Elvis Džafić

Elvis Džafić (born 19 December 1990) is a Slovenian professional football goalkeeper who plays for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.

Elvis Džafić

Džafić warming up for Olimpija Ljubljana in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Elvis Džafić
Date of birth	(1990-12-19) 19 December 1990
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Sarajevo
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2009	Svoboda Ljubljana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Svoboda Ljubljana	12	(0)
2010–2014	Olimpija Ljubljana	64	(0)
2015–2018	Triglav Kranj	80	(0)
2018–	Sarajevo	2	(0)
National team
2012	Slovenia U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2019

Club career

Early career

Džafić started of his career at hometown club Svoboda Ljubljana where he played for the youth team and later on for the seniors as well.

Olimpija Ljubljana

In 2010, Džafić signed with Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana. He made 64 league appearances for Olimpija in the rowspan of four seasons, the most being in the 2011–12 season making 33 league appearances. He left Olimpija in 2014.

Triglav

After leaving Olimpija, Džafić signed with Triglav Kranj, who back then played in the Slovenian Second League. He won the 2016–17 Slovenian Second League with Triglav and gained promotion to the 2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga.

He made 80 league appearances for Triglav, being a first team regular for the whole time. He left Triglav in 2018.

Sarajevo

On 17 August 2018, Džafić signed a contract with Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.[1] He made his official debut for Sarajevo on 19 September 2018 in a 1–0 away win in the first round of the 2018–19 Bosnian Cup season against Velež Mostar.[2]

In the 2018–19 season, Džafić won the double with Sarajevo winning both the Bosnian Cup and the Premier League. He made his first league appearance for Sarajevo in a 2–1 away league win against Velež Mostar on 23 November 2019.[3]

Džafić won his second league title with the club on 1 June 2020, though after the 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League season was ended abruptly due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina and after which Sarajevo were by default crowned league champions for a second consecutive time.[4]

On 17 June 2020, he extended his contract with Sarajevo until June 2021.[5]

International career

Džafić made two appearances for the Slovenia U21 team in 2012.[6]

Personal life

Džafić's family is from Bosnia and Herzegovina. His father is from Bosanski Novi and his mother is from Ključ.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 November 2019.[8]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Continental		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Svoboda[9]	2009–10	MNZ Ljubljana	12	0	—		—		12	0
Olimpija	2010–11	Slovenian PrvaLiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2011–12	Slovenian PrvaLiga	33	0	0	0	6	0	39	0
	2012–13	Slovenian PrvaLiga	19	0	1	0	3	0	23	0
	2013–14	Slovenian PrvaLiga	12	0	3	0	2	0	17	0
	Total		64	0	4	0	11	0	79	0
Triglav Kranj	2015–16	Slovenian Second League	23	0	1	0	—		24	0
	2016–17	Slovenian Second League	25	0	1	0	—		26	0
	2017–18	Slovenian PrvaLiga	32	0	3	0	—		35	0
	Total		80	0	5	0	—		85	0
Sarajevo	2018–19	Bosnian Premier League	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	2019–20	Bosnian Premier League	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		2	0	2	0	—		4	0
Career total			158	0	11	0	11	0	180	0

Honours

Triglav Kranj

• Slovenian Second League: 2016–17

Sarajevo

• Bosnian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20
• Bosnian Cup: 2018–19

References

1. A. Pašić (17 August 2018). "Elvis Džafić potpisao ugovor sa FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
2. Jasmin Konjhodžić (19 September 2018). "(FOTO) Majstorija Velkoskog odlučila pobjednika: Sarajevo u osmini finala Kupa BiH" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
3. K.H. (23 November 2019). "Velika pobjeda Sarajeva u dramatičnom derbiju protiv Veleža" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
4. F.Z. (1 June 2020). "Zvanično! Sarajevo prvak BiH drugu godinu zaredom, Čelik i Zvijezda ispadaju" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
5. E. Čaušević (17 June 2020). "Elvis Džafić produžio ugovor sa FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
6. "Elvis Džafić – U21 reprezentanca". www.nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
7. "Elvis Džafić: Odazvao bih se pozivu u bh. državni tim, navijači su sjajni". Interviewed by Edin Isanović. Klix.ba. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
8. Elvis Džafić at Soccerway
9. "MNZ liga 09/10 – Statistika ekipe Svoboda Ljubljana". www.mnzljubljana-zveza.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 November 2019.

External links

• Player profile at PrvaLiga (in Slovene)