Kerim Memija
.jpg) Memija warming-up with Zrinjski Mostar in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zrinjski Mostar | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Željezničar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Željezničar | 61 | (3) |
| 2017–2020 | Vejle | 63 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Hobro IK (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Varaždin | 24 | (0) |
| 2021– | Zrinjski Mostar | 70 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 13 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 20 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 | |||
Kerim Memija (Bosnian pronunciation: [kěrim měmija]; born 6 January 1996) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.
Memija started his professional career at Željezničar, before joining Vejle in 2017. In 2019, he was loaned to Hobro IK.
Club career[edit]
Željezničar[edit]
Born in Sarajevo, Memija came through the youth academy of his hometown club Željezničar. He signed his first professional contract in January 2014.[2] He made his professional debut against Slavija on 16 March 2014 at the age of 18.[3] On 17 August 2014, he scored his first professional goal against the same opponent.[4]
Vejle[edit]
In January 2017, Memija was transferred to Danish side Vejle for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his competitive debut for the club in a loss to Skive on 5 March.[6]
Memija was an important piece in Vejle's conquest of Danish 1st Division title, his first trophy with the club, which was sealed on 21 May 2018 and earned them promotion to Danish Superliga.[7]
In September 2019, Memija was sent on a season-long loan to Hobro IK.[8]
International career[edit]
Memija represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels. He also served as captain of the under-21 team under coach Vinko Marinović.[9]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 24 November 2019[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Željezničar | 2013–14 | Bosnian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Bosnian Premier League | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 75 | 4 | |||
| Vejle | 2016–17 | 1. Division | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 1. Division | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1. Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 68 | 0 | |||
| Hobro (loan) | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 126 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 146 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Danish Superliga relegation play-offs
Honours[edit]
Vejle[10]
Zrinjski Mostar[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kerim Memija". hikfodbold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Memija potpisao petogodišnji ugovor sa Željezničarom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Premijer liga BiH: Remi Slavije i Željezničara, Sarajevo slavilo u Bijeljini". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 16 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ "Premijer liga BiH: Slavija i Željezničar remizirali u Foči". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Vejle potvrdio: Memija potpisao ugovor do 2020. godine". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Memija igrao u domaćem porazu Vejlea". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Memija se s Vejleom plasirao u Superligu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Zvanično: Kerim Memija napustio Vejle, ostaje u eliti". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Kapiten U21 BiH Kerim Memija: Istočna tribina je dokaz da je Željo najveći klub u BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 19 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "K. Memija". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
External links[edit]
- Kerim Memija – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Sarajevo
- Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers
- FK Željezničar Sarajevo players
- Vejle Boldklub players
- Hobro IK players
- NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players
- HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players
- Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Danish Superliga players
- Croatian Football League players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia