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

Club career

Zec playing for Gençlerbirliği in 2011

In 2007, Zec signed for Šibenik where he quickly established himself in the first team.[2] He was voted best young Bosnian player of the year in 2009 by journalists.[3] In a voting where all the captains in the Croatian League participated, Zec was voted the best player of the league in 2009.[4]

In June 2010, he signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Gençlerbirliği.[5]

After four years in Turkey, in September 2014, Zec returned to Croatia, signing with Rijeka.[6]

At the beginning of 2015, Zec signed for Balıkesirspor on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[7]

On 27 July 2015, je signed a one-year contract with Gabala in the Azerbaijan Premier League, with the option of an additional year.[8] On 21 May, Gabala announced that Zec was leaving the club.[9]

On 26 August 2016, Zec signed with Turkish Süper Lig club Karabükspor.[10] During August 2017, he left Karabükspor.[11]

On 25 August 2017, he signed with Gazişehir Gaziantep in the TFF First League.[12] On 10 August 2018, it was announced that Zec left Gazişehir Gaziantep.[13]

On 21 January 2019, he signed a contract with Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.[14] He scored his first goal for Željezničar on 3 March 2019, in a 2–1 home league win against Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[15] Zec extended his contract with Željezničar for three more years on 18 June 2019.[16] 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.[17]

On 29 May 2010, he scored his first goal for the national team in a 4–2 loss against Sweden.[18] Zec has earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 1 goal.[19] His final international was a September 2015 European Championship qualification match against Andorra.[20]

Personal life

Zec's younger brother, Asim, is also a professional footballer who played with him at Željezničar.[21]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[22][23]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Šibenik 2007–08 1. HNL 30 7 0 0 – 30 7
2008–09 1. HNL 27 14 0 0 – 27 14
2009–10 1. HNL 22 11 6 4 – 28 15
Total 79 32 6 4 – 85 36
Gençlerbirliği 2010–11 Süper Lig 24 4 8 4 – 32 8
2011–12 Süper Lig 27 3 1 0 – 28 3
2012–13 Süper Lig 29 6 1 0 – 30 6
2013–14 Süper Lig 27 6 1 0 – 28 6
Total 107 19 11 4 – 118 23
Rijeka 2014–15 1. HNL 3 1 2 2 – 5 3
Balıkesirspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 16 7 0 0 – 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 – 24 9
Gazişehir Gaziantep 2017–18 TFF First League 13 1 1 0 – 14 1
Željezničar 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 6 4 – – 6 4
2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 11 1 0 0 – 11 1
2020–21 Bosnian Premier League 18 5 1 0 0 0 19 5
2021–22 Bosnian Premier League 19 1 2 1 – 21 2
Total 54 11 3 1 0 0 57 12
Career total 315 84 31 17 9 0 355 101

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[23]
National team Year Apps Goals
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
Total 10 1

International goals

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 May 2010 Råsunda, Solna, Sweden  Sweden
1–1
2–4
 Friendly

Honours

Rijeka[22]

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Ermin Zec Gabala profile".
  2. ^ Ivica Medo (21 December 2009). "Ermin Zec najbolji u anketi tportala: 'Šibenik me treba pustiti u inozemstvo'" [Ermin Zec the best in a tportal pool: 'Šibenik should let me go abroad'] (in Croatian). Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Ermin Zec najbolji mladi nogometaš BiH, Džeko Idol nacije - Minute by minute, Dalje.com". Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  4. ^ Ermin Zec google search
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Bradovski, Mihaela. "Rijeka dobila napadačko pojačanje, bivši igrač Šibenika na Kantridi". hrsport.net. Sportnet. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  7. ^ ERmin Zec to set for Balıkesirspor Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Qəbələ də yeni hücumçu". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Zec leaving Gabala". gabalafc.az. Gabala FK. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  10. ^ Ermin Zec potpisao za Karabukspor at klix.ba, 26 August 2016
  11. ^ Zec bez kluba, zainteresovan turski Gaziantep at sportsport.ba, 23 August 2017
  12. ^ Zvanično: Zec potpisao za Gazisehir Gaziantepspor at sportsport.ba, 25 August 2017
  13. ^ Ermin Zec napustio Gaziantep at sportsport.ba, 10 August 2018
  14. ^ Ermin Zec novi nogometaš Željezničara at klix.ba, 21 January 2019
  15. ^ M. Šljivak (3 March 2019). "Prekinut crni niz FK Željezničar: Ermin Zec junak Grbavice!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  16. ^ E.B. (18 June 2019). "Ermin Zec ostaje u Željezničaru, produžio ugovor na tri godine" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Slovenia vs Bosnia".
  18. ^ ""Zmajevi" poraženi u Švedskoj".
  19. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  21. ^ E. Čaušević (23 January 2019). "Ermin Zec: Nisam ni sanjao da ću igrati zajedno s Asimom" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  22. ^ a b "E.Zec: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  23. ^ a b "Ermin Zec". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  24. ^ Ermin Zec ubjedljivo najbolji igrač HNL-a at klix.ba, 21 December 2009
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