Amir Velić
{{Short description|Bosnian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Amir Velić
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|3|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
| height = {{height|m=1.85}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Igman Konjic
| clubnumber = 5
| youthclubs1 = Željezničar
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = Željezničar
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Bosna Visoko
| caps2 = 26
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = Orašje
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = Goražde
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–
| clubs5 = Igman Konjic
| caps5 = 66
| goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = Bosnia and Herzegovina U17
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam2 = Bosnia and Herzegovina U19
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 13 February 2025
| ntupdate =
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Amir Velić (born 28 March 1999) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Igman Konjic.
Club career
=Early career=
Velić started off his career at the youth team of Željezničar, after which he was called up to the first team in 2017.
He stayed at the first team of Željezničar for one year, until 2018. During that time, he made one appearance for the club, in a 0–2 away win against Radnik Bijeljina on 10 September 2017.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/10/bosnia-herzegovina/premier-liga/fk-radnik-bijeljina/fk-eljeznicar-sarajevo/2479058/|title=FK Radnik Bijeljina vs FK Željezničar Sarajevo|date=10 September 2017|accessdate=10 September 2017|language=English|website=us.soccerway.com}}
He won the Bosnian Cup with Željezničar in the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zeljeznicar-nakon-sest-godina-osvojio-kup-bosne-i-hercegovine/180509126|title=Željezničar nakon šest godina osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine|date=9 May 2018|accessdate=9 May 2018|language=Bosnian|author=N.K.|publisher=Klix.ba|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010174716/https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zeljeznicar-nakon-sest-godina-osvojio-kup-bosne-i-hercegovine/180509126|archive-date=10 October 2018|url-status=dead}} He left the club in June 2018.
In July 2018, alongside teammate Almir Ćubara, Velić signed with First League of FBiH club Bosna Visoko.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/dvojac-iz-zeljeznicara-pojacava-bosnu/283108|title=Dvojac iz Željezničara pojačava Bosnu|date=13 July 2018|accessdate=13 July 2018|language=Bosnian|author=S. Mlaćo|publisher=sportsport.ba}} He made his debut for Bosna Visoko on 11 August 2018, in a 1–0 away loss against Jedinstvo Bihać.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/11/bosnia-herzegovina/1st-league/nk-jedinstvo-bihac/nk-bosna-visoko/2839389/|title=NK Jedinstvo Bihać vs NK Bosna Visoko|date=11 August 2018|accessdate=11 August 2018|language=English|website=us.soccerway.com}} In the 2018–19 First League of FBiH season, with Bosna, Velić got relegated to the Second League of FBiH (Group Center).{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/bosnia-herzegovina/1st-league/20182019/fbih/r49109/|title=2018/19 First League of FBiH season|accessdate=1 June 2019|language=Bosnian|website=us.soccerway.com}}
In July 2019, Velić signed a contract with Orašje.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/amir-velic-novi-clan-hnk-orasje/326479|title=Amir Velić novi član HNK Orašje|date=19 July 2019|accessdate=19 July 2019|language=Bosnian|author=S. Mlaćo|publisher=sportsport.ba}} His first appearance for Orašje was on 10 August 2019, in a 1–0 home league win against Rudar Kakanj.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/domaci-pobjedom-otvorili-sezonu-prgic-junak-hnk-orasje/329198|title=Domaći pobjedom otvorili sezonu: Prgić junak HNK Orašje!|date=10 August 2019|accessdate=10 August 2019|language=Bosnian|author=S. Mlaćo|publisher=sportsport.ba}} Velić then joined Goražde in January 2020.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/amir-velic-u-gorazdu/349154|title=Amir Velić u Goraždu|date=24 January 2020|accessdate=24 January 2020|language=Bosnian|author=S. Mlaćo|publisher=sportsport.ba}}
International career
Velić played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 and the Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 national teams, making 9 and 5 caps respectively for both teams, but did not score a goal for neither.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 14 November 2020.}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/amir-veli/427780/|title=A. Velić: Summary|accessdate=14 November 2020|language=English|website=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group}}
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| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Željezničar
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bosna Visoko
|26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 27 | 0 | ||
| Orašje
|First League of FBiH |14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 15 | 0 | ||
| rowspan=3|Goražde
|2019–20 |First League of FBiH |0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|First League of FBiH |14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| colspan=3|Career total
!55 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
Honours
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://www.sofascore.com/hr/igrac/amir-velic/901577 Amir Velić] at Sofascore
- [https://www.soccerpunter.com/players/427780-Amir-Veli%C4%87 Amir Velić profile] at Soccerpunter
{{FK Igman Konjic squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Sarajevo
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
Category:21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen
Category:Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Category:First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Category:FK Željezničar Sarajevo players
Category:NK Bosna Visoko players
Category:FK Igman Konjic players
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers