Alem Merajić (born 4 February 1994) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for German club AC Milan Heidenheim.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alem Merajić | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Milan Heidenheim | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Novi Grad Sarajevo | ||
| 2009–2011 | Olimpik | ||
| 2012 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 2012–2013 | Olimpik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Olimpik | 48 | (0) |
| 2016 | Shkëndija | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Split | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Radnik Bijeljina | 24 | (0) |
| 2020– | Milan Heidenheim | ||
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2020 | |||
Club career
editStarting out in FK Novi Grad Sarajevo and FK Olimpik in his native Sarajevo, Merajić, a youth international, moved in February 2012 to GNK Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.[1] He returned to Olimpik that same summer, debuting for the first team in 2013 and becoming a first-team regular in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In May 2015, Merajić was part of the Olimpik team that won the club's first historic Bosnian Cup in the 2014–15 season.[2]
In January 2016 he moved to KF Shkëndija,[3] featuring in the Macedonian First League. He won one another trophy in his career, this time with Shkëndija, the Macedonian Cup in May 2016.
This stint proved to be short-term as well, as he joined the Prva HNL team RNK Split in August 2016.[4] After leaving Split in July 2017, Merajić came back to Bosnia and signed with FK Radnik Bijeljina.[5] He left Radnik in June 2020 after his contract with the club expired,[6] winning two Republika Srpska Cups during his time at the club.
International career
editMerajić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on various youth levels. He played for the U17, U18, U19 and U21 national teams.
Honours
editOlimpik
Shkëndija
Radnik Bijeljina
- Republika Srpska Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19
References
edit- ^ Merajić iz Olimpica prešao u Dinamo Zagreb at SportSport.ba
- ^ A. Beganović (27 May 2015). "Olimpicu Kup Bosne i Hercegovine i Evropa liga" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Merajić napušta Olimpic: Sutra letim za Makedoniju Archived 2016-11-02 at the Wayback Machine at SCSport.ba
- ^ Nakon Filipovića, Geljića i Bojića za RNK Split potpisao i Merajić Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine at NogometPlus
- ^ S. Mlaćo (19 July 2017). "Alem Merajić pred potpisom za Radnik iz Bijeljine?" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ E. Škorić (29 June 2020). "Slavko Petrović saopštio kako je protiv Simonovića pokrenut disciplinski postupak" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
External links
edit- Alem Merajić at Soccerway