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Samir Radovac
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Željezničar
Number 88
Youth career
–2013 Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Sarajevo 97 (3)
2019 Olimpik 13 (1)
2019–2020 PAS Giannina 2 (0)
2020–2023 Velež Mostar 60 (8)
2023 Novi Pazar 15 (0)
2023–2024 Ilioupoli 8 (0)
2024– Željezničar 60 (1)
International career
2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 4 (1)
2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 1 (0)
2013–2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 12 (2)
2014–2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 November 2026

Samir Radovac (born 25 January 1996) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar. He has also represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth international level.

Club career

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Sarajevo

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Born in Sarajevo, Radovac began playing football at the age of six and joined the youth system of FK Sarajevo.[1] He spent his entire youth career with the club and won national championships at youth level.[2]

Radovac made his first-team debut at the age of 17 on 9 March 2013, coming on in a 3–0 league victory against Rudar Prijedor. He made eight first-team appearances by the end of the 2012–13 season.[2]

During the following campaign, Radovac was temporarily returned to Sarajevo's junior team under manager Robert Jarni, before being recalled to the first team after Dženan Uščuplić became manager. He was part of the Sarajevo side that won the 2013–14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, his first senior trophy.[2]

Radovac established himself as a regular during the 2014–15 season, forming a midfield partnership with Gojko Cimirot. He made 33 appearances in all competitions and scored three goals as Sarajevo won the Bosnian Premier League, their first league championship in eight years.[2]

In October 2016, Radovac made his 100th competitive appearance for Sarajevo, becoming, at the time, the youngest player in the club's history to reach that milestone.[2] He was also named captain during his spell with the club.[3]

Radovac's playing time subsequently decreased. He later stated that disagreements concerning his contract and role in the first team contributed to his decline in prominence at the club.[4] He left Sarajevo in early 2019 after more than 120 competitive appearances for the club.[5]

Olimpik and PAS Giannina

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On 6 February 2019, Radovac joined Olimpik on a contract until the end of the season.[5] He made 13 league appearances and scored once as Olimpik competed for promotion from the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6]

Later that year, Radovac moved abroad for the first time, joining Greek club PAS Giannina. He struggled for regular playing time during his six months in Greece, with injuries also affecting his spell at the club.[4] He left PAS Giannina during the January 2020 transfer window.

Velež Mostar

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Radovac returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina in January 2020, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Velež Mostar.[7]

He became an important member of the Velež midfield during the 2020–21 season, making 30 league appearances and scoring six goals. In November 2020, Velež manager Feđa Dudić described Radovac as one of the best midfielders in the league, while Radovac called his move to Velež the best decision of his career to that point.[8]

Radovac helped Velež qualify for European competition and subsequently played in the UEFA Conference League. During the 2021–22 season, he also helped the club win the 2021–22 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup. He started the final against his former club Sarajevo, which Velež won 4–3 on penalties following a goalless draw.[9]

His final season at Velež was disrupted by injury. In November 2022, Radovac announced that he and the club had agreed to terminate his contract after Velež proposed a mutual separation.[10] He left after 76 appearances and nine goals in all competitions.[10]

Novi Pazar and Ilioupoli

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On 15 January 2023, Radovac signed with Serbian club Novi Pazar on a contract running until the summer of 2024.[11] He made 15 appearances in the Serbian SuperLiga during the second half of the 2022–23 season before leaving the club in the summer.

On 26 September 2023, Radovac returned to Greece and signed with Ilioupoli of Super League Greece 2, agreeing a contract until the summer of 2024.[12] He made eight league appearances for the club.

Željezničar

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On 17 January 2024, Radovac returned to Sarajevo to join Željezničar, the city rivals of his former club Sarajevo, signing a contract until the summer of 2025.[13] Discussing the move, Radovac acknowledged his long association with Sarajevo but stated that he was joining Željezničar as a professional.[13]

He made eight league appearances during the remainder of the 2023–24 season. Radovac became a more regular member of the team during the following campaign, making 27 league appearances and scoring once.

On 22 January 2025, Željezničar announced that Radovac had extended his contract until the summer of 2027.[14]

International career

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Radovac represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at several youth levels, including the under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams.[1][12] He scored goals for the country's youth national teams and was regarded as one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's prominent young players during his early years at Sarajevo.[1]

Career statistics

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As of match played 7 November 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sarajevo 2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 80——80
2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 190411[b]0241
2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 232416[b]0333
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 240202[c]0280
2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 14140—181
2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 90—2[b]0110
Total 9731421101225
Olimpik 2018–19 First League of FBiH 131——131
PAS Giannina 2019–20 Super League Greece 2 2020—40
Velež Mostar 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 20——20
2020–21 Bosnian Premier League 30620—326
2021–22 Bosnian Premier League 272615[d]0383
2022–23 Bosnian Premier League 10102[d]040
Total 6089170769
Novi Pazar 2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 15010—160
Ilioupoli 2023–24 Super League Greece 2 80——80
Željezničar 2023–24 Bosnian Premier League 80——80
2024–25 Bosnian Premier League 27140—311
2025–26 Bosnian Premier League 13030—160
2026–27 Bosnian Premier League 12010—130
Total 60180—681
Career total 2551334318030716
  1. ↑ Includes Bosnian Cup, Greek Cup, Serbian Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Sarajevo

Velež Mostar

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "BH talenti: Samir Radovac". Red Bull (in Bosnian). 24 June 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Samir Radovac". Bordo vremeplov (in Bosnian). Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "Samir Radovac potpisao za Novi Pazar". Dnevni avaz (in Bosnian). 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Samir Radovac otvoreno o padu karijere, Sarajevu i Veležu: Moji vozovi nisu prošli". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Samir Radovac novi igrač Olimpika". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). 6 February 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Samir Radovac: Danas ne bih ponovio neke greške, ali su pojedini ljudi jedva čekali da me sklone". Reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Prvo od četiri pojačanja: Samir Radovac novi igrač Veleža". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "Samir Radovac: U životu nikad nisam bio sretniji. Ambicije? Produžiti ugovor s Veležom!". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). 13 November 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "FK Velež pobjednik Kupa Bosne i Hercegovine!" (in Bosnian). Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Samir Radovac napušta Velež: "Klub je insistirao na sporazumnom raskidu ugovora"". Reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Zvanično: Radovac karijeru nastavlja u Srbiji". N1 (in Bosnian). 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Samir Radovac ima novi klub, ponovo će igrati u Grčkoj". Reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  13. 1 2 "Samir Radovac novi igrač Željezničara: "Ja sam profesionalac"". Reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  14. ↑ "FK Željezničar i Samir Radovac produžili ugovor" (in Bosnian). FK Željezničar. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  15. ↑ "Samir Radovac Stats". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
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