Eldar Ćivić

Eldar Ćivić
	Ćivić with Ferencváros in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	28 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Ferencváros
Number	17
Youth career
	Sloboda Tuzla
2012–2015	Slovácko
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2017	Slovácko
2017–2019	Sparta Prague
2018	→ Spartak Trnava (loan)
2019–	Ferencváros
International career‡
2012	Bosnia and Herzegovina U17
2014–2015	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19
2015–2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
2018–	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Eldar Ćivić (pronounced [ěldar tɕîːʋitɕ]; born 28 May 1996) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Ćivić started his professional career at Slovácko, before joining Sparta Prague in 2017. A year later, he was loaned to Spartak Trnava. The following year, he signed with Ferencváros.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ćivić made his senior international debut in 2018, earning over 20 caps since.

Club career

Early career

Ćivić started playing football at his hometown club Sloboda Tuzla, before joining the youth setup of Czech team Slovácko in 2012.^[1] He made his professional debut against Příbram on 14 March 2015 at the age of 18.^[2] On 2 April 2016, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Sparta Prague.^[3]

Sparta Prague

In May 2017, Ćivić signed a four-year deal with Sparta Prague.^[4] He made his official debut for the squad in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against Red Star Belgrade on 27 July.^[5] A week later, he made his league debut against Mladá Boleslav.^[6]

In February 2018, he was loaned to Slovak side Spartak Trnava until the end of season.^[7]

Ferencváros

In June 2019, Ćivić was transferred to Hungarian outfit Ferencváros for an undisclosed fee.^[8] He made his competitive debut for the team in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Valletta on 24 July.^[9] A month later, he made his league debut against Puskás Akadémia.^[10] He won his first trophy with the club on 16 June 2020, when they were crowned league champions.^[11] On 30 August, he scored his first goal for Ferencváros in a defeat of Zalaegerszeg.^[12]

Ćivić debuted in the UEFA Champions League away at Barcelona on 20 October.^[13]

In March 2022, he extended his contract with the squad until June 2025.^[14]

He played his 100th game for Ferencváros against Qarabağ on 3 August.^[15]

International career

Ćivić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels. He also served as a captain of the under-21 team under coach Vinko Marinović.^[16]

In May 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Montenegro and South Korea.^[17] He debuted against the latter on 1 June.^[18]

On 18 November 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, Ćivić scored his first senior international goal.^[19]

Personal life

Ćivić's older brother Muharem is also a professional footballer.^[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 January 2025^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Slovácko	2014–15	Czech First League	3	0	1	0	–		4	0
	2015–16	Czech First League	24	1	0	0	–		24	1
	2016–17	Czech First League	21	1	1	1	–		22	2
	Total		48	2	2	1	–		50	3
Sparta Prague	2017–18	Czech First League	4	0	1	0	1^[b]	0	6	0
	2018–19	Czech First League	20	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
	Total		24	0	3	0	1	0	28	0
Spartak Trnava (loan)	2017–18	Slovak First League	8	0	3	0	–		11	0
Ferencváros	2019–20	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	25	0	1	0	7^[c]	0	33	0
	2020–21	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	18	1	2	0	5^[d]	0	25	1
	2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	25	1	2	0	10^[e]	0	37	1
	2022–23	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	17	0	0	0	11^[f]	1	28	1
	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	18	0	4	1	10^[g]	0	32	1
	2024–25	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	9	0	2	0	8^[h]	0	19	0
	Total		112	2	11	1	51	1	174	4
Career total			192	4	19	2	52	1	263	7

^ Includes Czech Cup, Slovak Cup, Magyar Kupa
^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; three appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; five appearances, one goal in UEFA Europa League
^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; eight appearances in UEFA Conference League
^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League; seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 21 March 2024^[22]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2018	5	0
	2019	4	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	9	0
	2022	5	0
	2023	2	0
	2024	1	0
Total		28	1

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ćivić goal.

