2 (0)
2016 Deportivo Aragón
2016– Javor Ivanjica 4 (0)
National team
2012–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 14 (2)
2014– Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 July 2016

Ismar "Izzy" Tandir (born August 19, 1995) is a Bosnian footballer striker playing for FK Javor Ivanjica in the Serbian SuperLiga.

Club career

Born in Frankfurt, Germany, he moved to the United States still as a child.[1] Tandir initially played in the New York Red Bulls Academy where he won two national championships, first with the U16 and then with U18 teams.[1] He was the top scorer in the New York Red Bulls Academy in the last two seasons before moving to FC Sochaux in December 2012.[2] At Sochaux, he scored 15 goals in 19 appearances for their B team.[3]

Tandir signed his first professional contract with USL Pro club Sacramento Republic on August 19, 2014.[3] He made one appearance for Sacramento.[1] Next, he moved again to Europe, this time moving to Iceland and signing with Breiðablik UBK in March 12, 2015.[4][5] He made two appearances with Breiðablik in the 2015 Úrvalsdeild.[4]

In December 2015 Tandir signed with Spanish side Deportivo Aragón, the reserve team of Real Zaragoza.[6][7] In July 15, 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with Serbian top-league side FK Javor Ivanjica.[8]

International career

Despite being born in Germany, Tandir has U.S. citizenship as well as Bosnian citizenship via his family roots.[2] Bosnia called him into a U19 men’s national team camp n 2012 for his first international experience. His performance in that camp, and others since then, had made him receive regular calls for Bosnian youth teams.[2]

Honors

NY Red Bulls Academy
Breiðablik

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ismar Tandir profile at Sacramento Republic FC official website, retrieved 16-7-2016
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. striker signs with Ligue 1 side by J. R. Eslilson, at topdrawersoccer.com, 2-1-2013, retrieved 16-7-2016
  3. 1 2 Sacramento Republic FC Add Agustin Cazarez and Ismar Tandir Ahead of USL PRO Roster Freeze at Sacramento Republic FC official website, 19-6-2014, retrieved 16-7-2016
  4. 1 2 3 Ismar Tandir profile at Soccerway
  5. Potencijalni mladi reprezentativac BiH: Ismar Tandir potpisao dvogodišnji ugovor sa islandskim Breiðablikom at sportavaz.ba, 12-3-2015, retrieved 16-7-2016 (Bosnian)
  6. Ismar Tandir relishes new opportunity in Spain by Aaron Bauer, at onceametro.com, 7-12-2015, retrieved 16-7-2016
  7. Ismar Tandir pojačao redove Real Zaragoze at reprezentacija.ba, 12-12-2015, retrieved 16-7-2016 (Bosnian)
  8. Napadač sa Islanda pojačava konkurenciju u timu at FK Javor Ivanjica official website, 15-7-2016 (Serbian)
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