Ismar Tandir
Ismar "Izzy" Tandir (born August 19, 1995), is a professional footballer who last played as a forward for Mohammedan in the I-League. Born in Germany, Tandir represented Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally. Club career. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, he moved to the United States still as a child. Tandir initially played in the New York Red Bulls Academy where he won two national championships, first with the U16 and then with U18 teams. He was the top scorer in the New York Red Bulls Academy in the last two seasons before moving to FC Sochaux in December 2012 . At Sochaux, he scored 11 goals in 19 appearances for their B team. Tandir signed his first professional contract with USL Pro club Sacramento Republic on August 19, 2014. He made one appearance for Sacramento. Next, he moved again to Europe, this time moving to Iceland and signing with Breiðablik on March 12, 2015. He made two appearances with Breiðablik in the 2015 Úrvalsdeild. In December 2015 Tandir signed with Spanish side Deportivo Aragón, the reserve team of Real Zaragoza. On July 15, 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with Serbian top-league side Javor Ivanjica. MFK Ružomberok. On  July 11 2018, Tandir signed a 3 year deal with Slovak Fortuna Liga side MFK Ružomberok. Tandir made his first ever debut in the Fortuna Liga for MFK Ružomberok against Sered that summer on July 21 2018. Tandir played from the start as a center forward and completed 90 minutes of the match. Tandir had appeared twenty-one times for Ružomberok nineteen times coming from Fortuna liga and two times from Slovnaft cup. Tandir managed to score 8 goals in 14 games for the first part of the Fortuna liga season making him the silver boot behind Andraz Sporar. Sigma  Olomouc. On July 17 2019, Tandir signed a two year deal with Czech First League side SK Sigma Olomouc. Tandir’s first appearance for SK Sigma Olomouc came on July 20 2019 vs FC Fastav Zlin at Andrův stadion. Tandir came on in the seventy-six minute. The match ended in Sigma Olomouc’s favorite. Overall, Tandir had appeared six-times for Sigma Olomouc with four of them coming from Czech First League, the other two from MOL Cup. Tandir scored in both fixtures in the MOL cup securing victory. After half a season in Sigma Olomouc Tandir was loaned  out to Slovak Fortuna Liga side FK Pohronie until May 30, 2020. FK Pohronie. On 10 January 2020, it was announced that Tandir will return to Slovak Fortuna Liga for a half-season loan at the season's novice club FK Pohronie, based in the town of Žiar nad Hronom. This was to be his second try in the league, following a spell at Ružomberok. During the winter friendlies, Tandir scored 4 goals. Tandir made his Fortuna Liga debut for Pohronie on 15 February 2020 against Nitra at pod Zoborom. The match concluded in a goal-less tie, despite both  teams being in a direct threat of relegation. Tandir played from the start as a centre forward along with Roland Gerebenits. He completed 90 minutes of the match. MFK Zemplin Michalovce. On October 5 2020 Tandir signed a deal with Slovak Fortuna Liga side MFK Zemplin Michalovce until the end of the 2020/21 season. Making it Tandirs Third time coming back to the Slovak Fortuna Liga. Tandir’s first appearance for MFK Zemplin Michalovce came against FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda at Mestsky Zempli on October 17, 2020. Tandir started and played the full ninety minutes in a four to  two lose. Tandir recorded an assist in the lose. Tandir had appeared 19 times for MFK Zemplin Michalovce in the Slovak Fortuna Liga. Recording three goals and four assists. Mohamedan Sporting. On 22 December 2021, Tandir signed with Kolkata based club Mohamedan Sporting ahead of the team's 2021–22 I-League season. International career. Despite being born in Germany, Tandir has U.S. citizenship as well as Bosnian-Herzegovinian citizenship via his family roots. Bosnia called him into a U19 national team camp in 2012 for his first international experience. His performance in that camp, and others since then, had made  him receive regular calls for Bosnia and Herzegovina youth teams. Honors. NY Red Bulls Academy Breiðablik