Numan Kurdić

Numan Kurdić
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Tešanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
–2016 Velež Mostar
2016–2018 Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Sarajevo 24 (1)
2020 → Novi Pazar (loan) 16 (0)
2021 → Kukësi (loan) 14 (1)
2022–2023 RWDM 6 (0)
2022–2023 → Novi Pazar (loan) 17 (0)
2023–2024 Araz-Naxçıvan 27 (1)
2024 Kauno Žalgiris 5 (0)
International career‡
2021– Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 December 2021

Numan Kurdić (born 1 July 1999) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.[1]

Club career

Sarajevo

Kurdić started off his senior career at Sarajevo after playing in the youth team of Velež Mostar and Sarajevo before. He made his debut for Sarajevo on 28 July 2018, in a 4–0 home league win against Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[2] He won his first trophy with the club on 15 May 2019, after Sarajevo beat Široki Brijeg in the final and won the 2018–19 Bosnian Cup.[3] Three days after the cup final, on 18 May 2019, Kurdić also won the league title with Sarajevo after the club beat Zvijezda 09 4–0 at home.[4]

He won his second league title with the club on 1 June 2020, though after the 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League season was ended abruptly due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina and after which Sarajevo were by default crowned league champions for a second consecutive time.[5]

On 9 July 2020, Kurdić was sent on a season-long loan to Serbian SuperLiga club Novi Pazar.[6]

On 27 January 2021, he was sent on a half-season-long loan to Albanian Kategoria Superiore club Kukësi.[7]

RWDM

On 17 January 2022, Kurdić signed a contract with Belgian First Division B club RWDM for a reported €150.000 transfer fee.[8]

On 17 December 2022, Kurdić returned to Novi Pazar on a six-months loan.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 December 2021.[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sarajevo 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 5 0 4 0 0 0 9 0
2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2021–22 Bosnian Premier League 16 1 1 0 2 0 19 1
Total 24 1 6 0 2 0 32 1
Novi Pazar (loan) 2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 16 0 1 0 — 17 0
Kukësi (loan) 2020–21 Kategoria Superiore 14 1 1 0 — 15 1
Career total 54 2 8 0 2 0 64 2

International

As of match played 18 December 2021.[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2021 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Sarajevo[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Numan Kurdić at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Sarajevo vs Mladost DK - Match Report". us.soccerway.com. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. ^ E.B. (15 May 2019). "FK Sarajevo osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ^ E.B. (18 May 2019). "Sarajevo je šampion!" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  5. ^ F.Z. (1 June 2020). "Zvanično! Sarajevo prvak BiH drugu godinu zaredom, Čelik i Zvijezda ispadaju" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. ^ A. Lendo (9 July 2020). "FK Sarajevo posudio Numana Kurdića Novom Pazaru" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ "(ZVANIČNO) Numan Kurdić ima novi klub!" (in Bosnian). sport1.ba. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Koliko je FK Sarajevo zaradio odlaskom Numana Kurdića u Belgiju?" (in Bosnian). sport1.ba. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  9. ^ "NUMAN KURDIĆ PONOVO U PLAVOM DRESU!" (in Serbian). FK Novi Pazar. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Numan Kurdić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 18 December 2021.