Iris Kadrić

Iris Kadrić (born 16 September 1994) is a footballer who plays as a forward.[1] Born in Sweden, she has played four times for the Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team.

Iris Kadrić
Kadrić in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994
Place of birth Borås, Sweden
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
IK Frisco
Herrljunga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Falköpings KIK 35 (6)
2013 Vara SK 6 (1)
2013–2014 SFK 2000
2014–2015 Skövde KIK 13 (10)
National team‡
Sweden U17
Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 9 (3)
2013–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 October 2018

Personal life

Kadrić was born in Borås, Sweden. Her parents were born in Sarajevo (then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but moved to Sweden in 1992 due to the Bosnian War.[2][3] As Kadrić has dual nationality, she was eligible to play for either Sweden or Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2][3]

Career

Club career

Aged 15, Kadrić signed for Falköpings KIK U17. She later played for the senior team. In 2011, Kadrić made 19 appearances for Falköpings KIK in the Swedish Division 1, scoring four goals.[3][4] Kadrić also played for Swedish teams IK Frisco and Herrljunga.[2] In the 2013–14 season, Kadrić played for Bosnia and Herzegovina Women's Premier League team SFK 2000, with whom she made three appearances in the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League.[4][5][6] For the 2015 season, she joined Swedish Division 1 team Skövde KIK. In June 2015, she injured herself whilst on international duty, and was out for an extended period of time.[7]

International career

Kadrić played for Sweden U17 before deciding to switch her allegiance to Bosnia and Herzegovina to play for their U19 team.[3] At the time she stated that she would still like to play for the Swedish senior team in the future.[3][8] She played for Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 in the 2012 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round, scoring twice in a match against Moldova U19,[9] and the 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round, where she scored against Czech Republic U19.[10] She was first called up to the Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team in July 2013.[5] She made four appearances for the national team in the qualification event for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, in matches against Scotland, Sweden, Northern Ireland, and the Faroe Islands.[1]

References
  1. "Iris Kadrić". UEFA. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. ""Anser att tjejer ska hålla på med annat"". Expressen (in Swedish). 26 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. "Intervju med landslagsspelaren Iris Kadric: "Vore sjukt kul att spela i ett professionellt lag utomlands"" (in Swedish). 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  4. "Iris Kadric" (in French). Football365. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  5. Bankemyhr, Jesper (23 July 2013). "IRIS KADRIC LÄMNAR VARA FÖR SPEL I BOSNIEN". Lokal Football (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  6. "Iris Kadrić". Bild (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  7. "Tunga tapp för Skövde KIK". Skövde Nyheter (in Swedish). 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  8. Björck, Jane (25 October 2013). ""Fotboll inte lika populärt"". Sveriges Television Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  9. "Moldova 0-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina". UEFA. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  10. "Czech Republic 6–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina". UEFA. 20 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
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