Miral Samardžić
Miral Samardžić (born 17 February 1987) is a Slovenian football centre back who plays for NK Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.
![]() Samardžić with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miral Samardžić | ||
Date of birth | 17 February 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Jesenice, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
Number | 19 | ||
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– | Olimpija Ljubljana | 15 | (0) |
National team | |||
2006–2007 | Slovenia U20 | 5 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Slovenia U21 | 8 | (0) |
2013–2017 | Slovenia | 15 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:17, 16 November 2019 (UTC) |
Career
Club

Samardžić started playing football in his hometown Jesenice, aged 9. He started his professional career with NK Triglav Kranj. 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.
HNK Rijeka
In July 2014, Samardžić signed for HNK Rijeka in Croatia.[2] He scored on his debut in Rijeka's 2–1 win against GNK Dinamo Zagreb in the 2014 Croatian Supercup.
Henan Jianye
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
On 31 August 2017, Anzhi Makhachkala announced the signing of Samardžić on a two-year contract.[4]
Krylia Sovetov Samara
On 19 August 2018, Samardžić signed with another Russian Premier League club PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara.[5]
Olimpija Ljubljana
On 11 July 2019, Samardžić returned to Slovenia and signed with Olimpija Ljubljana.[6]
International
Miral Samardžić was a member of the young Slovenian national team selections.[7] He made a début for the senior national team on 19 November 2013 against Canada and has collected 15 caps for Slovenia between 2013 and 2017.[1]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
2006–07 | 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 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
2008–09 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
2009–10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | 26 | 2 | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||||
2011–12 | 25 | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |||||
2012–13 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
2013–14 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 105 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 139 | 11 | ||
Rijeka | 2014–15 | 1. HNL | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 1 | 36 | 5 |
2015–16 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 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[lower-alpha 9] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2018–19 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 9] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
Career total | 298 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 377 | 29 |
Notes
- Three appearances and one goal in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
- One appearance in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League and four appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in the Moldovan Super Cup
- Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League and eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in the Croatian Super Cup
- Appearances in the relegation play-offs
International
- As of 26 March 2017
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Slovenia | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | 4 | 0 | |
2015 | 2 | 0 | |
2016 | 7 | 0 | |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 0 |
References
- "Reprezentanca: Miral Samardžić". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- "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. fc-anji.ru (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.
- "M. Samardžić". soccerway.com. 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
- Miral Samardžić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Miral Samardžić at Soccerway
- Miral Samardžić at Croatian Football Statistics
- Slovenian Football Association profile (in Slovene)