Tomislav Tomić (; born 16 November 1990) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side

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. Tomić made his senior debut for Široki Brijeg in 2008, and later played for Željezničar and Zrinjski Mostar in his homeland, winning a total of three league titles. With Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana, he won a

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and

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in 2017–18. He made his senior international debut for

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in 2018, and made a total of two appearances.

Club career

Early career

Tomić came through

's youth academy. He made his senior debut against

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on 23 November 2008 at the age of 18. In the summer of 2011, Tomić was sent on a season-long loan to GOŠK Gabela, where he scored his first career goal on 7 April 2012 against his parent team Široki Brijeg. In June 2012, he signed with Željezničar, where he stayed for three seasons and also won the league title in the

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season. After a brief spell with Greek team

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in 2015, he switched to Zrinjski Mostar before the second half of the 2015–16 season. With Zrinjski, he won two consecutive league titles, in 2015–16 and 2016–17.

Olimpija Ljubljana

On 12 June 2017, Tomić joined Slovenian side Olimpija Ljubljana on free transfer. He made his competitive debut for the club in UEFA Europa League qualifier against VPS on 29 June. Two weeks later, he made his league debut in a victory over

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. Tomić won his first trophy with the club on 27 May 2018, when they were crowned league champions. On 16 October 2018, Tomić extended his contract until June 2020. He scored his first goal for Olimpija Ljubljana on 27 October 2018 against

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. In September 2019, Tomić played his 100th game for the team. Tomić left Olimpija after the 2019–20 season following the decision to not renew his contract.

Admira Wacker

In August 2020, Tomić signed a three-year deal with Austrian outfit

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. However, he stayed at Admira for just one season and featured in only 14 league matches, mainly due to the ankle injury. After the season, he returned to Olimpija on a two-year contract.

International career

In January 2018, Tomić received his first senior call-up to

, for friendly games against the

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and

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. He debuted in a goalless draw against the former on 28 January.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Željezničar *

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Zrinjski Mostar *

: 2015–16, 2016–17 Olimpija Ljubljana *

: 2017–18 *

: 2017–18, 2018–19

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