Gojko Cimirot (Bosnian pronunciation: [ɡôːjko tsǐmirot]; born 19 December 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Standard Liège and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gojko Cimirot | ||
Date of birth | (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Standard Liège | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2010 | Leotar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Leotar | 47 | (3) |
2013–2015 | Sarajevo | 55 | (0) |
2015–2018 | PAOK | 65 | (1) |
2018– | Standard Liège | 143 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2014 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 7 | (0) |
2014– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 |
Cimirot started his professional career at Leotar, before joining Sarajevo in 2013. Two years later, he moved to PAOK. In 2018, he was transferred to Standard Liège.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cimirot made his senior international debut in 2014, earning over 30 caps since.
Cimirot came through youth academy of his hometown club Leotar, which he joined in 2000.[2] He made his professional debut against Široki Brijeg on 1 May 2010 at the age of 17.[3] On 28 April 2012, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Čelik Zenica.[4]
In June 2013, Cimirot signed a three-year deal with Sarajevo.[5] On 28 July, he made his official debut for the side against Zrinjski Mostar.[6] He won his first trophy with the club on 23 May 2014, when they secured the victory over Čelik Zenica in Bosnian Cup final.[7]
In August 2015, Cimirot was transferred to Greek outfit PAOK for an undisclosed fee.[8] He made his competitive debut for the team on 23 August against Xanthi.[9] On 21 February 2016, he scored his first goal for PAOK against Panathinaikos.[10]
In November, he extended his contract until June 2019.[11]
He won his first title with the club on 6 May 2017, by triumphing over AEK Athens in Greek Cup final.[12]
In January 2018, Cimirot moved to Belgian side Standard Liège on a deal until June 2023.[13] On 28 January, he debuted officially for the team against Anderlecht.[14] He won his first trophy with the club on 17 March, by beating Genk in Belgian Cup final.[15] On 29 April, he scored his first goal for Standard Liège in a defeat of Gent.[16]
Cimirot played his 100th game for the side against Waasland-Beveren on 17 August 2020.[17]
Cimirot was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team under coach Vlado Jagodić.[18]
In August 2014, he received his first senior call-up, for a friendly game against Liechtenstein and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Cyprus.[19] He debuted against the former on 4 September.[20]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leotar | 2009–10 | Bosnian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
2011–12 | Bosnian Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | ||
2012–13 | Bosnian Premier League | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | ||
Total | 47 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 49 | 3 | |||
Sarajevo | 2013–14 | Bosnian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 0 |
2014–15 | Bosnian Premier League | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 55 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||
PAOK | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 26 | 1 |
2016–17 | Super League Greece | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
2017–18 | Super League Greece | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 6] | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 23 | 1 | |
Total | 65 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 98 | 2 | ||
Standard Liège | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | |
2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 9] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 10] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
Total | 143 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 177 | 2 | ||
Career total | 310 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 403 | 7 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
2014 | 2 | 0 | |
2015 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | 4 | 0 | |
2018 | 8 | 0 | |
2019 | 7 | 0 | |
2020 | 7 | 0 | |
2021 | 7 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 0 |
Sarajevo[21]
PAOK[21]
Standard Liège[21]
Standard Liège – current squad | |
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