# Eldar Ćivić

Eldar Ćivić (pronounced; born 28 May 1996) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Ćivić started his professional career at Slovácko, before joining Sparta Prague in 2017. A year later, he was loaned to Spartak Trnava. The following year, he signed with Ferencváros.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ćivić made his senior international debut in 2018, earning over 20 caps since.

## Club career
### Early career

Ćivić started playing football at his hometown club Sloboda Tuzla, before joining the youth setup of Czech team Slovácko in 2012. He made his professional debut against Příbram on 14 March 2015 at the age of 18. On 2 April 2016, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Sparta Prague.

### Sparta Prague

In May 2017, Ćivić signed a four-year deal with Sparta Prague. He made his official debut for the squad in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against Red Star Belgrade on 27 July. A week later, he made his league debut against Mladá Boleslav.
In February 2018, he was loaned to Slovak side Spartak Trnava until the end of season.

### Ferencváros

In June 2019, Ćivić was transferred to Hungarian outfit Ferencváros for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut for the team in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Valletta on 24 July. A month later, he made his league debut against Puskás Akadémia. He won his first trophy with the club on 16 June 2020, when they were crowned league champions. On 30 August, he scored his first goal for Ferencváros in a defeat of Zalaegerszeg.
Ćivić debuted in the UEFA Champions League away at Barcelona on 20 October.
In March 2022, he extended his contract with the squad until June 2025.
He played his 100th game for Ferencváros against Qarabağ on 3 August.

## International career

Ćivić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels. He also served as a captain of the under-21 team under coach Vinko Marinović.
In May 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Montenegro and South Korea. He debuted against the latter on 1 June.
On 18 November 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, Ćivić scored his first senior international goal.

## Personal life

Ćivić's older brother Muharem is also a professional footballer.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
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 |
| Slovácko | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Slovácko | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 |
| Slovácko | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 2 |
| Slovácko | Total | Total | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 50 | 3 |
| Sparta Prague | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sparta Prague | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Sparta Prague | Total | Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Spartak Trnava (loan) | 2017–18 | Slovak First League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Ferencváros | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Ferencváros | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Ferencváros | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Ferencváros | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Ferencváros | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Ferencváros | 2024–25 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ferencváros | Total | Total | 117 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 182 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 197 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 271 | 7 |
* ↑ Includes Czech Cup, Slovak Cup, Magyar Kupa
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; three appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; five appearances, one goal in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; eight appearances in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League; nine appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 21 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 28 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ćivić goal.
List of international goals scored by Eldar Ćivić :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 18 November 2019 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 9 | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |

## Honours

Spartak Trnava
* Slovak Super Liga: 2017–18
Ferencváros
* Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Magyar Kupa: 2021–22