Silvije Begić (born 3 June 1993) is a Croatian-Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ural Yekaterinburg in Russia.

Silvije Begić
Begić with Ural Yekaterinburg in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Posušje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Ural Yekaterinburg
Number 2
Youth career
2004–2009 Posušje
2009–2011 Imotski
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Posušje
2012–2013 Kamen Ivanbegovina 25 (2)
2013–2015 Rudeš 29 (3)
2015–2017 Inter Zaprešić 39 (1)
2017–2019 Orenburg 51 (4)
2019–2022 Rubin Kazan 27 (0)
2021Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) 10 (1)
2022– Ural Yekaterinburg 41 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Club career

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A native of the border town Posušje in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Begić spent most of his formative years at the local Posušje, before moving just across the border to Imotski. He remained there for two seasons at U17 and U19 levels, playing alongside future Split player Ante Majstorović, before returning to his home town where he made his senior debut. In the summer of 2012, he returned to Croatian football by joining the freshly promoted Treća HNL Jug side Kamen Ivanbegovina. He established himself as a first team player there immediately, and his games earned him a move up to the Druga HNL and Rudeš in Zagreb, one of his first games being a cup match against his former team Kamen.[1]

The young defender established himself as a first team player there in the 2014/2015 season, making his name by scoring a goal where he reportedly "brought a high ball down to his feet, dribbled past three or four players, reached the goalkeeper and calmly scored".[2] His games overall were noted by that season's Druga HNL champions NK Inter Zaprešić, and he joined them in the summer of 2015, following their promotion to the Prva HNL.[citation needed]

The start of the season saw him as a back-up for the young Josip Filipović, and he made his Prva HNL debut in the 4th round of the 2015–16 season as a starter in the 8 August 2015 away goalless draw with Istra 1961.[3] After establishing himself as a first-team regular, he scored his first Prva HNL goal in the 13th round, in a 1-1 draw with Split, scoring the leading goal in the 78th minute of the match.[4]

In August 2017, he moved to the second-tier Russian National Football League club Orenburg. The club was promoted to the Russian Premier League for the 2018–19 season.[citation needed]

On 29 June 2019, he signed a 4-year contract with another Russian team Rubin Kazan.[5] Shortly after signing, he suffered an injury and did not make any appearances for Rubin in the 2019–20 season.[6]

On 3 September 2021, Begić joined Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan for the 2021–22 season.[7] Begić had started each of Rubin's first seven matches in all competitions, but the introduction of Montassar Talbi to the squad left him expendable. On 2 February 2022, Rubin terminated the loan early.[8] On 7 March 2022, FIFA announced that foreign players in Russia would be able to unilaterally suspend their contracts with their clubs until 30 June 2022 and sign with a club outside of Russia until the same date.[9] On 26 March 2022, Begić suspended his contract with Rubin under those regulations.[10]

On 8 September 2022, Begić signed with Ural Yekaterinburg in the Russian Premier League.[11] On 19 January 2024, he extended his contract with Ural.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rudeš 2013–14 2. HNL 6 0 6 0
2014–15 2. HNL 23 3 23 3
Total 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 3
Inter Zaprešić 2015–16 1. HNL 18 1 2 0 20 1
2016–17 1. HNL 21 0 1 0 22 0
2017–18 1. HNL 0 0 0 0
Total 39 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 42 1
Orenburg 2017–18 Russian Football National League 28 2 2 0 30 2
2018–19 Russian Premier League 23 2 3 1 26 3
Total 51 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 56 5
Rubin Kazan 2019–20 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Russian Premier League 18 0 2 1 20 1
2021–22 Russian Premier League 9 0 1 0 2[a] 0 12 0
Total 27 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 32 1
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2021–22 Russian Premier League 10 1 1 0 11 1
Ural Yekaterinburg 2022–23 Russian Premier League 15 0 8 0 23 0
2023–24 Russian Premier League 26 5 4 0 2[b] 2 32 7
2024–25 Russian First League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 42 5 12 0 0 0 2 2 56 7
Career total 198 14 24 2 2 0 2 2 226 18
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in the relegation play-offs

References

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  1. ^ Rudešu Kamen ipak tvrd orah at podbablje-portal.com
  2. ^ Rudeš slomio Cibaliju at Sportnews.hr
  3. ^ Istra 1961 - Inter 0:0 at hrnogomet
  4. ^ Split - Inter 1-1 at hrnogomet
  5. ^ "Сильвие Бегич – в "Рубине"" [Silvije Begić at Rubin] (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 29 June 2019.
  6. ^ "РОМАН ШАРОНОВ: "ГОТОВИМСЯ К ИНТЕРЕСНОЙ ИГРЕ"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Сильвие Бегич – игрок "Крыльев Советов"" (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 3 September 2021.
  8. ^ ""РУБИН" ВЕРНУЛ СИЛЬВИЕ БЕГИЧА ИЗ АРЕНДЫ" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. ^ "FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine". FIFA. 7 March 2022.
  10. ^ "СИЛЬВИЕ БЕГИЧ ПРИОСТАНОВИЛ КОНТРАКТ С "РУБИНОМ"" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Состав ФК "Урал" пополнил защитник Сильвие Бегич" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Сильвие Бегич и ФК «Урал» продлили соглашение на длительный срок" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 19 January 2024.
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