Alem Merajić

Alem Merajić (born 4 February 1994) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for German club AC Milan Heidenheim.

Alem Merajić
Personal information
Full name Alem Merajić
Date of birth (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994
Place of birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Milan Heidenheim
Youth career
2006–2009 Novi Grad Sarajevo
2009–2011 Olimpik
2012 Dinamo Zagreb
2012–2013 Olimpik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Olimpik 48 (0)
2016 Shkëndija 11 (0)
2016–2017 Split 13 (0)
2017–2020 Radnik Bijeljina 24 (0)
2020– Milan Heidenheim
National team
2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 3 (0)
2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 2 (0)
2012–2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 4 (0)
2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 December 2020

Club career

Starting out in FK Novi Grad Sarajevo and FK Olimpik in his native Sarajevo, Merajić, a youth international, moved in February 2012 to GNK Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.[1] He returned to Olimpik that same summer, debuting for the first team in 2013 and becoming a first-team regular in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In May 2015, Merajić was part of the Olimpik team that won the club's first historic Bosnian Cup in the 2014–15 season.[2]

In January 2016 he moved to KF Shkëndija,[3] featuring in the Macedonian First League. He won one another trophy in his career, this time with Shkëndija, the Macedonian Cup in May 2016.

This stint proved to be short-term as well, as he joined the Prva HNL team RNK Split in August 2016.[4] After leaving Split in July 2017, Merajić came back to Bosnia and signed with FK Radnik Bijeljina.[5] He left Radnik in June 2020 after his contract with the club expired,[6] winning two Republika Srpska Cups during his time at the club.

International career

Merajić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on various youth levels. He played for the U17, U18, U19 and U21 national teams.

Honours

Olimpik

Shkëndija

Radnik Bijeljina

References
  1. Merajić iz Olimpica prešao u Dinamo Zagreb at SportSport.ba
  2. A. Beganović (27 May 2015). "Olimpicu Kup Bosne i Hercegovine i Evropa liga" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. Merajić napušta Olimpic: Sutra letim za Makedoniju Archived 2016-11-02 at the Wayback Machine at SCSport.ba
  4. Nakon Filipovića, Geljića i Bojića za RNK Split potpisao i Merajić at NogometPlus
  5. S. Mlaćo (19 July 2017). "Alem Merajić pred potpisom za Radnik iz Bijeljine?" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. E. Škorić (29 June 2020). "Slavko Petrović saopštio kako je protiv Simonovića pokrenut disciplinski postupak" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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