Irfan Hadžić

Irfan Hadžić
Hadžić with the youth team of Olimpik in 2010
Personal information
Full name Irfan Hadžić
Date of birth (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Prozor-Rama, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Tuzla City
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2011 Olimpik
2012–2013 Jong Vitesse/AGOVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Zulte Waregem 0 (0)
2013 Inter Zaprešić 3 (0)
2014 ViOn Zlaté Moravce 3 (1)
2015–2016 Royal Antwerp 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Vigor Wuitens Hamme (loan) 32 (16)
2016–2017 Celje 16 (4)
2017–2019 Radnik Bijeljina 54 (15)
2019 Zrinjski Mostar 2 (0)
2019–2020 Akhisarspor 30 (8)
2021 Lokomotiva 11 (1)
2022 Zrinjski Mostar 9 (0)
2023– Tuzla City 42 (12)
International career
2011–2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 5 (0)
2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

Irfan Hadžić (born 15 June 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bosnian Premier League club Tuzla City.

Club career

Early career

Hadžić started off his football career at the youth team of Olimpik in 2010 and stayed at the club until 2011. After leaving Olimpik, he mostly played abroad at Zulte Waregem, with whom he signed his first professional contract, the youth team of Vitesse Arnhem,[1] Inter Zaprešić, ViOn Zlaté Moravce,[2] Royal Antwerp, who loaned him out to Vigor Wuitens Hamme,[3] and Celje, before returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[citation needed]

Radnik Bijeljina

After six years of playing abroad, Hadžić returned to his home country and on 19 July 2017 signed a contract with Bosnian Premier League club Radnik Bijeljina.[4] He made his official debut for Radnik in a 2–0 home league loss against Željezničar Sarajevo on 10 September 2017, coming in as a 66th minute substitute for Velibor Đurić.[5]

He scored his first goal for the club against Sloboda Tuzla on 28 October 2017 in the 48th minute, which would turn out to be the only and the winning goal of the match.[6]

In his second season with the club, Hadžić was Radnik's best scorer, scoring 10 goals in 32 league games in the 2018–19 season.[7]

Zrinjski Mostar

After his contract with Radnik expired, Hadžić signed a contract with Zrinjski Mostar on 7 June 2019.[8] He made his official debut and scored his first goal for Zrinjski on 11 July 2019, in a 3–0 away win against Akademija Pandev in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[9]

Hadžić made his first of only two league appearances for Zrinjski on 21 July 2019, in a 1–0 away loss against Sarajevo.[10]

Akhisarspor

On 16 August 2019, only two months after joining Zrinjski, Hadžić left the club and signed a three-year contract with Turkish club Akhisar Belediyespor for a transfer fee of €150,000.[11] He played his first game for Akhisarspor on 18 August 2019, a 1–0 home league win against Adanaspor, coming in as a substitute for Bertuğ Bayar in the 66th minute.[12] Hadžić scored his first goal for Akhisarspor in a 2–1 away league loss against Osmanlıspor on 28 October 2019.[13] He left the club on 2 January 2021.[14]

International career

Hadžić was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 national team from 2011 to 2012, making five appearances in the process.[citation needed]

On 19 August 2019, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Armenia.[15]

Hadžić made his senior international debut in a friendly game against Iran on 12 November 2020.[16][17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 January 2021.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zulte Waregem 2011–12 Belgian First Division A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Inter Zaprešić 2012–13 1. HNL 3 0 — — 3 0
Zlaté Moravce 2013–14 Slovak Super Liga 3 1 0 0 — 3 1
Royal Antwerp 2015–16 Belgian First Division B 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Hamme (loan) 2015–16 Belgian Third Division 32 16 — — 32 16
Celje 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 16 4 1 0 — 17 4
Radnik Bijeljina 2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 22 5 1 0 — 23 5
2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 32 10 2 1 — 34 11
Total 54 15 3 1 — 57 16
Zrinjski Mostar 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 2 0 — 4[a] 2 6 2
Akhisarspor 2019–20 TFF First League 16 3 1 0 — 17 3
2020–21 TFF First League 14 5 1 0 — 15 5
Total 30 8 2 0 — 32 8
Career total 140 44 6 1 4 2 150 47
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 18 November 2020.[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020 2 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ Pim Roelofs (21 January 2013). "Hadzic van Vitesse naar Inter Zapresic". gelderlander.nl (in Dutch). Arnhem. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ Už ostrieľaný mladík 26.02.2014, nitra.sme.sk
  3. ^ Antwerp leent Hadzic al uit aan VW Hamme - Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch)
  4. ^ D.B. (19 July 2017). "Alem Merajić i Irfan Hadžić potpisali za Radnik" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ^ N.K. (10 September 2017). "Željezničar golovima Zebe i Zakarića odnio sva tri boda iz Bijeljine" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Radnik Bijeljina vs Sloboda Tuzla". soccerway.com. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "I. Hadžić". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  8. ^ E. Škorić (7 June 2019). "Irfan Hadžić potpisao za Zrinjski" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Zrinjski zakoračio ka drugom kolu kvalifikacija za Evropsku ligu" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  10. ^ K.H. (21 July 2019). "Sarajevo pobjedom protiv Zrinjskog započelo odbranu titule prvaka BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Hadžić napustio Zrinjski nakon samo dva mjeseca!" (in Bosnian). mondo.ba. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Akhisarspor vs. Adanaspor". soccerway.com. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  13. ^ R. Pašić (28 October 2019). "Prvijenac Irfana Hadžića!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Irfan Hadžić postao slobodan igrač, slijede li novi pregovori sa FK Sarajevo?" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  15. ^ E. Čaušević (19 August 2019). "Robert Prosinečki saopštio spisak za Lihtenštajn i Armeniju" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Bajević i dalje bez pobjede na klupi BiH, Iranci na Koševu savladali bezopasne Zmajeve". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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