Adnan Zahirović (born 23 March 1990) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for SV Neresheim.

Club career

Zahirović started his career at Čelik Zenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he played for two seasons. In 2011, he was transferred to Russian side

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. He was then loaned to Dinamo Minsk. He moved to German club

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in July 2013. On 17 July 2015 he signed for

Hapoel Acre Hapoel Acre Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל עכו, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Akko'') is an Israeli football club based in Acre, Israel. The club currently plays in Liga Leumit. History Founded in 1946, the club dwelt i ...

. In February 2016, after terminating his contract with Hapoel, he signed a two-year deal with Bosnian side Željezničar. However, that summer he rescinded his contract with the Sarajevo-based club, signing for

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. Zahirović would go on to feature in only two games for the

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n club, parting ways with it in December 2016. He signed for

FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj Fudbalski klub Mladost Doboj Kakanj, commonly referred to as simply Mladost (), is a professional association football club from the village of Doboj near the town of Kakanj that is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club currently p ...

in June 2017. On 28 June 2018, Zahirović left Mladost after one year, 15 league games and 1 league goal. On 17 October 2019, Zahirović joined German amateur club SV Neresheim. In summer 2020 he moved on to AC Milan Heidenheim.

International career

Zahirović was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 squad, making five appearances. He made his international debut in 2010, in a friendly game against

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. and has earned a total of 20 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 2013

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match against

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