# Miral Samardžić

Miral Samardžić (born 17 February 1987) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Jesenice.

## Club career

Samardžić started playing football in his hometown Jesenice, aged 9. He started his professional career with Triglav Kranj. In early 2007, Samardžić signed for Maribor. Following four seasons with Maribor, he was signed by Moldovan team Sheriff Tiraspol in 2010, where he stayed for four seasons.

### Rijeka

In July 2014, Samardžić signed for Rijeka in Croatia. He scored on his debut in Rijeka's 2–1 win against Dinamo Zagreb in the 2014 Croatian Supercup.

### Henan Jianye

After two seasons with Rijeka, in June 2016, Samardžić transferred to Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye for a reported fee of €1.5 million.

### Anzhi Makhachkala

On 31 August 2017, Anzhi Makhachkala announced the signing of Samardžić on a two-year contract.

### Krylia Sovetov Samara

On 19 August 2018, Samardžić signed with another Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.

### Olimpija Ljubljana

On 11 July 2019, Samardžić returned to Slovenia and signed with Olimpija Ljubljana.

## International career

Samardžić was a member of the youth Slovenia national team selections. He debuted for the senior team on 19 November 2013 against Canada and has collected 15 caps between 2013 and 2017. His final international was in March 2017, in a World Cup qualification match away against Scotland.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 19 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Triglav Kranj | 2004–05 | 2. SNL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Triglav Kranj | 2005–06 | 2. SNL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Triglav Kranj | 2006–07 | 2. SNL | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Triglav Kranj | Total | Total | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| Maribor | 2006–07 | 1. SNL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Maribor | 2007–08 | 1. SNL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Maribor | 2008–09 | 1. SNL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Maribor | 2009–10 | 1. SNL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Maribor | Total | Total | 60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2009–10 | National Division | 7 | 0 | | | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2010–11 | National Division | 26 | 2 | | | 8 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2011–12 | National Division | 25 | 3 | | | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2012–13 | National Division | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2013–14 | National Division | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2014–15 | National Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | Total | Total | 105 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 139 | 11 |
| Rijeka | 2014–15 | 1. HNL | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 5 |
| Rijeka | 2015–16 | 1. HNL | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 6 |
| Rijeka | Total | Total | 52 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 11 |
| Henan Jianye | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Akhisar Belediyespor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2019–20 | 1. SNL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2020–21 | 1. SNL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | Total | Total | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 342 | 23 | 27 | 5 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 426 | 32 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Moldovan Super Cup
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Croatian Super Cup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in relegation play-offs

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Slovenia | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 15 | 0 |