List of international goals scored by Eldar Ćivić^[22]
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 November 2019	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	9	Liechtenstein	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Honours

Spartak Trnava^[21]

Slovak Super Liga: 2017–18

Ferencváros^[21]

References

^ "Eldar Ćivić briljira u Češkoj: Neću žuriti s promjenom sredine, moja budućnost je u rukama kluba". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 30 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
^ "Bednář zajistil Příbrami výhru nad Slováckem". sport.cz (in Czech). 14 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^ "Sparta v dostizích o titul nečekaně klopýtla! Plzeň nasadila k trháku, přišla však o Ďuriše". sport.cz (in Czech). 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
^ "Mladi bh. reprezentativac Eldar Ćivić potpisao za Spartu iz Praga". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
^ "Fantastični golovi Zvezde za pobjedu nad Spartom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ "Eldar Ćivić odigrao cijeli susret u pobjedi Sparte". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ "Ćivić iz Češke u Slovačku". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 27 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ "Eldar Ćivić potpisao za Ferencváros". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ "Ćivić debitovao: Ferencváros siguran protiv Vallette, izvjestan okršaj sa Dinamom". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
^ "Ćiviću 90 minuta igre, Ferencváros slavio i preuzeo vrh tabele". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 25 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ "Eldar Ćivić osvojio titulu prvaka Mađarske". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^ "Prvijenac kakav je vrijedilo čekati: Eldar Ćivić postigao sjajan gol u pobjedi Ferencvárosa". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^ "Dijete bosanske mahale zaigralo na najvećoj sceni: Messi nije vanzemaljac". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "Eldar Ćivić potpisao novi ugovor sa Ferencvárosom". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ "Ćivić odigrao jubilarni 100. meč za Ferencváros, Bešić se vratio na teren". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "Eldar Ćivić: Moj san je postao stvarnost". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 26 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ "Prosinečki odabrao igrače za Crnu Goru i Južnu Koreju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ "BiH sjajna u Južnoj Koreji: Tri gola Višće za veliku pobjedu Zmajeva". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
^ "Kraj blamaže: Ubjedljiva pobjeda Zmajeva za četvrto mjesto u grupi". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 18 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^ "Odličan vikend za braću Ćivić: Muharem postigao pogodak, Eldar asistirao". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "E. Ćivić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Eldar Ćivić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

External links

Eldar Ćivić at National-Football-Teams.com
Eldar Ćivić – UEFA competition record (archive)

[22] Includes Czech Cup, Slovak Cup, Magyar Kupa

[23] Appearance in UEFA Europa League

[24] Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; three appearances in UEFA Europa League

[UCL-25] Appearances in UEFA Champions League

[26] Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa League

[27] Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; five appearances, one goal in UEFA Europa League

[28] Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; eight appearances in UEFA Conference League

[29] One appearance in UEFA Champions League; seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

[1] "Eldar Ćivić briljira u Češkoj: Neću žuriti s promjenom sredine, moja budućnost je u rukama kluba". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 30 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

[2] "Bednář zajistil Příbrami výhru nad Slováckem". sport.cz (in Czech). 14 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[3] "Sparta v dostizích o titul nečekaně klopýtla! Plzeň nasadila k trháku, přišla však o Ďuriše". sport.cz (in Czech). 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

[4] "Mladi bh. reprezentativac Eldar Ćivić potpisao za Spartu iz Praga". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

[5] "Fantastični golovi Zvezde za pobjedu nad Spartom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

[6] "Eldar Ćivić odigrao cijeli susret u pobjedi Sparte". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[7] "Ćivić iz Češke u Slovačku". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 27 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

[8] "Eldar Ćivić potpisao za Ferencváros". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[9] "Ćivić debitovao: Ferencváros siguran protiv Vallette, izvjestan okršaj sa Dinamom". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

[10] "Ćiviću 90 minuta igre, Ferencváros slavio i preuzeo vrh tabele". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 25 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[11] "Eldar Ćivić osvojio titulu prvaka Mađarske". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

[12] "Prvijenac kakav je vrijedilo čekati: Eldar Ćivić postigao sjajan gol u pobjedi Ferencvárosa". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

[13] "Dijete bosanske mahale zaigralo na najvećoj sceni: Messi nije vanzemaljac". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

[14] "Eldar Ćivić potpisao novi ugovor sa Ferencvárosom". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[15] "Ćivić odigrao jubilarni 100. meč za Ferencváros, Bešić se vratio na teren". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

[16] "Eldar Ćivić: Moj san je postao stvarnost". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 26 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[17] "Prosinečki odabrao igrače za Crnu Goru i Južnu Koreju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

[18] "BiH sjajna u Južnoj Koreji: Tri gola Višće za veliku pobjedu Zmajeva". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

[19] "Kraj blamaže: Ubjedljiva pobjeda Zmajeva za četvrto mjesto u grupi". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 18 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

[20] "Odličan vikend za braću Ćivić: Muharem postigao pogodak, Eldar asistirao". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[soccerway-21] "E. Ćivić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

[eufootballinfo-30] "Eldar Ćivić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

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