Gojko Cimirot (; born 19 December 1992) is a Bosnian 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Cimirot started his professional career at Leotar, before joining

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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 40

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since.

Club career

Early career

Cimirot came through youth academy of his hometown club Leotar, which he joined in 2000. He made his professional debut against

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on 1 May 2010 at the age of 17. On 28 April 2012, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Čelik Zenica.

Sarajevo

In June 2013, Cimirot signed a three-year deal with

. On 28 July, he made his official debut for the side against

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. He won his first trophy with the club on 23 May 2014, when they secured the victory over Čelik Zenica in

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final.

PAOK

In August 2015, Cimirot was transferred to Greek outfit PAOK for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut for the team on 23 August against

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. On 21 February 2016, he scored his first goal for PAOK against

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. In November, he extended his contract until June 2019. He won his first title with the club on 6 May 2017, by triumphing over

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final.

Standard Liège

In January 2018, Cimirot moved to Belgian side

on a deal until June 2023. On 28 January, he debuted officially for the team against Anderlecht. He won his first trophy with the club on 17 March, by beating

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final. On 29 April, he scored his first goal for Standard Liège in a defeat of

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. Cimirot played his 100th game for the side against

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on 17 August 2020.

International career

Cimirot was a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team under coach

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. In August 2014, he received his first senior call-up, for a friendly game against

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and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against

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. He debuted against the former on 4 September.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Sarajevo *

Bosnian Premier League The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and He ...

: 2014–15 *

: 2013–14 PAOK *

: 2016–17 Standard Liège *

: 2017–18 Belgian Cup, 2017–18

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