Ismar Hairlahović (born 4 March 1996) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

Cazin Cazin ( sr-cyrl, Цазин) is a city located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Bosanska Krajina region, near the border ...

, he joined the youth ranks of the local

FK Krajina Cazin Fudbalski Klub Krajina Cazin (), commonly referred to as FK Krajina Cazin or simply Krajina Cazin, is a Bosnian football club based in Cazin. They currently play in the Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (West), one of six ...

, aged 7. Moving up the ranks, he started training with the Bubamara academy from

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, run by the former Yugoslav international

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, his talent receiving recognition early when he was selected in

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's selection for his age in 2009. While he was supposed to move to

after finishing elementary school, he was scouted by

HNK Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Split, Croatia, Split, that competes in the Croatian First Football League, Cro ...

and moved to

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, following in the footsteps of his idol Senijad Ibričić A regular in the

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youth teams and

youth selections, in May 2013 he impressed the new Hajduk first team coach, the former

international

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so much he invited him, along with

Tonći Mujan Tonći Mujan (born 19 July 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Premier League club Posušje. Club career An offense-oriented winger or a forward, operating mostly on the left side of the attack, Mujan passe ...

to train with the first team squad, not long after his 17th birthday. He would have to wait, however, one more year for his first team debut, coming in the last minutes of the 11.05.2014 4-2 home win against

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for

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-bound Mario Pašalić, who was playing his last game in front of

's home crowd before moving to

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. He later played for

FK Zvijezda 09 Fudbalski klub Zvijezda 09 (Serbian Cyrillic: ''Фудбалски клуб Звијезда 09'') is a professional association football club based in Ugljevik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Zvijezda 09 currently plays in the First League of the Repub ...

in the

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

Honours

Player

Club

Zrinjski Mostar *

Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

: 2017–18

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hairlahovic, Ismar 1996 births Living people People from Cazin Footballers from Una-Sana Canton Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football midfielders Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen HNK Hajduk Split players NK Dugopolje players FK Sloboda Tuzla players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players FK Radnik Bijeljina players FK Zvijezda 09 players NK Međimurje players FK Zlatibor Čajetina players Croatian Football League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players First Football League (Croatia) players Serbian SuperLiga players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Serbia