Filip Uremović (born 11 February 1997) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Croatia national team.

Club career

Uremović made his

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debut for

Cibalia Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second tier league. Their stadium ...

on 17 July 2016 in a game against

Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...

. On 4 June 2018, Uremović signed a four-year contract with the Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan. On 13 March 2022, Uremović's contract with Rubin was suspended until 30 June 2022, according to the new

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regulations related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Those regulations allow foreign players in Russia to suspend their contract and sign with a club outside of Russia temporarily until 30 June 2022. On 24 March 2022, Uremović signed with Sheffield United until the end of the season. Rubin Kazan was relegated from the Russian Premier League at the end of the 2021–22 season, and Uremović activated a clause in his contract that allowed him to become a free agent in case of relegation. He then signed a four-year contract with German club

International career

Uremović made his Croatia national team debut on 8 September 2020 in a

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game against

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. He started the game and played the first 57 minutes of a 4–2 away loss. On 17 May 2021, Uremović was named in the preliminary 34-man squad for the

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, but did not make the final 26.

Career statistics

Honours

;Olimpija Ljubljana * Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2017–18 * Slovenian Football Cup: 2017–18

References

External links

Profile
at the Hertha BSC website * 1997 births Living people People from Požega, Croatia Men's association football central defenders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Croatia men's international footballers HNK Cibalia players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players GNK Dinamo Zagreb II players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players FC Rubin Kazan players Sheffield United F.C. players Hertha BSC players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Russian Premier League players English Football League players Bundesliga players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in England Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub