Gojko Cimirot

Gojko Cimirot
Personal information
Full name Gojko Cimirot
Date of birth (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992
Place of birth Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Standard Liège
Number 8
Youth career
1999–2009 Leotar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Leotar 47 (3)
2013–2015 Sarajevo 55 (0)
2015–2018 PAOK 65 (1)
2018– Standard Liège 23 (1)
National team‡
2012–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 7 (0)
2014– Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018

Gojko Cimirot (Bosnian pronunciation: [ɡôːjko tsǐmirot]; born 19 December 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Standard Liège and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Cimirot started his professional career in Leotar, before joining Sarajevo in 2013. Two years later he moved to PAOK. In 2018 he was transferred to Standard Liège.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cimirot made his senior international debut in 2014, earning 13 caps since.

Club career

Early career

Cimirot started his career with Leotar, whose youth academy he joined at the age of 7, and made his professional debut on 1 May 2010 against Široki Brijeg. He was 17 years old at the time.[2] On 28 April 2012, Cimirot scored his first professional goal, in an away triumph over Čelik Zenica.[3]

Next stop in his career was Sarajevo, who he joined in June 2013.[4]

PAOK

On 12 August 2015, Cimirot was transferred to PAOK for a fee in the region of €2 million. He put pen to paper on a three-year contract.[5] In his first official game for the club, Cimirot suffered a groin injury and was ruled out for eight weeks.[6] Upon returning from the injury, he made a string of good performances which got him voted as player of the month December.[7] Cimirot scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Panathinaikos on 21 February 2016.[8]

On 21 November 2016, PAOK announced the extension of Cimirot's contract for one more season, until the summer of 2019.[9] Cimirot won his first trophy with PAOK when they beat AEK Athens in Greek Cup final on 7 May 2017.[10]

On 3 August 2017, Cimirot scored in a 2–0 home win against Olimpik Donetsk, corresponding to the 2nd leg of UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, with a long shot from 35 meters. It was his first goal in European competitions for PAOK.[11]

Standard Liège

In January 2018, Cimirot joined Belgian side Standard Liège on a contract until June 2022.[12] Three days later, he debuted in a 3–3 draw against Anderlecht.[13] Cimirot won his first trophy with the club on 17 March, by beating Genk in Belgian Cup final after extra time.[14] On 29 April, Cimirot scored his first goal for Standard Liège, in a league game against Gent.[15]

International career

Cimirot was a regular member of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team under coach Vlado Jagodić.[16]

In August 2014, he received his first senior call-up,[17] and debuted in a friendly game against Liechtenstein on 4 September.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 October 2018.[19]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leotar 2009–10 Bosnian Premier League 1000–10
2011–12 Bosnian Premier League 18110–191
2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 28210–292
Total 47320–493
Sarajevo 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 2708040390
2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 2604060360
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 20002040
Total 550120120790
PAOK 2015–16 Superleague Greece 1916010261
2016–17 Superleague Greece 31060120490
2017–18 Superleague Greece 1504041231
Total 651160171982
Standard Liège 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 15120–171
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 801040130
Total 2313040301
Career total 19053303312566

International

As of match played 11 October 2018.[20]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201420
201500
201610
201740
201860
Total130

Honours

Sarajevo[19]

PAOK[19]

Standard Liège[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Gojko Cimirot". standard.be (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Životna priča Gojka Cimirota: Kratak je put od trnja do zvijezda". sport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sloboda na koljenima, Željo protutnjao Tušnjem, slavio Leotar". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Gojko Cimirot potpisuje za FK Sarajevo". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 12 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Službeno: Gojko Cimirot potpisao za PAOK!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cimirot povrijedio aduktor, slijedi pauza". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Navijači izabrali: Gojko Cimirot najbolji igrač PAOK-a u decembru". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 2 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Navijači PAOK-a izabrali: Cimirot postigao gol mjeseca". sportsport.ba. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Gojko Cimirot potpisao novi ugovor s PAOK-om". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Cimirotov PAOK osvojio Kup Grčke pobjedom nad Vranješovim AEK-om". klix.ba. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Cimirot spektakularno pogodio za PAOK protiv Olimpik Donetska". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Gojko Cimirot novi igrač belgijskog Standarda". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Cimirotu poništen gol na debiju za Standard, spektakularan meč u Liježu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "Gojko Cimirot sa Standardom osvojio Kup Belgije". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "Cimirot strijelac u važnoj pobjedi Standarda". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Gojko Cimirot: Velika je čast igrati za reprezentaciju svoje države". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Četiri debitanta na Sušićevom spisku za predstojeće duele". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "Položen test pred kvalifikacije: Zmajevi razbili Lihtenštajn u Tuzli s visokih 3:0". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "G. Cimirot". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  20. ↑ "Gojko Cimirot". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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