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

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who plays as a

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for and

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Polish

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club

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

. 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 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 2018 and to

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in 2019. Later that year, he signed with

SC Paderborn Sport-Club Paderborn 07 e.V., commonly known as simply SC Paderborn 07 () or SC Paderborn, is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has enjoyed its greatest success since the turn of the millenni ...

, 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

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, 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 Sion 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

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Lechia Gdańsk

On 21 July 2023, he joined Polish

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side

on loan for twelve months.

Career statistics

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol *

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Sarajevo *

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: 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19 Lechia Gdańsk *

: 2023–24 Individual * Polish Union of Footballers' I liga Team of the Season: 2023–24

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