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Kenan Pirić

Kenan Pirić

Bosnian footballer

Kenan Pirić (Bosnian pronunciation: [kěnan pǐriːtɕ]; born 7 July 1994) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

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Pirić started his career at Gradina, before joining Gent in 2013. A year later, he signed with Sloboda Tuzla. In 2017, Pirić moved to Zrinjski Mostar. The following year, he was transferred to Maribor, where he stayed for three years. After a short stint with Atromitos in 2021, he joined Göztepe in early 2022.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pirić made his senior international debut in 2018.

Club career

Pirić came through the youth academy of his hometown club Sloboda Tuzla, which he left in June 2012 to join Gradina.[1] He made his professional debut against Velež on 25 August of the same year at the age of 18.[2]

In August 2013, Pirić signed with Belgian team Gent.[3] In the summer of 2014, he returned to Sloboda Tuzla.[4] In February 2017, Pirić moved to Zrinjski Mostar.[5]

On 13 December 2017, Slovenian side Maribor announced that Pirić would join them the following season.[6] He made his competitive debut for the team against Mura on 29 July 2018 and managed to keep a clean sheet.[7] He won his first trophy with Maribor on 15 May 2019, when they were crowned league champions.[8]

In July 2021, Pirić signed a two-year deal with Greek outfit Atromitos.[9] He made his competitive debut for the team against Olympiacos on 12 September, keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw.[10] In late December, he terminated his contract with Atromitos.[11]

In January 2022, Pirić moved to Turkish side Göztepe on a deal until June 2023.[12] He made his official debut for the club against Konyaspor on 3 April.[13]

In June 2022, he joined Cypriot team AEK Larnaca on a two-year contract.[14]

International career

Pirić was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team. He made seven appearances during the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers in 2015 and 2016.[15] He also served as team captain under coach Vlado Jagodić.[16]

In May 2016, Pirić received his first senior call-up, for a friendly game against Spain and the 2016 Kirin Cup,[17] but had to wait until 31 January 2018 to make his debut against Mexico.[18]

Personal life

Pirić married his long-time girlfriend Erina in December 2018. Together they have a son named Eman.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 January 2024[20]
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  1. Includes Bosnian Cup, Slovenian Cup, Cypriot Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 6 June 2021[21]
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Honours

Zrinjski Mostar

Maribor

References

  1. [1]
    "Kenan Pirić iz Slobode u Gradinu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 30 June 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Velež kontrama slomio Gradinu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 August 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Dijete Slobode: Kenan Pirić potpisao za Gent!". tuzlanski.ba (in Bosnian). 30 August 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Pirić potpisao novi ugovor sa Slobodom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 January 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Službeno: Kenan Pirić potpisao za Zrinjski". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Doumbia od januarja, Pirič od junija" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Pirić debitovao za Maribor, ali ipak ne može biti zadovoljan". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Gol i asistencija Mešanovića za novu titulu Maribora". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Kenan Pirić karijeru nastavlja u Grčkoj". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Kenan Pirić debitovao za Atromitos, na gostovanju kod Olympiacosa sačuvao mrežu". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  11. [11]
    "Golman naše reprezentacije raskinuo ugovor sa klubom". sport.avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  12. [12]
    "Kenan Pirić potpisao za Göztepe". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  13. [13]
    "Bh. trio sa Konyasporom slavio protiv Göztepea u debitantskom nastupu Pirića". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  14. [14]
    "Kenan Pirić potpisao dvogodišnji ugovor na Kipru". sport.avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  15. [15]
    "Kenan Pirić » U21 EURO Qualifiers 2015/2016". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  16. [16]
    "Kenan Pirić dobio poziv u reprezentaciju BiH". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  17. [17]
    "Baždarević objavio spisak Zmajeva za Španiju i Kirin kup: Bez Ibiševića, Lulića i Bičakčića". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 20 May 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  18. [18]
    "BiH se nije mogla odbraniti: Meksiko zasluženo slavio". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  19. [19]
    "Oženio se reprezentativac BiH Kenan Pirić". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  20. [20]
    "K. Pirić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  21. [21]
    "Kenan Pirić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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