| Kerim Memija | |
| Birth Date: | 6 January 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Height: | 1.79 m[1] |
| Position: | Right back |
| Currentclub: | Zrinjski Mostar |
| Clubnumber: | 50 |
| Youthclubs1: | Željezničar |
| Clubs1: | Željezničar |
| Years1: | 2014–2017 |
| Caps1: | 61 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Clubs2: | Vejle |
| Years2: | 2017–2020 |
| Caps2: | 63 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Hobro IK (loan) |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Varaždin |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021– |
| Clubs5: | Zrinjski Mostar |
| Caps5: | 70 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 20 May 2024 |
Kerim Memija (pronounced as /bs/; born 6 January 1996) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.
Memija started his professional career at Željezničar, before joining Vejle in 2017. In 2019, he was loaned to Hobro IK.
Born in Sarajevo, Memija came through the youth academy of his hometown club Željezničar. He signed his first professional contract in January 2014.[2] He made his professional debut against Slavija on 16 March 2014 at the age of 18.[3] On 17 August 2014, he scored his first professional goal against the same opponent.[4]
In January 2017, Memija was transferred to Danish side Vejle for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his competitive debut for the club in a loss to Skive on 5 March.[6]
Memija was an important piece in Vejle's conquest of Danish 1st Division title, his first trophy with the club, which was sealed on 21 May 2018 and earned them promotion to Danish Superliga.[7]
In September 2019, Memija was sent on a season-long loan to Hobro IK.[8]
Memija represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels. He also served as captain of the under-21 team under coach Vinko Marinović.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Željezničar | 2013–14 | Bosnian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Bosnian Premier League | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 75 | 4 | ||||
| Vejle | 2016–17 | 1. Division | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 1. Division | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[11] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1. Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 68 | 0 | ||||
| Hobro (loan) | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 126 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 146 | 4 | |||
Vejle[10]
Zrinjski Mostar[10]