Haris Fazlagić (born April 5, 1987) is a former Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Haris Fazlagić
Fazlagić in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-04-05) 5 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Brantford Galaxy
2010–2011 Banat Zrenjanin 2 (0)
2011–2012 FK Famos Hrasnica
2012–2014 SC Waterloo Region
2012–2013 Slavija Sarajevo 14 (0)
2013–2014 Travnik 3 (0)
2014 London City
2015 Brantford Galaxy
2015–2016 Bosna Visoko 5 (0)
2016 Hamilton City
2016 Milton SC
2017 Scarborough SC
2019 Hamilton City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Early career

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Fazlagić played at the youth level with Zeljeznicar.

In late 2010, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with the expansion franchise Brantford Galaxy.[1][2] In his debut season with Brantford, he assisted the club in securing a playoff berth by finishing seventh in the First Division.[1] He participated in the CSL Championship final against Hamilton Croatia where he contributed two goals to secure the title for Brantford.[3][4][5]

Bosnia

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In 2011, he returned to Serbia to play in the Serbian First League with FK Banat Zrenjanin.[6][7] He made his debut for Banat on March 12, 2011, against Mladost Lucani.[7] In total, he would play in two matches in the Serbian second tier.[7] Following his short stint in Serbia, he played with FK Famos Hrasnica in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8]

Canada

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After two years in Europe, he returned to the CSL to sign with another expansion franchise SC Waterloo Region.[9][10] In the winter of 2012, he returned to Bosnia to play in the country's top league the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with FK Slavija Sarajevo.[11] He would appear in 14 matches with Sarajevo.[7] After the conclusion of the season, he departed from Sarajevo with the original intention to sign with London City.[12]

Instead, he would sign with former club Waterloo for the remainder of the 2013 season.[13] He played in the opening round of the 2013 playoffs where he recorded a goal against Brampton City United which advanced the club to the next round.[13] He would make his second championship final appearance where he contributed a goal against Kingston FC to secure the title for Waterloo.[14]

Return to Bosnia

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After the conclusion of the 2013 CSL season, he returned to play in Bosnia's top tier with NK Travnik.[15][16] Following his short stay in Europe, he returned to Waterloo for the 2014 season.[17] Midway through the 2014 season, he was transferred to league rivals London City before the roster freeze on September 1, 2014.[18] For the 2015 season, he remained in the CSL by returning to play with his former club Brantford Galaxy.[19][20] In early 2016, he had another stint in the Bosnian second tier with NK Bosna Visoko.[21]

For the remainder of the 2016 season, his time was split between Hamilton City and later was traded to Milton SC.[22][23] In 2017, he signed with Scarborough SC where he recorded the winning goal against FC Vorkuta in the semifinal match in the playoffs.[24] He made his third championship appearance as he recorded a goal against York Region Shooters which sent the match to overtime where Scarborough was defeated in a penalty shootout.[25]

In 2019, he played with former club Hamilton City.[26] Hamilton qualified for the playoffs where they were eliminated in the quarterfinal round by Ukraine United.[27]

Honours

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Brantford Galaxy

SC Waterloo Region

Scarborough SC

References

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  1. ^ a b Smiley, Brian (4 October 2010). "Galaxy soars to playoffs". Brantford Expositor. pp. B1.
  2. ^ Moko, Larry (1 November 2010). "Galaxy shines in CSL title victory". Hamilton Spectator. pp. SP7.
  3. ^ a b "Fazlagic scores twice, Brantford beats Hamilton Croatia 3-0 for CSL title: Brantford beats Hamilton Croatia for CSL title". The Canadian Press. 31 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Brantford CSL Champs". Toronto Sun. 1 November 2010. pp. S26.
  5. ^ Basara, Slavko (12 November 2010). "Лазо Џепина пригрлио титулу" [Lazo Zepina embraced the title]. Glas Srpske (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  7. ^ a b c d "Bosnia and Herzegovina - H. Fazlagić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  8. ^ Kamberović, D. (10 October 2011). "Ermin Huseinbašić ponovo strijelac" [Ermin Huseinbašić scored again]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  9. ^ McCracken, Ryan (3 May 2012). "New soccer entry to kick off season: Local team joins the Canadian Soccer League's first division". Waterloo Region Record. pp. C1.
  10. ^ Allen, Sean. "Fresh start for Galaxy in 2012". www.brantnews.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  11. ^ Beganović, A. (1 January 2013). "Fazlagić: Slavija može u Evropu" [Fazlagić: Slavija can go to Europe]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  12. ^ Beganović, A. (22 February 2013). ""Ponudu iz Kanade nisam mogao odbiti"" ["I couldn't refuse the offer from Canada"]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  13. ^ a b "SC Waterloo advance to semifinals". Waterloo Region Record. 15 October 2013. pp. D2.
  14. ^ a b "Waterloo ends Kingston FC's run". Kingston Whig-Standard. 4 November 2013. p. 13.
  15. ^ Kurbegović, D. (21 January 2014). "Dudić, Helvida, Fazlagić i Sadiković prva pojačanja" [Dudić, Helvida, Fazlagić and Sadiković are the first reinforcements]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  16. ^ Kasum, A. (1 February 2014). "Travnik predstavio pojačanja za nastavak Premijer lige" [Travnik presented reinforcements for the continuation of the Premier League]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  17. ^ "SC Waterloo edged". Waterloo Region Record. 21 July 2014. pp. D2.
  18. ^ "Kingston Reserves Win Second Division - Flurry of transfer activity leading to CSL Roster Freeze and the Playoffs". sirc.ca. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  19. ^ "Canadian Soccer League Brantford 2 London City 0". Brantford Expositor. 28 June 2015.
  20. ^ "Faris Efendić s Toronto Croatiom osvojio titulu prvaka Kanade" [Faris Efendić won the Canadian championship with Toronto Croatia]. www.faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 17 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  21. ^ "NK Bosna Visoko: U novom ruhu ulazimo u proljetni dio sezone" [NK Bosna Visoko: We are entering the spring part of the season in a new outfit]. Visoko.ba (in Bosnian). 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  22. ^ "2016 Milton SC roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  23. ^ Adamson, Stan (16 November 2018). "Import Players for a Brighter Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  24. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (28 September 2017). "Побългареният "Скарбъро" на исторически финал за титлата" [The Bulgarianized "Scarborough" in a historic final for the title]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  25. ^ a b Adamson, Stan (1 October 2017). "York Region Wins CSL Championship..FC Ukraine United defeats Burlington for Second Division title". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  26. ^ "2019 Hamilton City roster". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  27. ^ Adamson, Stan (14 October 2019). "Ukraine UTD Defeat Hamilton in Quarterfinals ....Playoffs Update". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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