Zoran Kvržić (; born 7 August 1988) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Borac Banja Luka. Kvržić started his professional career at Proleter Teslić, before joining

HAŠK HAŠK (full name Hrvatski akademski športski klub, ) was a Croatian football club established in Zagreb in 1903. The club was one of the most successful sides in Zagreb and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the period between the two World Wars. The ...

in 2009. The following year, he switched to

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. In 2013, he was transferred to

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, who loaned him to

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in 2015 and to

Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff Tiraspol (), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria, that plays in the Liga, the top tier o ...

in 2016. He signed with

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in 2020. A year later, Kvržić moved to Slaven Belupo. In 2023, he joined

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. Later that year, he signed with Borac Banja Luka. Kvržić made his senior international debut for

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in 2011, earning 8

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until 2020.

Club career

Early career

Kvržić started playing football at a local club, before joining the youth setup of his hometown team Proleter Teslić. He made his professional debut in 2005 at the age of 17. In February 2009, he moved to Croatian side

. In July 2010, he switched to

Rijeka

In January 2013, Kvržić was transferred to

for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the squad against Istra 1961 on 12 July. On 21 July, he scored his first goal for Rijeka against

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

. He won his first trophy with the club on 13 May 2014, by beating

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...

in the Croatian Cup final. In January 2015, Kvržić was sent on a six-month loan to Italian outfit

. In July, his loan was extended for an additional season. In July 2016, he was loaned to Moldovan side

until the end of the campaign. Kvržić signed a new three-year contract with Rijeka in November 2017. He played his 100th game for the club against Cibalia on 26 November. In September 2019, he prolonged his deal with the team until June 2022.

Kayserispor

In January 2020, Kvržić was transferred to Turkish outfit

for an undisclosed fee. He was sent off on his competitive debut for the side on 18 January against

Alanyaspor Alanyaspor Kulübü, known as Corendon Alanyaspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Alanya in Antalya Province. Formed in 1948, the club colours are orange and green. Home matches are play ...

. On 13 September, he scored his first goal for Kayserispor against Kasımpaşa, which secured the victory for his squad.

Later stage of career

In October, Kvržić signed with Slaven Belupo. In February 2023, he moved to

. In June, he joined Borac Banja Luka.

International career

In December 2011, Kvržić received his first senior call up to

, for a friendly game against

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, and debuted in that match on 16 December.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Rijeka * Croatian Cup: 2013–14, 2018–19 * Croatian Super Cup:

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Sheriff Tiraspol *

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: 2016–17 * Cupa Moldovei: 2016–17 * Supercupa Moldovei:

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Borac Banja Luka *

: 2023–24

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