Samir Memišević (; born 13 August 1993) 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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. Memišević started his professional career at Slaven Živinice, before joining Sloboda Tuzla in 2012. The following year, he moved to Teleoptik. Later that year, he switched to

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. A year later, he went back to Teleoptik. He signed with Radnik Bijeljina in 2014. Two years later, Memišević was transferred to

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. In 2020, he joined

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, who loaned him to

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their ho ...

in 2022. He moved to Al-Nasr in 2023. Memišević made his senior international debut for

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in 2016, earning 3

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until 2019.

Club career

Early career

Memišević came through Slaven Živinice's youth setup. He made his professional debut in 2011 at the age of 17. In the summer of 2012, he joined Sloboda Tuzla. On 28 October, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Iskra Bugojno. In March 2013, Memišević moved to Serbian side Teleoptik, which serves as

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. In July, he switched to

. In January 2014, he returned to Teleoptik. In August, he signed with Radnik Bijeljina.

Groningen

In July 2016, Memišević was transferred to Dutch outfit

for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the club on 13 August against

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. On 29 April 2018, he scored his first goal for Groningen against the same opponent. In April 2019, Memišević extended his contract until June 2021. He played his 100th game for the side against

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on 30 November.

Later stage of career

In February 2020, Memišević joined Chinese club

. In April 2022, he was sent on a season-long loan to

. In January 2023, he moved to an Emirati club

International career

In May 2016, Memišević received his first senior call-up to

, for a

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game against

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and 2016 Kirin Cup. He debuted against Spain on 29 May.

Personal life

Memišević's father Midhat was also a professional footballer. He married his long-time girlfriend Sanida in August 2021.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Radnik Bijeljina *

Bosnian Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

: 2015–16

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