Zoran Kvržić

Zoran Kvržić (pronounced [zǒran kʋřʒitɕ]; born 7 August 1988) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka.

Zoran Kvržić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Teslić, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Borac Banja Luka
Number	20
Youth career
	Rudar Stanari
	Proleter Teslić
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Proleter Teslić
2009–2010	HAŠK	50	(17)
2010–2013	Osijek	75	(6)
2013–2020	Rijeka	117	(12)
2015–2016	→ Spezia (loan)	34	(1)
2016–2017	→ Sheriff Tiraspol (loan)	26	(1)
2020–2021	Kayserispor	47	(1)
2021–2023	Slaven Belupo	32	(1)
2023	Šibenik	17	(1)
2023–	Borac Banja Luka	49	(11)
International career
2011–2020	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025

Kvržić started his professional career at Proleter Teslić, before joining HAŠK in 2009. The following year, he switched to Osijek. In 2013, he was transferred to Rijeka, who loaned him to Spezia in 2015 and to Sheriff Tiraspol in 2016. He signed with Kayserispor in 2020. A year later, Kvržić moved to Slaven Belupo. In 2023, he joined Šibenik. Later that year, he signed with Borac Banja Luka.

Kvržić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2011, earning 8 caps until 2020.

Club career

Early career

Kvržić started playing football at a local club, before joining the youth setup of his hometown team Proleter Teslić. He made his professional debut in 2005 at the age of 17.^[1]

In February 2009, he moved to Croatian side HAŠK.^[2]

In July 2010, he switched to Osijek.^[3]

Rijeka

In January 2013, Kvržić was transferred to Rijeka for an undisclosed fee.^[4] He made his official debut for the squad against Istra 1961 on 12 July.^[5] On 21 July, he scored his first goal for Rijeka against Hajduk Split.^[6] He won his first trophy with the club on 13 May 2014, by beating Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian Cup final.^[7]

In January 2015, Kvržić was sent on a six-month loan to Italian outfit Spezia. In July, his loan was extended for an additional season.^[8]

In July 2016, he was loaned to Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol until the end of the campaign.^[9]

Kvržić signed a new three-year contract with Rijeka in November 2017.^[10]

He played his 100th game for the club against Cibalia on 26 November.^[11]

In September 2019, he prolonged his deal with the team until June 2022.^[12]

Kayserispor

In January 2020, Kvržić was transferred to Turkish outfit Kayserispor for an undisclosed fee.^[13] He was sent off on his competitive debut for the side on 18 January against Alanyaspor.^[14] On 13 September, he scored his first goal for Kayserispor against Kasımpaşa, which secured the victory for his squad.^[15]

Later stage of career

In October, Kvržić signed with Slaven Belupo.^[16]

In February 2023, he moved to Šibenik.^[17]

In June, he joined Borac Banja Luka.^[18]

International career

In December 2011, Kvržić received his first senior call up to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for a friendly game against Poland,^[19] and debuted in that match on 16 December.^[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 August 2025^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
HAŠK	2008–09	Croatian Second League West	14	3	–		–		–		14	3
	2009–10	Croatian Second League West	36	14	1	0	–		–		37	14
	Total		50	17	1	0	–		–		51	17
Osijek	2010–11	Croatian Football League	21	2	3	1	–		–		24	3
	2011–12	Croatian Football League	24	0	8	3	–		–		32	3
	2012–13	Croatian Football League	30	4	4	1	4[b]	1	–		38	6
	Total		75	6	15	5	4	1	–		94	12
Rijeka	2013–14	Croatian Football League	29	5	3	1	10[b]	2	–		42	8
	2014–15	Croatian Football League	17	1	2	0	12[b]	3	1[c]	0	32	4
	2015–16	Croatian Football League	1	0	0	0	2[b]	1	–		3	1
	2017–18	Croatian Football League	30	4	4	1	9[d]	1	–		43	6
	2018–19	Croatian Football League	29	2	5	1	2[b]	0	–		36	3
	2019–20	Croatian Football League	11	0	1	0	3[b]	0	1[c]	0	16	0
	Total		117	12	15	3	38	7	2	0	172	22
Spezia (loan)	2014–15	Serie B	16	1	–		–		1[e]	0	17	1
	2015–16	Serie B	18	0	3	0	–		3[e]	0	24	0
	Total		34	1	3	0	–		4	0	41	1
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan)	2016–17	Moldovan Super Liga	26	5	1	0	2[f]	0	0	0	29	5
Kayserispor	2019–20	Süper Lig	10	0	0	0	–		–		10	0
	2020–21	Süper Lig	36	1	1	2	–		–		37	3
	2021–22	Süper Lig	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		47	1	1	2	–		–		48	3
Slaven Belupo	2021–22	Croatian Football League	18	1	2	0	–		–		20	1
	2022–23	Croatian Football League	14	0	1	0	–		–		15	0
	Total		32	1	3	0	–		–		35	1
Šibenik	2022–23	Croatian Football League	17	1	3	0	–		–		20	1
Borac Banja Luka	2023–24	Bosnian Premier League	25	7	7	0	2[g]	0	–		34	7
	2024–25	Bosnian Premier League	22	4	5	0	16[h]	0	1[i]	0	44	4
	2025–26	Bosnian Premier League	2	0	0	0	2[g]	0	–		4	0
	Total		49	11	12	0	20	0	1	0	82	11
Career total			447	55	54	10	64	8	7	0	572	73

1. Includes Croatian Cup, Coppa Italia, Cupa Moldovei, Turkish Cup, Bosnian Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
4. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League; six appearances, one goal in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs
6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
7. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
8. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa League; eight appearances in UEFA Conference League
9. Appearance in Bosnian Supercup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[22]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2011	1	0
	2012	0	0
	2013	2	0
	2014	1	0
	2015	0	0
	2016	0	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	0	0
	2019	3	0
	2020	1	0
Total		8	0

Honours

Rijeka^[21]

• Croatian Cup: 2013–14, 2018–19
• Croatian Super Cup: 2014

Sheriff Tiraspol^[21]

• Moldovan Super Liga: 2016–17
• Cupa Moldovei: 2016–17
• Supercupa Moldovei: 2016

Borac Banja Luka^[21]

• Bosnian Premier League: 2023–24