Almir Bekić (born 1 June 1989) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays for Bosnian Premier League club Igman Konjic.

Almir Bekić
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Tuzla, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Igman Konjic
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Sloboda Tuzla 34 (2)
2010–2014 Dinamo Zagreb 0 (0)
2010Lokomotiva (loan) 10 (0)
2011Sloboda Tuzla (loan) 12 (2)
2012Sloboda Tuzla (loan) 13 (3)
2012–2013GOŠK Gabela (loan) 21 (5)
2013–2014Sesvete (loan) 27 (1)
2015 Sloboda Tuzla 13 (1)
2015–2019 Sarajevo 79 (1)
2019–2020 Sloboda Tuzla 18 (0)
2020–2023 Zrinjski Mostar 63 (1)
2024 Rudar Prijedor 12 (1)
2024– Igman Konjic 1 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 4 (0)
2016–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2018

Club career

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A product of the Sloboda Tuzla academy, Bekić had his professional debut on 14 November 2007 playing 20 minutes in a Bosnian Premier League match against Velež Mostar.[1] However, Bekić spent the following couple of years mainly playing at youth level before finally establishing himself as a first-team regular in the 2009–10 season, in which he appeared in 24 league matches and scored 1 goal for the Bosnian side.[2]

In July 2010, Bekić was picked up by Croatian powerhouse Dinamo Zagreb for a €100.000 transfer fee.

At half-season in 2012, Bekić returned to Sloboda Tuzla, where he scored 3 goals. But after Sloboda got relegated to the First League of FBiH, Dinamo sent Bekić on a loan to GOŠK Gabela. His first games were solid, but in the spring part of the season he played even better, becoming of the best players of GOŠK. He scored 4 goals and added 5 assist.

International career

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Bekić was capped for the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team and made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a June 2016 friendly match away against Japan and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 2018 friendly against Mexico.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 7 March 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sloboda Tuzla 2008–09 Bosnian Premier League 10 1 0 0 10 1
2009–10 25 1 0 0 25 1
Total 35 2 0 0 0 0 35 2
Lokomotiva (loan) 2010–11 1. HNL 10 0 1 0 11 0
Sloboda Tuzla (loan) 2010–11 Bosnian Premier League 12 2 12 2
Sloboda Tuzla (loan) 2011–12 Bosnian Premier League 13 3 13 3
GOŠK (loan) 2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 21 5 21 5
Sesvete (loan) 2013–14 2. HNL 27 1 0 0 27 1
Sloboda Tuzla 2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 13 1 0 0 13 1
Sarajevo 2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 20 0 3 0 2 0 25 0
2016–17 26 0 7 1 33 1
2017–18 18 1 1 0 2 0 21 1
Total 64 1 11 1 4 0 79 2
Career total 195 15 12 1 4 0 211 16

International

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As of match played 31 January 2018
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016 1 0
2017 0 0
2018 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours

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Sarajevo

Zrinjski Mostar

References

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  1. ^ Borovina, Edin (16 July 2010). "Almir Bekić oblači dres zagrebačkog Dinama!". Sport Centar (in Bosnian). Retrieved 27 July 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "A. Bekić: Summary". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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