Boban Đerić (; born 20 August 1993) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Tuzla City.

Club career

Born in

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, SR Yugoslavia,Boban Đerić
at Srbijafudbal, retrieved 10–8–2019 Đerić is among the group of players from the Bosnian side of the river

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that was born in the maternity of Loznica located in Serbia because the maternity covers a vast territory on both sides of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his senior debut while playing in with Drina Zvornik by making 14 appearances in the 2010–11 Bosnian Premier League season. His debut made such an impact that called the attention of the Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 national team which gave him 3 calls and allowing his to debut in one. This increase of popularity and labeling as a future talent, called the attention of neighbouring Serbian side

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which always kept aspirations to return to the top-league after their debut season a year before. However, Đerić faced tough competition, and in the

2011–12 Serbian First League The 2011–12 Serbian First League was the seventh season of the league under its current name. It started on 13 August 2011 and concluded on 6 June 2012. Radnički Niš won the title and Donji Srem finished as runners-up, with both clubs earni ...

, he managed to make only 3 league appearances. Wanting more playing time, he decided to return to Bosnia and Herzegovina and joined

club Leotar. There he played two seasons as a regular, but at the end of the second season Leotar got relegated, and, in the summer of 2014, Đerić returned to his original club, Drina Zvornik who was playing in the Premier League at the time. After a year and half at Drina, Đerić became a target of the ambitious Premier Leagie side

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, who´se first signings during the winter-break of the 2015–16 season, were him and Mario Barić. He struggled with injuries during the first half-season, but fully recovered, he shined, making 26 league appearances. He continued his regular performance in the next season, and this again called the attention of other clubs. After a solid first half of the 2017–18 season, making all the 17 possible appearances, it was Serbian side Javor Ivanjica who made an offer and brought him to their squad to help them avoid relegation in the

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. Despite the efforts, Javor finished 15th out of 16 and got relegation, however, Đerić stayed with the club as the club management had a plan to return to the top-flight the sooner the better. And so it was. Javor made a strong season in the

2018–19 Serbian First League The Serbian First League (Serbian: Prva liga Srbije) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 16 teams compete in the league for the 2018–19 season. Format 2018–19 As of the 2018-19 season, t ...

, secured second place, and gained promotion to the 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga. Not only that, but Đerić was elected to the best eleven of the

season, along 3 more playmates from Javor. He became Javor's indisputable

, and was so in the 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga as well. After leaving Javor, on 24 June 2020, Đerić came back to the Bosnian Premier League and signed a one-year contract with Tuzla City. He made his official debut for Tuzla City on 8 August 2020 in a league match against Krupa.

International career

In 2011, Đerić debuted for the Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 national team.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deric, Boban 1993 births Living people Footballers from Loznica Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football fullbacks Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers FK Drina Zvornik players FK Inđija players FK Leotar players NK Vitez players FK Javor Ivanjica players FK Tuzla City players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players