Miral Samardžić


Miral Samardžić is a Slovenian football centre back who plays for NK Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.

Career

Club

Samardžić started playing football in his hometown Jesenice, aged 9. He started his professional career with NK Triglav Kranj. At the age of 19, he was considered one of the most talented defenders in Slovenia. As a consequence, numerous clubs showed interest in signing him, and in early 2007 he signed for NK Maribor. Following three seasons with Maribor, in 2010 he was signed by FC Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova, where he stayed for four seasons.

HNK Rijeka

In July 2014, Samardžić signed for HNK Rijeka in Croatia. He scored on his debut in Rijeka's 2–1 win against GNK Dinamo Zagreb in the 2014 Croatian Supercup.

Henan Jianye

After two seasons with Rijeka, in June 2016, Samardžić transferred to Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye for a reported fee of €1.5 million.

Anzhi Makhachkala

On 31 August 2017, Anzhi Makhachkala announced the signing of Samardžić on a two-year contract.

Krylia Sovetov Samara

On 19 August 2018, Samardžić signed with another Russian Premier League club PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara.

Olimpija Ljubljana

On 11 July 2019, Samardžić returned to Slovenia and signed with Olimpija Ljubljana.

International

Miral Samardžić was a member of the young Slovenian national team selections. He made a début for the senior national team on 19 November 2013 against Canada and has collected 15 caps for Slovenia between 2013 and 2017.

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