Emir Dilaver Explained

Emir Dilaver
Fullname:Emir Dilaver
Birth Date:7 May 1991
Birth Place:Tomislavgrad, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height:1.84 m[1]
Position:Centre back
Currentclub:Rijeka
Clubnumber:66
Youthyears1:2001–2009
Youthclubs1:Austria Wien
Years1:2009–2014
Clubs1:Austria Wien
Caps1:70
Goals1:2
Years2:2009–2012
Clubs2:Austria Wien II
Caps2:48
Goals2:5
Years3:2009
Clubs3:Wienerberg (loan)
Caps3:11
Goals3:0
Years4:2014–2017
Clubs4:Ferencváros
Caps4:86
Goals4:2
Years5:2017–2018
Clubs5:Lech Poznań
Caps5:32
Goals5:3
Years6:2018–2020
Clubs6:Dinamo Zagreb
Caps6:42
Goals6:1
Years7:2020–2021
Clubs7:Çaykur Rizespor
Caps7:25
Goals7:0
Years8:2021–2022
Clubs8:Dinamo Zagreb
Caps8:7
Goals8:0
Years9:2022–
Clubs9:Rijeka
Caps9:31
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2009
Nationalteam1:Austria U18
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2010
Nationalteam2:Austria U19
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2011
Nationalteam3:Austria U20
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2010–2012
Nationalteam4:Austria U21
Nationalcaps4:15
Nationalgoals4:0
Club-Update:19 May 2024

Emir Dilaver (pronounced as /bs/; born 7 May 1991) is a Bosnian-Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Croatian Football League club Rijeka.

Dilaver started his professional career at Austria Wien, who loaned him to Wienerberg in 2009. In 2014, he joined Ferencváros. In 2017, he moved to Lech Poznań. The following year, he was transferred to Dinamo Zagreb.

Club career

Early career

Dilaver came through Austria Wien's youth academy. He made his professional debut playing for Wienerberg in 2009 at the age of 17.[2]

Dilaver made his UEFA Champions League debut against Atlético Madrid on 22 October 2013.[3]

Ferencváros

In June 2014, Dilaver moved to Hungarian team Ferencváros on a three-year contract.[4] He made his debut for the team on 27 July against Kecskemét.[5]

Dilaver won his first trophy with the club on 20 May 2015, by beating Fehérvár in Magyar Kupa final.[6]

Over a year later, he scored his first goal for Ferencváros against Diósgyőr.[7]

Lech Poznań

In June 2017, Dilaver signed a four-year deal with Polish club Lech Poznań.[8] On 16 July, he made his official debut for the side against Sandecja.[9] He scored his first goal for Lech Poznań against Cracovia, which turned out to be the winning goal in the game.[10]

Dinamo Zagreb

On 29 May 2018, Dilaver was transferred to Croatian outfit Dinamo Zagreb for an undisclosed fee.[11] He made his competitive debut for the team on 24 July in UEFA Champions League qualifier against Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[12] A week later, he made his league debut against Istra 1961.[13] Dilaver scored his first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in UEFA Europa League game against Viktoria Plzeň on 21 February 2019.[14] Dilaver won his first trophy with the club on 19 April, when they were crowned league champions.[15]

International career

Despite representing Austria at various youth levels, Dilaver decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at senior level.[16]

Career statistics

Club

[17]

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wienerberg (loan)2008–09Austrian Regionalliga East110110
Austria Wien II2009–10Austrian Second League27110281
2010–11Austrian Regionalliga East17220192
2011–12Austrian Regionalliga East3200192
2012–13Austrian Regionalliga East1010
Total48530515
Austria Wien2010–11Austrian Bundesliga30000030
2011–12Austrian Bundesliga1903010230
2012–13Austrian Bundesliga26240302
2013–14Austrian Bundesliga2202050290
Total7029060852
Ferencváros2014–15Nemzeti Bajnokság I290705030440
2015–16Nemzeti Bajnokság I2707030370
2016–17Nemzeti Bajnokság I3028020402
Total86222050801212
Lech Poznań2017–18Ekstraklasa3231040373
Dinamo Zagreb2018–191. HNL18030141351
2019–201. HNL1100090200
Total29030231551
Career total276123805041136013

Honours

Austria Wien[17]

2012–13

Ferencváros[17]

2015–16

2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

2014–15

Dinamo Zagreb[17]

2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emir Dilaver. gnkdinamo.hr. 10 January 2019. hr.
  2. News: Dilaver: Od Zmajeva najviše cijenim Misimovića. sportsport.ba. 30 May 2013. 1 June 2013. bs.
  3. News: Jorgandžije razbile Austriju, Keržakov donio trijumf Zenitu. sportsport.ba. 22 October 2013. 23 October 2013. bs.
  4. News: Emir Dilaver potpisao za Ferencváros. sportsport.ba. 28 June 2014. 29 June 2014. bs.
  5. News: Trijumf Ferencvárosa, Dilaveru svih 90 minuta. sportsport.ba. 27 July 2014. 28 July 2014. bs.
  6. News: Ferencvárosu Kup u Mađarskoj. sportsport.ba. 20 May 2015. 22 May 2015. bs.
  7. News: Emir Dilaver postigao sjajan gol u pobjedi Ferencvárosa. sportske.ba. 30 July 2016. 1 August 2016. bs.
  8. News: Zvanično: Dilaver potpisao ugovor sa Lechom. scsport.ba. 4 June 2017. 6 June 2017. bs. 7 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170607060413/http://scsport.ba/zvanicno-dilaver-potpisao-ugovor-sa-lechom/. dead.
  9. News: Dilaver uvršten u tim kola poljske Ekstraklase. sportsport.ba. 16 July 2017. 19 July 2017. bs.
  10. News: Dilaver junak Lech Poznańa. sportsport.ba. 11 December 2017. 13 December 2017. bs.
  11. News: Još jedan bh. fudbaler potpisao za Dinamo: Sretan sam, ovo je veliki klub. scsport.ba. 29 May 2018. 30 May 2018. bs. 29 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329184449/http://scsport.ba/jos-jedan-bh-fudbaler-potpisao-za-dinamo-sretan-sam-ovo-je-veliki-klub/. dead.
  12. News: Dinamo potopio Hapoel, nevjerovatna izdanja bh. nogometaša. sportsport.ba. 24 July 2018. 26 July 2018. bs.
  13. News: Hajrović ponovo briljirao u dresu Dinama. sportsport.ba. 3 August 2018. 4 August 2018. bs.
  14. News: Dilaver pogodio na asistenciju Hajrovića, Dinamo se plasirao u osminu finala. reprezentacija.ba. 21 February 2019. 23 February 2019. bs.
  15. News: Golom Amera Gojaka Dinamo osigurao 20. naslov. sportsport.ba. 19 April 2019. 22 April 2019. bs.
  16. News: Emir Dilaver: Neću da igram za Austriju, želim zaslužiti poziv u reprezentaciju BiH. klix.ba. 2 October 2014. 3 October 2014. bs.
  17. Web site: E. Dilaver. soccerway.com. 18 December 2019.