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 edit

Early career edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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]

CSL edit

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]

References edit

  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. ^ "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. 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. ^ "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. ^ 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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