Ermin Zec

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Ermin Zec

|image = Ermin zec'14.JPG

|caption = Zec playing for Gençlerbirliği in 2014

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|02|18|df=y}}

|height = 1.77 m{{cite web|url=http://www.gabalafc.az/?mod=team&type=1&id=320&cid=38&lang=en|title=Ermin Zec Gabala profile}}

|position = Forward / Winger

|currentclub =

|clubnumber =

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2005

|youthclubs1 = Iskra Bugojno

|years1 = 2005–2007

|clubs1 = Iskra Bugojno

|caps1 = 27

|goals1 = 11

|years2 = 2007–2010

|clubs2 = Šibenik

|caps2 = 79

|goals2 = 32

|years3 = 2010–2014

|clubs3 = Gençlerbirliği

|caps3 = 107

|goals3 = 19

|years4 = 2014–2015

|clubs4 = Rijeka

|caps4 = 3

|goals4 = 1

|years5 = 2015

|clubs5 = Balıkesirspor

|caps5 = 16

|goals5 = 7

|years6 = 2015–2016

|clubs6 = Gabala

|caps6 = 23

|goals6 = 7

|years7 = 2016–2017

|clubs7 = Karabükspor

|caps7 = 20

|goals7 = 6

|years8 = 2017–2018

|clubs8 = Gazişehir Gaziantep

|caps8 = 13

|goals8 = 1

|years9 = 2019–2022

|clubs9 = Željezničar

|caps9 = 54

|goals9 = 11

|totalcaps = 342

|totalgoals = 95

|nationalyears1 = 2007–2009

|nationalteam1 = Bosnia and Herzegovina U21

|nationalcaps1 = 5

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2008–2015

|nationalteam2 = Bosnia and Herzegovina

|nationalcaps2 = 10

|nationalgoals2 = 1

}}

Ermin Zec (born 18 February 1988) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a forward or as a winger.

Club career

File:Ermin Zec.jpg in 2011]]

In 2007, Zec signed for Šibenik where he quickly established himself in the first team.{{cite web |url=http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/74096/ermin-zec-najbolji-u-anketi-tportala-sibenik-me-treba-pustiti-u-inozemstvo |title=Ermin Zec najbolji u anketi tportala: 'Šibenik me treba pustiti u inozemstvo' |trans-title=Ermin Zec the best in a tportal pool: 'Šibenik should let me go abroad' |language=hr |author=Ivica Medo |publisher=Nacional (weekly) |date=21 December 2009 |access-date=24 July 2012 |archive-date=31 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531072344/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/74096/ermin-zec-najbolji-u-anketi-tportala-sibenik-me-treba-pustiti-u-inozemstvo }} He was voted best young Bosnian player of the year in 2009 by journalists.{{cite web |url=http://dalje.com/en/minute-by-minute/article.php?id=3125927 |title=Ermin Zec najbolji mladi nogometaš BiH, Džeko Idol nacije - Minute by minute, Dalje.com |access-date=2010-05-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020034732/http://dalje.com/en/minute-by-minute/article.php?id=3125927 |archive-date=2012-10-20 }} In a voting where all the captains in the Croatian League participated, Zec was voted the best player of the league in 2009.[http://www.google.no/search?client=opera&rls=nb&q=ermin+zec+kapiteni+hnl&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Ermin Zec] google search

In June 2010, he signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Gençlerbirliği.{{cite web |url=http://www.genclerbirligi.org.tr/haber_detay.asp?HID=1301 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-06-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613161229/http://www.genclerbirligi.org.tr/haber_detay.asp?HID=1301 |archive-date=2010-06-13 }}

After four years in Turkey, in September 2014, Zec returned to Croatia, signing with Rijeka.{{cite web|last1=Bradovski|first1=Mihaela|title=Rijeka dobila napadačko pojačanje, bivši igrač Šibenika na Kantridi|url=http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/476475/nogomet-maxtv-prva-liga/rijeka-dobila-napadacko-pojacanje-bivsi-igrac-sibenika-na-kantridi/|website=hrsport.net|publisher=Sportnet|access-date=17 September 2014|archive-date=19 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219205255/http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/476475/nogomet-maxtv-prva-liga/rijeka-dobila-napadacko-pojacanje-bivsi-igrac-sibenika-na-kantridi/|url-status=dead}}

At the beginning of 2015, Zec signed for Balıkesirspor on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[http://www.balikesirspor.org.tr/ermin-zec-balikesirsporda.html ERmin Zec to set for Balıkesirspor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203083258/http://www.balikesirspor.org.tr/ermin-zec-balikesirsporda.html |date=2015-02-03 }}

On 27 July 2015, je signed a one-year contract with Gabala in the Azerbaijan Premier League, with the option of an additional year.{{cite web|title=Qəbələ də yeni hücumçu|url=http://gabalafc.az/?mod=news&id=2002&lang=az|website=gabalafc.az|publisher=Gabala FK|access-date=27 July 2015|language=az|date=27 July 2015}} On 21 May, Gabala announced that Zec was leaving the club.{{cite web|title=Zec leaving Gabala|url=http://www.gabalafc.az/?mod=news&id=2617&lang=en|website=gabalafc.az|publisher=Gabala FK|access-date=21 May 2016|date=21 May 2016}}

