Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elvir Koljić | ||
Date of birth | (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Valladolid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Craiova | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2011 | NK Ključ | ||
2011–2013 | Maribor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Triglav | 1 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Krupa | 5 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Borac Banja Luka | 29 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Krupa | 59 | (38) |
2018 | → Lech Poznań (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2018 | → Lech Poznań II (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2018– | Universitatea Craiova | 136 | (41) |
International career | |||
2018–2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024 |
Elvir Koljić (Bosnian pronunciation: [ělʋir kôːʎitɕ]; born 8 July 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.
Koljić started his professional career at Triglav, before joining Krupa in 2014. A year later, he moved to Borac Banja Luka. The following year, he went back to Krupa, who loaned him to Lech Poznań in 2018. Later that year, he signed with Universitatea Craiova.
Koljić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2018.
Club career
Early career
Koljić started playing football at a local club, before joining youth academy of Slovenian team Maribor in 2011. He made his professional debut playing for Triglav against Olimpija Ljubljana on 26 October 2013 at the age of 18.
In the summer of 2014, he moved to Krupa.
In February 2015, he switched to Borac Banja Luka. On 25 April, he scored his first professional goal against Radnik Bijeljina.
In January 2016, Koljić returned to Krupa. He scored his first career hat-trick in a triumph over Rudar Prijedor on 29 November 2017. In February 2018, he was loaned to Polish side Lech Poznań until the end of season.
Universitatea Craiova
In August, Koljić was transferred to Romanian outfit Universitatea Craiova for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the team against Dinamo București on 1 September and managed to score a goal.
In July 2020, he extended his contract until June 2025.
He won his first trophy with the club on 22 May 2021, by beating Astra in Cupa României final.
International career
In January 2018, Koljić received his first senior call-up to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for friendly games against the United States and Mexico. He debuted against the former on 28 January.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 December 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Triglav | 2013–14 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Krupa | 2014–15 | First League of RS | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Borac Banja Luka | 2014–15 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
Total | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
Krupa | 2015–16 | First League of RS | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | |||
2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 13 | |||
2017–18 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 18 | 11 | |||
2018–19 | Bosnian Premier League | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 8 | |||
Total | 59 | 38 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 63 | 43 | ||||
Lech Poznań (loan) | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Lech Poznań II (loan) | 2017–18 | III liga, gr. II | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
Universitatea Craiova | 2018–19 | Liga I | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 14 | ||
2019–20 | Liga I | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | ||
2020–21 | Liga I | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 6 | ||
2021–22 | Liga I | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 7 | |
2022–23 | Liga I | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | ||
2023–24 | Liga I | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | ||
2024–25 | Liga I | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 4 | ||
Total | 136 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 166 | 47 | ||
Career total | 238 | 82 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 278 | 93 |
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- One appearance in Supercupa României, one appearance and one goal in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 7 September 2020
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
2018 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Krupa
Universitatea Craiova
References
- "Elvir Koljic". ucv1948.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- "Elvir Koljić: Pauza zbog korona krize mi je pomogla da se u potpunosti oporavim od povrede". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 24 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "Elvir Koljić: Životna želja mi je da obučem dres BiH". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "Koljić i Redžić pojačavaju Borac". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- "Radnik se nadigravao u Banjoj Luci i zasluženo osvojio bod". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- "Krupa se ne šali: Dojčinović i Koljić novi igrači Krupe". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Krupa potvrdila nastup u polufinalu Kupa BiH". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Zvanično: Elvir Koljić potpisao za Lech Poznań". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 5 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- "Elvir Koljić zvanično napustio Krupu i potpisao za novi klub". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- "Elvir Koljić na debiju postigao pogodak za Craiovu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- "Elvir Koljić produžio ugovor sa Craiovom do 2025. godine". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- "Elvir Koljić osvojio Kup Rumunije, navijači preplavili ulice Craiove". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Prosinečki objavio širi spisak nogometaša za utakmice sa SAD-om i Meksikom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- "Prosinečki debitovao remijem: Zmajevi bez golova protiv SAD". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "E. Koljić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- "Elvir Koljić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
External links
- Elvir Koljić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Elvir Koljić – UEFA competition record (archive)
CS Universitatea Craiova – current squad | |
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Valladolid
- Spanish people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- NK Triglav Kranj players
- FK Krupa players
- FK Borac Banja Luka players
- Lech Poznań players
- Lech Poznań II players
- CS Universitatea Craiova players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- First League of the Republika Srpska players
- Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
- Ekstraklasa players
- III liga players
- Liga I players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Romania