Miral Samardžić

Miral Samardžić

Samardžić with FC Sheriff in 2013
Personal information
Full name Miral Samardžić
Date of birth (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987
Place of birth Jesenice, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Henan Jianye
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 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)
National team‡
2006–2007 Slovenia U20 5 (0)
2006–2008 Slovenia U21 8 (0)
2013– Slovenia 14 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2016

Miral Samardžić (born 17 February 1987) is a Slovenian football defender who plays for Chinese club Henan Jianye.

Club career

Samardžić started playing football in Jesenice, aged 9. He started his professional career with NK Triglav Kranj at age 18. At the age of 19, he was considered one of the most talented defenders in Slovenia. As a consequence, numerous clubs showed interest in signing him, and in early 2007 he signed for NK Maribor. Following three seasons with Maribor, in 2010 he was signed by FC Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova, where he stayed for four seasons. In July 2014, Samardžić signed for HNK Rijeka in Croatia.[1] He scored on his debut in Rijeka's 2–1 win against GNK Dinamo Zagreb in the 2014 Croatian Supercup. 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.[2]

International career

Miral Samardžić was a member of the young Slovenian national team selections.[3] He made a début for the senior national team on 19 November 2013 against Canada and, as of 28 March 2016, he collected nine caps for Slovenia.[4]

Club statistics

Season Club League League Cup & Supercup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2004–05 Triglav Kranj 2. SNL 10——10
2005–06 101——101
2006–07 132——132
Triglav total 2430000243
2006–07 Maribor 1. SNL 13030—160
2007–08 2102031261
2008–09 90——90
2009–10 1701030210
Maribor total 6006061721
2009–10 Sheriff Tiraspol Div. Națională 70——70
2010–11 262—80342
2011–12 253—20273
2012–13 2342061315
2013–14 2413080351
Sheriff total 105105024113411
2014–15 Rijeka 1. HNL 2225291365
2015–16 3045220376
Rijeka total 5261041117311
2016 Henan Jianye Chinese Super League 13020-150
Henan total 1302000150
Career total 2541923441331826
Last Update: 30 October 2016.

International statistics

As of 28 March 2016
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovenia 2013 1 0
2014 4 0
2015 2 0
2016 2 0
Total 9 0

References

  1. ↑ "Miral Samardžić u Rijeci". nk-rijeka.hr. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Miral Samardžić odlazi u Kinu: U Rijeci sam proživio predivne dvije godine". nk-rijeka.hr. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Miral Samardžič » U21 EURO Qualifiers 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Slovenian Football Federation
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