On 26 August 2016, Zec signed with Turkish Süper Lig club Karabükspor.[https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/ermin-zec-potpisao-za-karabukspor/160826078 Ermin Zec potpisao za Karabukspor] at klix.ba, 26 August 2016 During August 2017, he left Karabükspor.[https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/zec-bez-kluba-zainteresovan-turski-gaziantep/249179 Zec bez kluba, zainteresovan turski Gaziantep] at sportsport.ba, 23 August 2017

On 25 August 2017, he signed with Gazişehir Gaziantep in the TFF First League.[https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/zvanicno-zec-potpisao-za-gazisehir-gaziantepspor/249398 Zvanično: Zec potpisao za Gazisehir Gaziantepspor] at sportsport.ba, 25 August 2017 On 10 August 2018, it was announced that Zec left Gazişehir Gaziantep.[https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/ermin-zec-napustio-gaziantep/286220 Ermin Zec napustio Gaziantep] at sportsport.ba, 10 August 2018

On 21 January 2019, he signed a contract with Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.[https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/ermin-zec-novi-nogometas-zeljeznicara/190121135 Ermin Zec novi nogometaš Željezničara] at klix.ba, 21 January 2019

He scored his first goal for Željezničar on 3 March 2019, in a 2–1 home league win against Mladost Doboj Kakanj.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/prekinut-crni-niz-fk-zeljeznicar-ermin-zec-junak-grbavice/308814|title=Prekinut crni niz FK Željezničar: Ermin Zec junak Grbavice!|date=3 March 2019|access-date=3 March 2019|language=bs|author=M. Šljivak|publisher=sportsport.ba}} Zec extended his contract with Željezničar for three more years on 18 June 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/ermin-zec-ostaje-u-zeljeznicaru-produzio-ugovor-na-tri-godine/190618129|title=Ermin Zec ostaje u Željezničaru, produžio ugovor na tri godine|date=18 June 2019|access-date=18 June 2019|language=bs|author=E.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}} Following the end of the 2021–22 season, he left the club and retired from professional football.

International career

Zec made his senior international debut on 19 November 2008, in a friendly match against Slovenia.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/live-slovenia--bih-34/9477|title=Slovenia vs Bosnia}}

On 29 May 2010, he scored his first goal for the national team in a 4–2 loss against Sweden.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sarajevo-x.com/sport/nogomet/clanak/100529078|title = "Zmajevi" poraženi u Švedskoj}} Zec has earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 1 goal.{{Cite web|author=Mamrud, Roberto|title=Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players| url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bih-recintlp.html|date= 16 July 2009 |website=RSSSF|access-date = 30 January 2021}} His final international was a September 2015 European Championship qualification match against Andorra.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=25797|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|accessdate=2021-06-06}}

Personal life

Zec's younger brother, Asim, is also a professional footballer who played with him at Željezničar.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/ermin-zec-nisam-ni-sanjao-da-cu-igrati-zajedno-s-asimom/304054|title=Ermin Zec: Nisam ni sanjao da ću igrati zajedno s Asimom|date=23 January 2019|access-date=23 January 2019|language=bs|author=E. Čaušević|publisher=sportsport.ba}}

Career statistics

=Club=

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%"
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web\|title=E.Zec: Summary\|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ermin-zec/36625/\|website=Soccerway\|publisher=Perform Group\|access-date=29 May 2022}}{{NFT player\|id=13170\|name=Ermin Zec\|access-date=29 May 2022}} !rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|Cup !colspan=2\|Continental !colspan=2\|Total
rowspan=4\|Šibenik \|2007–08 \|1. HNL \|30	7	0	0	colspan=2\|–	30	7
2008–09 \|1. HNL \|27	14	0	0	colspan=2\|–	27	14
2009–10 \|1. HNL \|22	11	6	4	colspan=2\|–	28	15
colspan=2\|Total !79	32	6	4	colspan=2\|–	85	36
rowspan=5\|Gençlerbirliği \|2010–11 \|Süper Lig \|24	4	8	4	colspan=2\|–	32	8
2011–12 \|Süper Lig \|27	3	1	0	colspan=2\|–	28	3
2012–13 \|Süper Lig \|29	6	1	0	colspan=2\|–	30	6
2013–14 \|Süper Lig \|27	6	1	0	colspan=2\|–	28	6
colspan=2\|Total !107	19	11	4	colspan=2\|–	118	23
Rijeka \|2014–15 \|1. HNL \|3	1	2	2	colspan=2\|–	5	3
Balıkesirspor \|2014–15 \|Süper Lig \|16	7	0	0	colspan=2\|–	16	7
Gabala \|2015–16 \|Azerbaijan Premier League \|23	7	4	3	9	0	36	10
Karabükspor \|2016–17 \|Süper Lig \|20	6	4	3	colspan=2\|–	24	9
Gazişehir Gaziantep \|2017–18 \|TFF First League \|13	1	1	0	colspan=2\|–	14	1
rowspan=5\|Željezničar \|2018–19 \|Bosnian Premier League \|6	4	colspan=2\|–	colspan=2\|–	6	4
2019–20 \|Bosnian Premier League \|11	1	0	0	colspan=2\|–	11	1
2020–21 \|Bosnian Premier League \|18	5	1	0	0	0	19	5
2021–22 \|Bosnian Premier League \|19	1	2	1	colspan=2\|–	21	2
colspan=2\|Total !54	11	3	1	0	0	57	12
colspan=3\|Career total !315	84	31	17	9	0	355	101

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="9"\|Bosnia and Herzegovina
2008	1	0
2009	0	0
2010	6	1
2011	2	0
2012	0	0
2013	0	0
2014	0	0
2015	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total\|\|10\|\|1