Muris Mešanović (born 6 July 1990) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for Czech club

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. He represented his country at under-21 level.

Career

Early career

Mešanović arrived in the Czech Republic from Bosnia in 2008. He made his league debut while on loan from Jablonec at

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in the 2009–10 Czech 2. Liga, Mešanović missed the first half of the 2010–11 season due to an injury sustained in May 2010, but returned to Jihlava for a second loan period after the winter break. He scored five goals in the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga as Jihlava won promotion to the Czech First League, and permanently joined Jihlava at the end of the season. Although he played 12 First League games in 2012–13, Mešanović did not score, and in August 2013 he joined Slovak side

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for the first half of the

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Slavia Prague

Mešanović joined

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in January 2016. During his time with Slavia, the club won two league titles.

Mladá Boleslav

In February 2019, Mešanović signed a three-year contract with

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. While at Boleslav, he had two loans in Turkey. He scored 3 goals in 15 games for

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in the second half of the

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, before moving on loan to fellow Süper Lig side

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in August 2020.

Poland

In the summer of 2021, Mešanović and teammate Michal Hubínek left Mladá Boleslav to sign permanent deals with Polish side

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, who had just been promoted to the top-tier

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. After Bruk-Bet Termalica's relegation in 2023, he moved to another top-flight club

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on a one-year contract, with an extension option.

Dukla Prague

At the start of 2024, he returned to the Czech Republic, joining

on loan until the end of the

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. On 28 May that year, soon after Dukla clinched the league title, it was announced Mešanović would join them on a permanent basis on 1 July.

Honours

Slavia Prague *

Czech First League The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from A ...

: 2016–17 *

Czech Cup The Czech Cup (), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association. The Czech Cup was first held in 1961. The winner ...

: 2017–18 Dukla Prague *

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: 2023–24

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