Elmedin Kikanović (b. 2 September 1988) is a Bosnian professional

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player for

Al Riyadi Club Beirut Al Riyadi Club Beirut ( ar, نادي الرياضي بيروت, lit=Sporting Club Beirut) is a multi-sports club based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1934, the basketball team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League. T ...

of the

Lebanese Basketball League The Lebanese Basketball League is the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Lebanon. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB). Currently, the leagu ...

. He has also played for his country's national basketball team.

Professional career

Early career

Kikanović began his career playing for Sloboda Tuzla. From 2007 until 2010, he played for

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...

, but he was suspended from play in 2010 due to doping. In June 2011, he signed with the Russian club Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. On 2 May 2015 he joined French club

SLUC Nancy Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy Basket, commonly referred to as SLUC Nancy Basket, is a French professional basketball club based in Nancy. The club currently competes in the LNB Pro A, the top league in France, and holds two league titles. S ...

midseason. On 21 July 2015 he signed a two-year deal with the German club

Alba Berlin Alba Berlin is a German professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Mercedes ...

Monaco and Ormanspor play

On 17 July 2017, Kikanović signed with

AS Monaco Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club SA, commonly referred to as AS Monaco () or Monaco, is a professional football club based in Monaco that is member of French Football Federation (FFF) and competes in Ligue 1, the top tier of Fre ...

of the

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for the 2017–18 season. He won the

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with Monaco in 2018. On 19 July 2019, Kikanović joined

OGM Ormanspor OGM Ormanspor is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Ankara. Currently, the team plays in the Turkish Basketball First League. Established in 1971, the team played in the lower divisions of Turkish basketball for decades. In 2019, Orma ...

of the Turkish

Basketbol Süper Ligi The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replac ...

(BSL). On February 25, 2020, he returned to

. On May 21, 2020, he once again returned to

2021–present

In July 2021, Kikanovic joined

Kuwait SC Kuwait Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الكويت الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional association football, football club based in Kuwait City. The football team has won Kuwaiti Premier League 17 times. Kuwait SC also has over 50 trophies ...

. On 9 October, he scored a game-high 22 points in the final of the

2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship The 2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship () was the 33rd season of the Arab Club Basketball Championship. The tournament started on 29 September 2021 and ended on 9 October 2021. The entire tournament was held in Alexandria, Egypt, as all games ...

, which Kuwait lost to

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. In April 2022, he joined

of the

National team career

Kikanović has also played for the

Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team ( Bosnian: ''Košarkaška reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / Кошаркашка репрезентација Босне и Херцеговине) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

. With Bosnia's senior national team, he played at the

EuroBasket 2011 EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's EuroBasket, European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted t ...

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and the

EuroBasket 2015 EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 Sept ...

References

External links

French League profile
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1988 births Living people ABA League players Alba Berlin players Al Riyadi Club Beirut basketball players AS Monaco Basket players BC Enisey players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Centers (basketball) Doping cases in basketball Kuwait SC basketball players KK Crvena zvezda players KK Sloboda Tuzla players OGM Ormanspor players SLUC Nancy Basket players Sportspeople from Tuzla {{BosniaHerzegovina-basketball-bio-stub