Admir Salihović (born 15 November 1989) is a
Bosnian Canadian
Bosnian Canadians are Canadian citizens whose ancestry can be traced to Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the 2011 Canadian census, 22,920 people stated that they are of Bosnian descent.
The majority of Bosnian Canadians immigrated to Canada as refugee ...
footballer who plays for
EDC FC Burnaby in the
Vancouver Metro Soccer League.
Career
He is a talented, young player who can play on the left or right-hand side of midfield, he joins the Whitecaps after signing a one-year professional contract with the club. He holds dual citizen of Bosnia and Canada, he has received an invite to play for the Bosnia & Herzegovina U-21 side, but the midfielder has so far not taken the opportunity to play for the country of his birth.
In the summer of 2005, Salihović trained with Bosnian Premijer Liga club
FK Željeznicar, which is based in the Bosnian capital of
Sarajevo.
He moved from his hometown of
Tuzla with his family to the
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a geographic and cultural region of the mainland coast of British Columbia that generally comprises the regional districts of Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley. Home to approximately 3.05million people as of the 2021 Canadia ...
in 2000. The midfielder has been in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree program at
Langara College
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since the fall of 2006, he played 2004 with the Burnaby Selects. Salihović joined than in summer 2009 to
Croatia and signed here 28 June 2009 a contract with
HNK Šibenik.
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He has just signed to TSV Hartberg
TSV Hartberg, known as TSV Egger Glass Hartberg for sponsorship purposes, is an Austrian association football club based in Hartberg, founded in 1946, which is currently playing in the Austrian Bundesliga.
History
The club was founded on 29 Ap ...
on January 24, 2012 and has become TSV Hartberg's first signing in the winter transfer window. TSV Hartberg is an Austrian Association Football club based in Hartberg, founded in 1946, which is currently playing in the Austrian Football First League.
Personal life
His parents are Fikreta and Osman Salihović, and he has an older brother named Alen, who was a former 400 and 800 meters track & field runner with Bosnian club FK Sloboda Tuzla.
References
External links
Official Facebook
Admir Salihović , Hrvatska nogometna liga
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Canadian men's soccer players
Men's association football midfielders
Whitecaps FC Academy players
Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
Living people
1988 births
Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Canada
HNK Šibenik players
USL First Division players
USL League Two players
Langara College people