Numan Kurdić
{{Short description|Bosnian professional footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Numan Kurdić
|image =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|07|01|df=y}}
|birth_place = Tešanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
|height = 1.85 m
|position = Centre-back
|currentclub = Novi Pazar
|clubnumber = 27
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016
|youthclubs1 = Velež Mostar
|youthyears2 = 2016–2018
|youthclubs2 = Sarajevo
|years1 = 2018–2022
|clubs1 = Sarajevo
|caps1 = 24
|goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2020
|clubs2 = → Novi Pazar (loan)
|caps2 = 16
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2021
|clubs3 = → Kukësi (loan)
|caps3 = 14
|goals3 = 1
|years4 = 2022–2023
|clubs4 = RWDM
|caps4 = 6
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2022–2023
|clubs5 = → Novi Pazar (loan)
|caps5 = 17
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2023–2024
|clubs6 = Araz-Naxçıvan
|caps6 = 34
|goals6 = 1
|years7 = 2024
|clubs7 = Kauno Žalgiris
|caps7 = 5
|goals7 = 0
|years8 = 2025–
|clubs8 = Novi Pazar
|caps8 = 1
|goals8 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2021–
|nationalteam1 = Bosnia and Herzegovina
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|pcupdate = 1 February 2025
|ntupdate = 18 December 2021
}}
Numan Kurdić (born 1 July 1999) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Novi Pazar and plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
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.{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/29/bosnia-herzegovina/premier-liga/fk-sarajevo/mladost-doboj-kakanj/2808876/|title=Sarajevo vs Mladost DK - Match Report|date=29 July 2018|accessdate=29 July 2018|language=English|website=us.soccerway.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/fk-sarajevo-osvojio-kup-bosne-i-hercegovine/190515118|title=FK Sarajevo osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine|date=15 May 2019|accessdate=15 May 2019|language=Bosnian|author=E.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/sarajevo-je-sampion/190518082|title=Sarajevo je šampion!|date=18 May 2019|accessdate=18 May 2019|language=Bosnian|author=E.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zvanicno-sarajevo-prvak-bih-drugu-godinu-zaredom-celik-i-zvijezda-ispadaju/200601116|title=Zvanično! Sarajevo prvak BiH drugu godinu zaredom, Čelik i Zvijezda ispadaju|date=1 June 2020|accessdate=1 June 2020|language=Bosnian|author=F.Z.|publisher=Klix.ba}}
On 9 July 2020, Kurdić was sent on a season-long loan to Serbian SuperLiga club Novi Pazar.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/fk-sarajevo-posudio-numana-kurdica-novom-pazaru/368046|title=FK Sarajevo posudio Numana Kurdića Novom Pazaru|date=9 July 2020|accessdate=9 July 2020|language=Bosnian|author=A. Lendo|publisher=sportsport.ba}}
On 27 January 2021, he was sent on a half-season-long loan to Albanian Kategoria Superiore club Kukësi.{{cite web|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/s1/fudbal/premijer-liga-bih/zvanicno-numan-kurdic-ima-novi-klub-624862|title=(ZVANIČNO) Numan Kurdić ima novi klub!|date=27 January 2021|accessdate=27 January 2021|language=Bosnian|publisher=sport1.ba}}
=RWDM=
On 17 January 2022, Kurdić signed a contract with Belgian First Division B club RWDM for a reported €150.000 transfer fee.{{cite web|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/s1/fudbal/premijer-liga-bih/koliko-je-fk-sarajevo-zaradio-odlaskom-numana-kurdica-u-belgiju-726227|title=Koliko je FK Sarajevo zaradio odlaskom Numana Kurdića u Belgiju?|date=17 January 2022|access-date=18 January 2022|language=bs|publisher=sport1.ba}}
On 17 December 2022, Kurdić returned to Novi Pazar on a six-months loan.{{cite web|publisher=FK Novi Pazar|url=https://www.facebook.com/fknovipazar.zvanicna/posts/pfbid02VSAvp3euaUBN7fZ2i3DPx1LxssnGqV9K9gn2pKmuyB4XELqVyRGmEaAhD2dPuzHGl|title=NUMAN KURDIĆ PONOVO U PLAVOM DRESU!|date=17 December 2022|access-date=12 February 2023|language=sr}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 1 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/numan-kurdic/555397/|title=N. Kurdić|website=soccerway.com|accessdate=6 February 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Serbian Cup, Albanian Cup, Azerbaijan Cup, Lithuanian Cup}} !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=4|Sarajevo
|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{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!24||1||6||0||2||0||32||1 | ||||||||
| Novi Pazar (loan)
|16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| Kukësi (loan)
|14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 15 | 1 | ||
| rowspan=3|RWDM
|2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Challenger Pro League |4 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!6||0||colspan=2|— | colspan=2|—||6||0 | |||||||
| Novi Pazar (loan)
|Serbian SuperLiga |17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 18 | 0 | ||
| Araz-Naxçıvan
|34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 36 | 1 | ||
| Kauno Žalgiris
|2024 |5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| Novi Pazar
|Serbian SuperLiga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan=3|Career total
!117||3||13||0||2||0||132||3 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 18 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=31795|title=Numan Kurdić|website=eu-football.info|access-date=18 December 2021}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center" | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2|Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Sofascore}}
{{FK Novi Pazar squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kurdic, Numan}}
Category:Footballers from Zenica-Doboj Canton
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
Category:21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers
Category:FK Novi Pazar players
Category:R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players
Category:Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Category:Serbian SuperLiga players
Category:Kategoria Superiore players
Category:Challenger Pro League players
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
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Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Albania
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
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