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Biography
Miral Samardžić (born 17 February 1987) is a Slovenian football defender who plays for Akhisar Belediyespor.
Club career
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.
International career
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.
Club statistics
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup & Supercup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2004–05 | Triglav Kranj | 2. SNL | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Triglav total | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2006–07 | Maribor | 1. SNL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Maribor total | 60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | Sheriff Tiraspol | Div. Națională | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 2 | — | 8 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | 25 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2012–13 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Sheriff total | 105 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 134 | 11 | ||
| 2014–15 | Rijeka | 1. HNL | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 5 |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 | ||
| Rijeka total | 52 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 73 | 11 | ||
| 2016 | Henan Jianye | Chinese Super League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Henan Jianye total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 254 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 318 | 26 | ||
| Last update: 30 October 2016. | ||||||||||
International statistics
- As of 14 November 2016
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |