| Rifet Kapić | |
| Birth Date: | 3 July 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Currentclub: | Lechia Gdańsk |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Krajina Cazin |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sarajevo |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | Istra 1961 |
| Youthyears4: | 2015 |
| Youthclubs4: | Varnsdorf |
| Years1: | 2015 |
| Clubs1: | Varnsdorf |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Gorica |
| Caps2: | 62 |
| Goals2: | 14 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Grasshoppers |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Sarajevo (loan) |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs6: | SC Paderborn |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) |
| Caps7: | 23 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | Sarajevo |
| Caps8: | 25 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs9: | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
| Caps9: | 23 |
| Goals9: | 6 |
| Years10: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Valmiera |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs11: | → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) |
| Caps11: | 32 |
| Goals11: | 3 |
| Years12: | 2024– |
| Clubs12: | Lechia Gdańsk |
| Caps12: | 1 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 20 July 2024 |
Rifet Kapić (pronounced as /bs/; born 3 July 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk, which he captains.[1]
He started his professional career at Varnsdorf, before joining Gorica in 2016. Two years later, Kapić moved to Grasshoppers, who loaned him to Sheriff Tiraspol in 2018 and to Sarajevo in 2019. Later that year, he signed with SC Paderborn, who also loaned him to Sheriff. In 2021, Kapić returned to Sarajevo.
Kapić started playing football with his hometown club Krajina Cazin. He then spent brief period of time in the academy of Sarajevo, after which he played for Istra 1961's youth team.[2]
Kapić made his professional debut playing for Czech club Varnsdorf in 2015.[3]
In February 2016, Kapić signed a three-year contract with Gorica.[4] On 29 April, he scored his first professional goal against Zavrč.[5]
On 12 January 2018, Kapić moved to Swiss side Grasshopper Club Zürich on a four-year deal for an undisclosed transfer fee.[6] He made his competitive debut for the club in a 3–1 win over Sion on 4 February.[7]
In June 2018, he was sent on a season-long loan to Moldovan outfit Sheriff Tiraspol.[8]
In February 2019, he was loaned to Bosnian club Sarajevo until the end of season.[9]
On 1 June 2019, Kapić signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga club SC Paderborn.[10]
In August 2020, he joined Sheriff Tiraspol on loan for a second time with them, also securing an option to sign him permanently.[11]
In June 2021, Kapić terminated his contract with the club.[12]
On 2 September 2021, Kapić returned to Sarajevo, signing a two-year contract.[13] He made his second debut for Sarajevo on 10 September, in a league game against Velež Mostar.[14] On 17 October 2021, Kapić scored the only goal in Sarajevo's 1–0 league victory at home to Posušje.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Varnsdorf | 2014–15 | Czech National League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Gorica | 2015–16 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 11 | ||
| Total | 62 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 73 | 18 | |||
| Grasshoppers | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2018 | Moldovan National Division | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 6 | |
| Sarajevo (loan) | 2018–19 | Bosnian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| SC Paderborn | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2020–21 | Moldovan National Division | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| Sarajevo | 2021–22 | Bosnian Premier League | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bosnian Premier League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| Valmiera | 2023 | Latvian Higher League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 2023–24 | I liga | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 203 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 250 | 39 | |||
Sheriff Tiraspol[16]
Sarajevo[16]
Lechia Gdańsk
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