Amir Velić (born 28 March 1999) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Igman Konjic.

Amir Velić
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-28) 28 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Igman Konjic
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2017 Željezničar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Željezničar 1 (0)
2018–2019 Bosna Visoko 26 (0)
2019–2020 Orašje 14 (0)
2020–2021 Goražde 28 (0)
2021– Igman Konjic 54 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 9 (0)
2017–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024

Club career

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Early career

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Velić started off his career at the youth team of Željezničar, after which he was called up to the first team in 2017.

He stayed at the first team of Željezničar for one year, until 2018. During that time, he made one appearance for the club, in a 0–2 away win against Radnik Bijeljina on 10 September 2017.[1]

He won the Bosnian Cup with Željezničar in the 2017–18 season.[2] He left the club in June 2018.

In July 2018, alongside teammate Almir Ćubara, Velić signed with First League of FBiH club Bosna Visoko.[3] He made his debut for Bosna Visoko on 11 August 2018, in a 1–0 away loss against Jedinstvo Bihać.[4] In the 2018–19 First League of FBiH season, with Bosna, Velić got relegated to the Second League of FBiH (Group Center).[5]

In July 2019, Velić signed a contract with Orašje.[6] His first appearance for Orašje was on 10 August 2019, in a 1–0 home league win against Rudar Kakanj.[7] Velić then joined Goražde in January 2020.[8]

International career

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Velić played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 and the Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 national teams, making 9 and 5 caps respectively for both teams, but did not score a goal for neither.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 14 November 2020.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Željezničar 2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bosna Visoko 2018–19 First League of FBiH 26 0 1 0 27 0
Orašje 2019–20 First League of FBiH 14 0 1 0 15 0
Goražde 2019–20 First League of FBiH 0 0 0 0
2020–21 First League of FBiH 14 0 2 0 16 0
Total 14 0 2 0 16 0
Career total 55 0 4 0 0 0 59 0

Honours

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Željezničar[9]

References

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  1. ^ "FK Radnik Bijeljina vs FK Željezničar Sarajevo". us.soccerway.com. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ N.K. (9 May 2018). "Željezničar nakon šest godina osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. ^ S. Mlaćo (13 July 2018). "Dvojac iz Željezničara pojačava Bosnu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. ^ "NK Jedinstvo Bihać vs NK Bosna Visoko". us.soccerway.com. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  5. ^ "2018/19 First League of FBiH season". us.soccerway.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  6. ^ S. Mlaćo (19 July 2019). "Amir Velić novi član HNK Orašje" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. ^ S. Mlaćo (10 August 2019). "Domaći pobjedom otvorili sezonu: Prgić junak HNK Orašje!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  8. ^ S. Mlaćo (24 January 2020). "Amir Velić u Goraždu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  9. ^ a b "A. Velić: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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