# Elvir Koljić

Elvir Koljić (Bosnian pronunciation:; born 8 July 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Rapid Bucureşti.
Koljić started his professional career at Triglav, before joining Krupa in 2014. A year later, he moved to Borac Banja Luka. The following year, he went back to Krupa, who loaned him to Lech Poznań in 2018. Later that year, he signed with Universitatea Craiova.
Koljić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2018.

## Club career
### Early career

Koljić started playing football at a local club, before joining youth academy of Slovenian team Maribor in 2011. He made his professional debut playing for Triglav against Olimpija Ljubljana on 26 October 2013 at the age of 18.
In the summer of 2014, he moved to Krupa.
In February 2015, he switched to Borac Banja Luka. On 25 April, he scored his first professional goal against Radnik Bijeljina.
In January 2016, Koljić returned to Krupa. He scored his first career hat-trick in a triumph over Rudar Prijedor on 29 November 2017. In February 2018, he was loaned to Polish side Lech Poznań until the end of season.

### Universitatea Craiova

In August, Koljić was transferred to Romanian outfit Universitatea Craiova for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the team against Dinamo București on 1 September and managed to score a goal.
In July 2020, he extended his contract until June 2025.
He won his first trophy with the club on 22 May 2021, by beating Astra in Cupa României final.

## International career

In January 2018, Koljić received his first senior call-up to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for friendly games against the United States and Mexico. He debuted against the former on 28 January.

## 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 | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Triglav | 2013–14 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Krupa | 2014–15 | First League of RS | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Borac Banja Luka | 2014–15 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 |
| Borac Banja Luka | 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Borac Banja Luka | Total | Total | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 2 |
| Krupa | 2015–16 | First League of RS | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 |
| Krupa | 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 13 |
| Krupa | 2017–18 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 11 |
| Krupa | 2018–19 | Bosnian Premier League | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 |
| Krupa | Total | Total | 59 | 38 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 43 |
| Lech Poznań (loan) | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań II (loan) | 2017–18 | III liga, gr. II | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2018–19 | Liga I | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 14 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2019–20 | Liga I | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 6 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2020–21 | Liga I | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 6 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2021–22 | Liga I | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 7 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2022–23 | Liga I | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2023–24 | Liga I | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2024–25 | Liga I | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 4 |
| Universitatea Craiova | Total | Total | 138 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 168 | 47 |
| Rapid București | 2024–25 | Liga I | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 245 | 83 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 285 | 94 |
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ One appearance in Supercupa României, one appearance and one goal in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 7 September 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 0 |

## Honours

Krupa
* First League of RS: 2015–16
Universitatea Craiova
* Cupa României: 2020–21
* Supercupa României: 2021