Semir Štilić

Semir Štilić

Štilić (right) playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015
Personal information
Full name Semir Štilić
Date of birth (1987-10-08) 8 October 1987
Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
APOEL
Number 17
Youth career
Željezničar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Željezničar 49 (17)
2008–2012 Lech Poznań 106 (18)
2012–2013 Karpaty Lviv 22 (1)
2013–2014 Gaziantepspor 6 (1)
2014–2015 Wisła Kraków 52 (16)
2015– APOEL 14 (2)
National team
2007–2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 8 (1)
2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina Olympic[2][3] 1 (0)
2008– Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015

Semir Štilić (born 8 October 1987) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cypriot club APOEL and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

Štilić began his playing career with Željezničar in 2005. After three seasons with Željezničar, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, and on 11 June 2008 he signed a 4-year long contract with Polish club Lech Poznań.[4]

On 23 July 2012, he joined Karpaty Lviv,[5] He stayed in Ukraine for only one season, and in August 2013 he left for Turkish club Gaziantepspor.[6][7]

On 23 January 2014, he went back to Poland and signed one-and-a-half-year deal with Wisła Kraków.[8]

On 13 June 2015, he signed a three-year contract with Cypriot club APOEL FC.[9] He made his APOEL debut on 21 July 2015, in his team's 1–1 away draw against FK Vardar for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[10] He scored his first goal for APOEL on 22 August 2015, in his team's 5–1 away victory over Ermis Aradippou for the Cypriot First Division.[11] On 26 August 2015, Štilić scored from a long-range free kick against FC Astana at GSP Stadium, in APOEL's 1–1 draw for the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.[12]

International career

Štilić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team eight times, scoring one goal. On 15 December 2007, he represented Bosnia and Herzegovina Olympic team, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in Bosnia's 0–1 friendly defeat against Poland.[3][2]

He made his senior international debut with Bosnia and Herzegovina national team on 30 January 2008, in a friendly match against Japan, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute in Bosnia's 0–3 away defeat.[13]

Personal life

Semir is the son of the former football player Ismet Štilić.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 31 March 2015.[14]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
200810
200910
201010
201130
201200
201300
201400
201510
Total70

Honours

Club

Lech Poznań

References

  1. Semir Stilic APOEL profile.
  2. 1 2 "Utakmica sa Poljskom". nfsbih.ba. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Mało efektowni dublerzy". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. "Semir Štilić" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  5. "Офіційно. Семір Штіліч - гравець "Карпат"". Karpaty Lviv. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  6. "Semir Stilić - była gwiazda Lecha Poznań - trafił do ligi tureckiej" (in Polish). Sport.pl. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  7. http://www.klix.ba/sport/stilic-potpisao-za-gaziantepspor/130819115
  8. "Semir Štilić piłkarzem Wisły". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  9. Κατ'αρχήν Συμφωνία με τον Semir Štilić (in Greek). APOEL FC. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  10. "Vardar 1–1 APOEL". UEFA. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  11. Ermis vs. APOEL 1-5 (in Greek). soccerway. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  12. "Astana make history as Maksimović stuns APOEL". UEFA. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  13. Japan vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-0. soccerway.com. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  14. Football PLAYER: Semir Štilić. eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

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