# Kenan Pirić

Kenan Pirić (Bosnian pronunciation:; born 7 July 1994) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish club Antalyaspor and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Pirić started his career at Gradina, before joining Gent in 2013. A year later, he signed with Sloboda Tuzla. In 2017, Pirić moved to Zrinjski Mostar. The following year, he was transferred to Maribor, where he stayed for three years. After a short stint with Atromitos in 2021, he joined Göztepe in early 2022.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pirić made his senior international debut in 2018.

## Club career

Pirić came through the youth academy of his hometown club Sloboda Tuzla, which he left in June 2012 to join Gradina. He made his professional debut against Velež on 25 August of the same year at the age of 18.
In August 2013, Pirić signed with Belgian team Gent. In the summer of 2014, he returned to Sloboda Tuzla. In February 2017, Pirić moved to Zrinjski Mostar.
On 13 December 2017, Slovenian side Maribor announced that Pirić would join them the following season. He made his competitive debut for the team against Mura on 29 July 2018 and managed to keep a clean sheet. He won his first trophy with Maribor on 15 May 2019, when they were crowned league champions.
In July 2021, Pirić signed a two-year deal with Greek outfit Atromitos. He made his competitive debut for the team against Olympiacos on 12 September, keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw. In late December, he terminated his contract with Atromitos.
In January 2022, Pirić moved to Turkish side Göztepe on a deal until June 2023. He made his official debut for the club against Konyaspor on 3 April.
In June 2022, he joined Cypriot team AEK Larnaca on a two-year contract.

## International career

Pirić was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team. He made seven appearances during the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers in 2015 and 2016. He also served as team captain under coach Vlado Jagodić.
In May 2016, Pirić received his first senior call-up, for a friendly game against Spain and the 2016 Kirin Cup, but had to wait until 31 January 2018 to make his debut against Mexico.

## Personal life

Pirić married his long-time girlfriend Erina in December 2018. Together they have a son named Eman.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 18 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gradina | 2012–13 | Bosnian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 2014–15 | Bosnian Premier League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | Total | Total | 60 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| Zrinjski Mostar | 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Zrinjski Mostar | 2017–18 | Bosnian Premier League | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Zrinjski Mostar | Total | Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Maribor | 2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Maribor | 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Maribor | 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maribor | Total | Total | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Atromitos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Göztepe | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| AEK Larnaca | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| AEK Larnaca | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| AEK Larnaca | Total | Total | 71 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| Antalyaspor | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 253 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 301 | 0 |
* ↑ Includes Bosnian Cup, Slovenian Cup, Cypriot Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 9 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 8 | 0 |

## Honours

Zrinjski Mostar
* Bosnian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18
Maribor
* Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2018–19