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Elvis Sarić (Bosnian pronunciation: [ělʋis sâritɕ]; born 21 July 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 1 club Suwon Bluewings.

Elvis Sarić

Personal information
Full name	Elvis Sarić
Date of birth	(1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth	Dubrovnik, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Suwon Bluewings
Number	8
Youth career
	GOŠK Dubrovnik
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	GOŠK Dubrovnik	31	(3)
2009–2013	Lučko	78	(19)
2013	Vinogradar	8	(5)
2014	Inter Zaprešić	14	(1)
2014–2016	Sloboda Tuzla	52	(5)
2016–2018	Sarajevo	55	(9)
2018–2019	Suwon Bluewings	30	(4)
2019–2021	Al Ahli	24	(0)
2021–2022	Gorica	5	(0)
2022–	Suwon Bluewings	28	(2)
National team
2018–2021	Bosnia and Herzegovina	19	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022

Sarić started his professional career at GOŠK Dubrovnik, before joining Lučko in 2009. Four years later, he moved to Vinogradar. In 2014, he switched to Inter Zaprešić. Later that year, he went to Sloboda Tuzla. Sarić joined Sarajevo in 2016. Two years later, he signed with Suwon Bluewings. A year later, he was transferred to Al Ahli. He moved to Gorica in 2021. The following year, he went back to Suwon Bluewings.

Sarić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2018, earning 19 caps until 2021.

Club career

Early career

Sarić came through youth setup of his hometown club GOŠK Dubrovnik. He made his professional debut in 2008 at the age of 18.[1] After leaving the team, he played in Croatia further for Lučko, Vinogradar and Inter Zaprešić.[2]

In the summer of 2014, he joined Bosnian side Sloboda Tuzla.[3]

In June 2016, he switched to Sarajevo.[4]

Suwon Bluewings

In July 2018, Sarić moved to South Korean outfit Suwon Bluewings on a three-year deal.[5] He made his competitive debut for the club on 11 July against Jeonnam Dragons.[6] On 8 August, he scored his first goal for Suwon Bluewings in Korean FA Cup game against Cheonan City.[7] Seven weeks later, he scored a brace against Ulsan Hyundai, his first league goals for the team.[8]

Al Ahli

In July 2019, Sarić was transferred to Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli for an undisclosed fee.[9] He made his official debut for the club against Al-Adalah on 22 August.[10]

In September 2020, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months.[11] He returned to the pitch on 15 April 2021, over seven months after the injury.[12]

Later stage of career

In September, Sarić signed with Gorica.[13]

In January 2022, he returned to Suwon Bluewings.[14]

International career

In January 2018, Sarić received his first senior call-up to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for friendly games against the United States and Mexico.[15] He debuted against the former on 28 January.[16]

On 8 September, in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League game against Northern Ireland, Sarić scored his first senior international goal.[17]

Personal life

Sarić married his long-time girlfriend Ivona in June 2020.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 October 2022[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GOŠK Dubrovnik	2008–09	Croatian Second League South	31	3	–		–		–		31	3
Lučko	2009–10	Croatian First League	24	6	–		–		–		24	6
	2010–11	Croatian First League	25	5	–		–		–		25	5
	2011–12	Croatian Football League	14	2	–		–		–		14	2
	2012–13	Croatian First League	15	6	–		–		–		15	6
	Total		78	19	–		–		–		78	19
Vinogradar	2012–13	Croatian First League	8	5	–		–		–		8	5
Inter Zaprešić	2013–14	Croatian First League	14	1	–		–		–		14	1
Sloboda Tuzla	2014–15	Bosnian Premier League	28	2	1	0	–		–		29	2
	2015–16	Bosnian Premier League	24	3	7	0	–		–		31	3
	Total		52	5	8	0	–		–		60	5
Sarajevo	2016–17	Bosnian Premier League	27	4	7	0	–		–		34	4
	2017–18	Bosnian Premier League	28	5	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	–		31	5
	Total		55	9	8	0	2	0	–		65	9
Suwon Bluewings	2018	K League 1	18	3	1	1	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	–		23	4
	2019	K League 1	12	1	2	1	–		–		14	2
	Total		30	4	3	2	4	0	–		37	6
Al Ahli	2019–20	Saudi Professional League	24	0	4	0	0	0	–		28	0
	2020–21	Saudi Professional League	0	0	0	0	6[lower-alpha 3]	0	–		6	0
	Total		24	0	4	0	6	0	–		34	0
Gorica	2021–22	Croatian Football League	5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
Suwon Bluewings	2022	K League 1	28	2	3	0	–		2[lower-alpha 4]	0	33	2
Career total			325	48	26	2	12	0	2	0	365	50

International

As of match played 12 October 2021[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2018	12	1
	2019	6	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	1	0
Total		19	1

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sarić goal.[20]

List of international goals scored by Elvis Sarić

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 September 2018	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	7	Northern Ireland	2–0	2–1	2018–19 UEFA Nations League

References

External links

• Elvis Sarić at National-Football-Teams.com
• Elvis Sarić – UEFA competition record (archive) 

На других языках

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- [en] Elvis Sarić

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[es] Elvis Sarić

Elvis Sarić (Dubrovnik, 21 de julio de 1990) es un futbolista croata, nacionalizado bosnio, que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista para el Suwon Samsung Bluewings de la K League 1.[1]

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[it] Elvis Sarić

Elvis Sarić (Ragusa, 21 luglio 1990) è un calciatore croato naturalizzato bosniaco, centrocampista svincolato.

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