Kerim Memija

Kerim Memija (Bosnian pronunciation: [kěrim měmija]; born 6 January 1996) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a right back.

Kerim Memija
Personal information
Full name Kerim Memija
Date of birth (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996
Place of birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Right back
Youth career
Željezničar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Željezničar 61 (3)
2017–2020 Vejle 63 (0)
2019–2020 → Hobro (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 3 (0)
2014–2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 13 (1)
2015–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 20 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2019

Memija started his professional career at Željezničar, before joining Vejle in 2017. In 2019, he was loaned to Hobro.

Club career

Željezničar

Memija came through youth academy of his hometown club Željezničar. He signed his first professional contract in January 2014.[2] He made his professional debut against Slavija on 16 March 2014 at the age of 18.[3] On 17 August 2014, he scored his first professional goal against the same opponent.[4]

Vejle

In January 2017, Memija was transferred to Danish side Vejle for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his competitive debut for the club in a loss to Skive on 5 March.[6]

Memija was an important piece in Vejle's conquest of Danish 1st Division title, his first trophy with the club, which was sealed on 21 May 2018 and earned them promotion to Danish Superliga.[7]

In September 2019, Memija was sent on a season-long loan to Hobro.[8]

International career

Memija represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels. He also served as captain of the under-21 team under coach Vinko Marinović.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 24 November 2019[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Željezničar 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 1000––10
2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 2532110–284
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 2305050–330
2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 12010––130
Total 6138160–754
Vejle 2016–17 1. Division 120–––120
2017–18 1. Division 29010––300
2018–19 Danish Superliga 19010–2[lower-alpha 1]0220
2019–20 1. Division 3010––40
Total 63030–20680
Hobro (loan) 2019–20 Danish Superliga 2010––30
Career total 126312160201464
  1. Appearances in Danish Superliga relegation play-offs

Honours

Vejle[10]

References
  1. "Kerim Memija". hikfodbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Memija potpisao petogodišnji ugovor sa Željezničarom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. "Premijer liga BiH: Remi Slavije i Željezničara, Sarajevo slavilo u Bijeljini". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 16 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  4. "Premijer liga BiH: Slavija i Željezničar remizirali u Foči". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. "Vejle potvrdio: Memija potpisao ugovor do 2020. godine". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  6. "Memija igrao u domaćem porazu Vejlea". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  7. "Memija se s Vejleom plasirao u Superligu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  8. "Zvanično: Kerim Memija napustio Vejle, ostaje u eliti". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  9. "Kapiten U21 BiH Kerim Memija: Istočna tribina je dokaz da je Željo najveći klub u BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 19 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  10. "K. Memija". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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