Selmir Pidro (Bosnian pronunciation: [sělmiːr pîːdro]; born 3 March 1998) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pidro Porro | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bugojno, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Louis City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Iskra Bugojno | ||
| 2014–2018 | Sarajevo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Sarajevo | 74 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Bosna Visoko (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2022– | St. Louis City 2 | 4 | (1) |
| 2023– | St. Louis City | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Zlín (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 December 2021 | |||
Pidro started his professional career at Sarajevo, who loaned him to Bosna Visoko in 2018. In 2022, he was unveiled as St. Louis City’s first signing in Major League Soccer.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pidro made his senior international debut in 2021.
Club career
editSarajevo
editPidro started playing at his hometown club Iskra Bugojno, before joining Sarajevo's youth academy in 2014. On 9 June 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the team.[1]
In January 2018, he was sent on a six-month loan to Bosna Visoko.[2] He made his professional debut against Orašje on 10 March at the age of 20.[3] Three weeks later, he scored his first professional goal.[4]
In August, following his return from loan, Pidro signed a new five-year contract with Sarajevo.[5] He made his competitive debut for the team away at Sloboda Tuzla on 5 August.[6] On 1 December, he scored his first goal for Sarajevo in a triumph over Čelik Zenica.[7]
In April 2019, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months.[8]
Pidro won his first trophy with the club on 15 May, by beating Široki Brijeg in Bosnian Cup final.[9]
On 9 July 2020, he extended his contract until June 2024.[10]
St. Louis City SC
editOn 1 February 2022, it was announced that Pidro signed a pre-contract with St. Louis City SC team of Major League Soccer, who would begin play in 2023, through 2025, joining the second team first in July 2022.[11] He made his MLS debut on April 15, 2023 in a substitute appearance, against FC Cincinnati.[12]
On 11 September 2023, Pidro joined Czech club Zlín on a loan deal to the end of the season without option.[13]
International career
editPidro represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on various youth levels.[14]
In March 2021, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly game against Costa Rica,[15] and debuted in that game on 27 March.[16]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 23 April 2023[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bosna Visoko (loan) | 2017–18 | First League of FBiH | 13 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| Sarajevo | 2018–19 | Bosnian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Bosnian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Bosnian Premier League | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| St. Louis City 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| St. Louis City SC | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 3 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 18 March 2021[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
editSarajevo[17]
References
edit- ^ "Tri talenta Akademije potpisali ugovore sa Sarajevom do 2020. godine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Sarajevo poslalo još jednog fudbalera na posudbu". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Pobjede Slavena i Orašja, remi u Gračanici". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Iskra nadigrala Bosnu, Travnik slavio u Kaknju, remi u Jajcu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Selmir Pidro produžio vjernost Sarajevu na još pet godina". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Sarajevo nije blistalo, ali je odnijelo tri boda sa Tušnja". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Trijumf Sarajeva na krilima Rahmanovića: Bordo tim na pauzu odlazi sa plus pet!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Pidro uspješno operisan, Stanojević hospitalizovan". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Sarajevo osvojilo Kup Bosne i Hercegovine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Selmir Pidro produžio ugovor sa Sarajevom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis CITY SC make defender Selmir Pidro first signing before 2023 MLS launch". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/mls-regular-season/2023/matches/stlvscin-04-15-2023/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Zlín získal na hostování ze St. Louis bosenského fotbalistu Pidra". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Selmir Pidro: Poziv u reprezentaciju svakom igraču predstavlja veliku satisfkakciju". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Selmir Pidro dobio poziv u seniorsku reprezentaciju BiH". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Skromna predstava u Zenici: Zmajevi u kombinovanom sastavu odigrali bez golova sa Kostarikom". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ a b "S. Pidro". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Selmir Pidro". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
External links
edit- Selmir Pidro at Soccerway.com
- Selmir Pidro at National-Football-Teams.com
- Selmir Pidro at FBref.com
- Selmir Pidro at Major League Soccer
- Selmir Pidro at EU-Football.info
- Selmir Pidro – UEFA competition record (archive)
