Izzy Tandir
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismar Tandir | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 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
- U.S. Soccer Development Academy U16: 2011–12[1]
- U.S. Soccer Development Academy U18: 2012–13[1]
- Breiðablik
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ismar Tandir profile at Sacramento Republic FC official website, retrieved 16-7-2016
- 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
- 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
- 1 2 3 Ismar Tandir profile at Soccerway
- ↑ Potencijalni mladi reprezentativac BiH: Ismar Tandir potpisao dvogodišnji ugovor sa islandskim Breiðablikom at sportavaz.ba, 12-3-2015, retrieved 16-7-2016 (Bosnian)
- ↑ Ismar Tandir relishes new opportunity in Spain by Aaron Bauer, at onceametro.com, 7-12-2015, retrieved 16-7-2016
- ↑ Ismar Tandir pojačao redove Real Zaragoze at reprezentacija.ba, 12-12-2015, retrieved 16-7-2016 (Bosnian)
- ↑ Napadač sa Islanda pojačava konkurenciju u timu at FK Javor Ivanjica official website, 15-7-2016 (Serbian)
External links
- Ismar Tandir at ZeroZero