Miral Samardžić

Miral Samardžić

Samardžić with FC Sheriff in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Miral Samardžić
Date of birth	(1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 29)
Place of birth	Jesenice, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Akhisar Belediyespor
Youth career
1996–2003	Jesenice
2003–2006	Triglav Kranj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Triglav Kranj	24	(3)
2007–2010	Maribor	60	(0)
2010–2014	Sheriff Tiraspol	105	(10)
2014–2016	Rijeka	52	(6)
2016	Henan Jianye	13	(0)
2017–	Akhisar Belediyespor	0	(0)
National team‡
2006–2007	Slovenia U20	5	(0)
2006–2008	Slovenia U21	8	(0)
2013–	Slovenia	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2016

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016.

Miral Samardžić (born 17 February 1987) is a Slovenian football defender who plays for Akhisar Belediyespor.

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. 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. 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.

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, as of 14 November 2016, collected 14 caps for Slovenia.