Rifet Kapić (; born 3 July 1995) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for Polish Ekstraklasa club

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, which he

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. He started his professional career at

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, before joining Gorica in 2016. Two years later, Kapić moved to

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, who loaned him to

Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff (russian: ФК Шериф Тирасполь), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnist ...

in 2018 and to

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in 2019. Later that year, he signed with

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, who also loaned him to Sheriff. In 2021, Kapić returned to Sarajevo.

Club career

Early career

Kapić started playing football with his hometown club Krajina Cazin. He then spent brief period of time in the academy of

, after which he played for Istra 1961's youth team. Kapić made his professional debut playing for Czech club

in 2015. In February 2016, Kapić signed a three-year contract with Gorica. On 29 April, he scored his first professional goal against

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Grasshoppers

On 12 January 2018, Kapić moved to Swiss side

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on a four-year deal for an undisclosed transfer fee. He made his competitive debut for the club in a 3–1 win over

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on 4 February. In June 2018, he was sent on a season-long loan to Moldovan outfit

. In February 2019, he was loaned to Bosnian club

until the end of season.

SC Paderborn

On 1 June 2019, Kapić signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga club

. In August 2020, he joined

on loan for a second time with them, also securing an option to sign him permanently. In June 2021, Kapić terminated his contract with the club.

Return to Sarajevo

On 2 September 2021, Kapić returned to Sarajevo, signing a two-year contract. He made his second debut for Sarajevo on 10 September, in a league game against Velež Mostar. On 17 October 2021, Kapić scored the only goal in Sarajevo's 1–0 league victory at home to Posušje.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol * Moldovan National Division:

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Sarajevo *

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: 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19 Lechia Gdańsk * I liga: 2023–24

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