Admir Bristrić (born 28 April 2003) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr, on loan from Olimpija Ljubljana.[5]

Admir Bristrić
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, winger[2]
Team information
Current team
Polissya Zhytomyr
(on loan from Olimpija Ljubljana)
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2018 Zvijezda Gradačac
2018–2020 Željezničar Slavonski Brod[3][4]
2020–2021 Zrinjski Mostar
2021 Sloboda Tuzla
2021–2022 Rijeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Rijeka 1 (0)
2022Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) 14 (1)
2023– Olimpija Ljubljana 39 (6)
2024–Polissya Zhytomyr (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 4 (1)
2021–2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 10 (2)
2022– Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 11 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Club career

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Bristrić was born in Tuzla and grew up in Gradačac.[6][7] He began his football career with ŠN Trijumf at the age of 6, before joining the youth ranks of his hometown club Zvijezda Gradačac.[7] He then spent a short time in the academy of the Croatian club Osijek,[8] but due to paperwork problems he could not be signed and registered and therefore returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020, signing with Zrinjski Mostar.[7] A year later, he switched to Sloboda Tuzla's youth setup, and then returned to Croatia with Rijeka in June 2021.[9]

In early 2022, Rijeka sent him on a six-month loan to Hrvatski Dragovoljac.[10] There, Bristrić made his senior debut in the 1. HNL, making fourteen appearances and scoring his first career goal in a 5–0 triumph over Šibenik on 11 February.[11]

In January 2023, Bristrić moved to Slovenia by committing to Olimpija Ljubljana of the top-tier Slovenian PrvaLiga. The transfer was announced on 15 December 2022 and he signed a contract until June 2026.[12][13] On 22 February 2023, Bristrić scored his first two goals for Olimpija, in a league game against Gorica, which Olimpija won 4–3.[14] Bristrić stood out again on 15 March, during a league match against Celje, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win.[15] With Olimpija, Bristrić won the Slovenian PrvaLiga title in 2022–23, and contributed four goals in fourteen league appearances.[5][16]

International career

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Bristrić has been capped for Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels from under-17 to under-21.[17][18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 August 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) 2021–22 Croatian Football League 14 1 0 0 14 1
Rijeka 2022–23 Croatian Football League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Olimpija Ljubljana 2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga 14 4 3 0 17 4
2023–24 Slovenian PrvaLiga 25 2 1 0 10[b] 0 36 2
Total 39 6 4 0 10 0 53 6
Polissya Zhytomyr (loan) 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 2 0
Career total 54 7 4 0 12 0 70 7
  1. ^ Includes Slovenian Cup
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; one appearance in UEFA Europa League; five appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Olimpija Ljubljana

References

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  1. ^ "Admir Bristric – Player Profile". eurosport.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Admir Bristrić". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Službeno glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza". Glasnik (44). 26 September 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Službeni glasnik Nogometnog/Fudbalskog saveza Bosne i Hercegovine" (PDF). Nogomet/Fudbal BIH. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e Admir Bristrić at Soccerway
  6. ^ "Admir Bristric – Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu.
  7. ^ a b c "HŠK Zrinjski: Otkrili smo tko je igrač s brojem 7 na leđima koji je oduševio navijače". Hercegovina.in (in Croatian). 10 February 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Obračun bivših "lega": Nije Nenad Bjelica kriv baš za sve loše u Osijeku". germanijak.hr (in Croatian). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Talentovani kapiten juniorske bh. reprezentacije potpisao za Rijeku". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Rijeka našla novi klub velikom bh. talentu". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Admir Bristrić » 1. HNL 2021/2022". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  12. ^ "EKIPI NK OLIMPIJA SE JE PRIDRUŽIL ADMIR BRISTRIĆ" (in Slovenian). NK Olimpija Ljubljana. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Talentovanog bh. napadača predstavila ljubljanska Olimpija: "Sadašnjost i budućnost našeg tima"". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Mladi Zmaj zabio dva gola u pobjedi Olimpije". reprezentacija.ba (in Slovenian). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Admir Bristrić odlučio pobjednika derbija, Simon Rožman doživio domaći poraz". sportcom.hr (in Croatian). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  16. ^ Viškovič, Rok (16 April 2023). "Velik dan za Ljubljano, Olimpija z zmago na derbiju postala prvak" (in Slovenian). Sportklub. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Draw with Azerbaijan". nfsbih.ba. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Admir Bristrić » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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