Ermin Zec

Ermin Zec

Zec playing for Gençlerbirliği in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Bugojno, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward / Winger
Youth career
0000–2005	Iskra Bugojno
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Iskra Bugojno	27	(11)
2007–2010	Šibenik	79	(32)
2010–2014	Gençlerbirliği	107	(19)
2014–2015	Rijeka	3	(1)
2015	Balıkesirspor	16	(7)
2015–2016	Gabala	23	(7)
2016–2017	Karabükspor	20	(6)
2017–2018	Gazişehir Gaziantep	13	(1)
2019–2022	Željezničar	54	(11)
Total		342	(95)
International career
2007–2009	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	5	(0)
2008–2015	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ermin Zec (born 18 February 1988) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a forward or as a winger.

Club career

Zec playing for Gençlerbirliği in 2011

In 2007, Zec signed for Šibenik where he quickly established himself in the first team. ^[2] He was voted best young Bosnian player of the year in 2009 by journalists. ^[3] In a voting where all the captains in the Croatian League participated, Zec was voted the best player of the league in 2009. ^[4]

In June 2010, he signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Gençlerbirliği. ^[5]

After four years in Turkey, in September 2014, Zec returned to Croatia, signing with Rijeka. ^[6]

At the beginning of 2015, Zec signed for Balıkesirspor on a three-and-a-half-year contract. ^[7]

On 27 July 2015, je signed a one-year contract with Gabala in the Azerbaijan Premier League, with the option of an additional year. ^[8] On 21 May, Gabala announced that Zec was leaving the club. ^[9]

On 26 August 2016, Zec signed with Turkish Süper Lig club Karabükspor. ^[10] During August 2017, he left Karabükspor. ^[11]

On 25 August 2017, he signed with Gazişehir Gaziantep in the TFF First League. ^[12] On 10 August 2018, it was announced that Zec left Gazişehir Gaziantep. ^[13]

On 21 January 2019, he signed a contract with Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar. ^[14] He scored his first goal for Željezničar on 3 March 2019, in a 2–1 home league win against Mladost Doboj Kakanj. ^[15] Zec extended his contract with Željezničar for three more years on 18 June 2019. ^[16] Following the end of the 2021–22 season, he left the club and retired from professional football.

International career

Zec made his senior international debut on 19 November 2008, in a friendly match against Slovenia. ^[17]

On 29 May 2010, he scored his first goal for the national team in a 4–2 loss against Sweden. ^[18] Zec has earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 1 goal. ^[19] His final international was a September 2015 European Championship qualification match against Andorra. ^[20]

Personal life

Zec's younger brother, Asim, is also a professional footballer who played with him at Željezničar. ^[21]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^{[22] [23]}

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Šibenik	2007–08	1. HNL	30	7	0	0	–		30	7
	2008–09	1. HNL	27	14	0	0	–		27	14
	2009–10	1. HNL	22	11	6	4	–		28	15
	Total		79	32	6	4	–		85	36
Gençlerbirliği	2010–11	Süper Lig	24	4	8	4	–		32	8
	2011–12	Süper Lig	27	3	1	0	–		28	3
	2012–13	Süper Lig	29	6	1	0	–		30	6
	2013–14	Süper Lig	27	6	1	0	–		28	6
	Total		107	19	11	4	–		118	23
Rijeka	2014–15	1. HNL	3	1	2	2	–		5	3
Balıkesirspor	2014–15	Süper Lig	16	7	0	0	–		16	7
Gabala	2015–16	Azerbaijan Premier League	23	7	4	3	9	0	36	10
Karabükspor	2016–17	Süper Lig	20	6	4	3	–		24	9
Gazişehir Gaziantep	2017–18	TFF First League	13	1	1	0	–		14	1
Željezničar	2018–19	Bosnian Premier League	6	4	–		–		6	4
	2019–20	Bosnian Premier League	11	1	0	0	–		11	1
	2020–21	Bosnian Premier League	18	5	1	0	0	0	19	5
	2021–22	Bosnian Premier League	19	1	2	1	–		21	2
	Total		54	11	3	1	0	0	57	12
Career total			315	84	31	17	9	0	355	101

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[23]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2008	1	0
	2009	0	0
	2010	6	1
	2011	2	0
	2012	0	0
	2013	0	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	1	0
Total		10	1

International goals

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 May 2010	Råsunda, Solna, Sweden	Sweden	1–1	2–4	Friendly

Honours

Rijeka ^[22]

• Croatian Super Cup: 2014

Individual

• 1. HNL Player of the Season: 2008–09 ^[24]

References

1. "Ermin Zec Gabala profile".
2. Ivica Medo (21 December 2009). "Ermin Zec najbolji u anketi tportala: 'Šibenik me treba pustiti u inozemstvo'" [Ermin Zec the best in a tportal pool: 'Šibenik should let me go abroad'] (in Croatian). Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
3. "Ermin Zec najbolji mladi nogometaš BiH, Džeko Idol nacije - Minute by minute, Dalje.com". Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
4. Ermin Zec google search
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
6. Bradovski, Mihaela. "Rijeka dobila napadačko pojačanje, bivši igrač Šibenika na Kantridi". hrsport.net. Sportnet. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
7. ERmin Zec to set for Balıkesirspor Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
8. "Qəbələ də yeni hücumçu". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
9. "Zec leaving Gabala". gabalafc.az. Gabala FK. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
10. Ermin Zec potpisao za Karabukspor at klix.ba, 26 August 2016
11. Zec bez kluba, zainteresovan turski Gaziantep at sportsport.ba, 23 August 2017
12. Zvanično: Zec potpisao za Gazisehir Gaziantepspor at sportsport.ba, 25 August 2017
13. Ermin Zec napustio Gaziantep at sportsport.ba, 10 August 2018
14. Ermin Zec novi nogometaš Željezničara at klix.ba, 21 January 2019
15. M. Šljivak (3 March 2019). "Prekinut crni niz FK Željezničar: Ermin Zec junak Grbavice!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
16. E.B. (18 June 2019). "Ermin Zec ostaje u Željezničaru, produžio ugovor na tri godine" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
17. "Slovenia vs Bosnia".
18. ""Zmajevi" poraženi u Švedskoj".
19. Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF . Retrieved 30 January 2021.
20. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
21. E. Čaušević (23 January 2019). "Ermin Zec: Nisam ni sanjao da ću igrati zajedno s Asimom" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
22. "E.Zec: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
23. "Ermin Zec". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
24. Ermin Zec ubjedljivo najbolji igrač HNL-a at klix.ba, 21 December 2009

External links

• Ermin Zec at Nogometni Magazin (in Croatian)
• Ermin Zec at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ermin Zec at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)