Almir Bekić is a Bosnian

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

 footballer

Football (soccer)

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 currently playing for Sloboda Tuzla

FK Sloboda Tuzla

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 on loan from Dinamo Zagreb.

A product of Sloboda Tuzla

FK Sloboda Tuzla

FK Sloboda is a football club from the city of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team's name is Football Club Freedom...

 academy, Bekić had his professional debut on 14 November 2007 playing 20 minutes in a Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....

 match against Velež Mostar

FK Velež Mostar

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. However, Bekić spent the following couple of years mainly playing at youth level before finally establishing himself as a first-team regular in the 2009–10 season

2009–10 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2009–10 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the tenth season since its establishment and the eighth as a unified country-wide league. It began on 1 August 2009 and will end in May 2010...

, in which he appeared in 24 league matches and scored 1 goal for the Bosnian side.

In July 2010 Bekić was picked up by the Croatia

Croatia

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n powerhouse Dinamo Zagreb for a fee of 100,000 euros.

Bekić was also capped for the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21

Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team

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side.