Ermin Zec

Ermin Zec

Zec playing for Gençlerbirliği in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Ermin Zec
Date of birth	18 February 1988
Place of birth	Bugojno, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position	Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team	Gabala
Number	7
Youth career
	Iskra Bugojno
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006–2007	Iskra Bugojno	0	(0)
2007–2010	Šibenik	79	(32)
2010–2014	Gençlerbirliği	107	(19)
2014	Rijeka	3	(1)
2015	Balıkesirspor	16	(7)
2015–	Gabala	20	(5)
National team^‡
2007–2009	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	5	(0)
2008–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2015

Ermin Zec (born 18 February 1988) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward or as a winger for Azerbaijani club Gabala and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

In 2007, he signed for HNK 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 for HNK Rijeka.^[6]

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

On 27 July 2015, Zec signed a one-year contract with Gabala in the Azerbaijan Premier League, with the option of an additional year.^[8]

International career

Zec made his senior international debut on 19 November 2008, in a friendly match against Slovenia.^[9]

On 29 May 2010, he scored his first goal for the national team in a 4–2 loss against Sweden.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 May 2016.^[11][12]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Šibenik	2007–08	Prva HNL	30	7	0	0	–		–		30	7
	2008–09	Prva HNL	27	14	0	0	–		–		27	14
	2009–10	Prva 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	Prva HNL	3	1	2	2	–		–		5	3
Balıkesirspor	2014–15	Süper Lig	16	7	0	0	–		–		16	7
Gabala	2015–16	Azerbaijan Premier League	20	5	4	3	–		9	0	33	8
Career total			225	64	23	13	–		9	0	257	77

International

As of match played 6 September 2015.^[12]

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

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 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
3. http://dalje.com/en/minute-by-minute/article.php?id=3125927
4. http://www.google.no/search?client=opera&rls=nb&q=ermin+zec+kapiteni+hnl&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
5. http://www.genclerbirligi.org.tr/haber_detay.asp?HID=1301
6. Bradovski, Mihaela. "Rijeka dobila napadačko pojačanje, bivši igrač Šibenika na Kantridi". hrsport.net. Sportnet. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
7. ERmin Zec to set for Balıkesirspor
8. "Qəbələ də yeni hücumçu". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
9. "Slovenia vs Bosnia".
10. http://www.sarajevo-x.com/sport/nogomet/clanak/100529078
11. "E.Zec". http://uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
12. "Ermin Zec". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

External links

• Ermin Zec profile at Nogometni Magazin (Croatian)
• Ermin Zec at National-Football-Teams.com