Kenan Pirić (; born 7 July 1994) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish club Antalyaspor and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Pirić started his career at Gradina, before joining Gent in 2013. A year later, he signed with

Sloboda Tuzla Fudbalski klub Sloboda Tuzla ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Слободa Tyзла; English: Football Club Sloboda Tuzla) is a Bosnian professional football club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team ...

. In 2017, Pirić moved to

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. The following year, he was transferred to

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, where he stayed for three years. After a short stint with

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in 2021, he joined Göztepe in early 2022. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pirić made his senior international debut in 2018.

Club career

Pirić came through the youth academy of his hometown club

, which he left in June 2012 to join Gradina. He made his professional debut against Velež on 25 August of the same year at the age of 18. In August 2013, Pirić signed with Belgian team Gent. In the summer of 2014, he returned to Sloboda Tuzla. In February 2017, Pirić moved to

. On 13 December 2017, Slovenian side

announced that Pirić would join them the following season. He made his competitive debut for the team against Mura on 29 July 2018 and managed to keep a clean sheet. He won his first trophy with Maribor on 15 May 2019, when they were crowned league champions. In July 2021, Pirić signed a two-year deal with Greek outfit

. He made his competitive debut for the team against

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on 12 September, keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw. In late December, he terminated his contract with Atromitos. In January 2022, Pirić moved to Turkish side Göztepe on a deal until June 2023. He made his official debut for the club against Konyaspor on 3 April. In June 2022, he joined Cypriot team

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on a two-year contract.

International career

Pirić was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team. He made seven appearances during the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers in 2015 and 2016. He also served as team

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under coach

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. In May 2016, Pirić received his first senior call-up, for a

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game against Spain and the 2016 Kirin Cup, but had to wait until 31 January 2018 to make his debut against Mexico.

Personal life

Pirić married his long-time girlfriend Erina in December 2018. Together they have a son named Eman.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Zrinjski Mostar *

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 Herz ...

: 2016–17, 2017–18 Maribor * Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2018–19

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