| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bljedi Bardic | ||
| Date of birth | January 10, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bar, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | OFK Bar U17 | ||
| 2010–2011 | KF Vllaznia U18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | OFK Bar | 20 | (7) |
| 2013–2016 | Clarkstown SC Eagles | 64 | (84) |
| 2016 | Puerto Rico FC | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | New York Cosmos B | 32 | (24) |
| 2017 | New York Cosmos | 10 | (2) |
| 2020 | New York Cosmos | 6 | (2) |
| 2021 | New Amsterdam | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 26, 2024 | |||
Bljedi Bardic ( Albanian: Bledi Bardhi, born January 10, 1992) is a Montenegrin soccer player of Albanian descent who last played for New Amsterdam FC in the National Independent Soccer Association.
Born in Bar, Montenegro, where Bardic played youth soccer for OFK Bar where he was leading goalscorer. After spending 2 years at OFK Bar youth team, Bardic moved in Shkodër, Albania where he played for KF Vllaznia Shkodër for 1 year. Bardic moved back in Bar and signed his professional contract with Senior Team OFK Bar [1]
Career
Professional
On 6 September 2011, Bardic signed his first contract with OFK Bar. He played 20 games and scored 7 goals. Bardic continued his career in the United States of America where he signed for Clarkstown SC Eagles of the National Premier Soccer League. With 86 goals, he is the team's all-time leading goal scorer. [2] [3] [4]
On May 27, 2016, Bardic signed for Puerto Rico FC. In his second appearance Bardic scored the winning goal against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and he was named man of the match. [5] [6]
On January 15, 2021, after four years in the New York Cosmos organization, Bardic signed for New Amsterdam FC of the National Independent Soccer Association. [7]
References
- ^ "PUERTO RICO FC ADDS MONTENEGRAN BLJEDI BARDIC". Puerto Rico FC.
- ^ "Clarkstown SC Eagles Rebrands as FC Motown". NPSL. December 6, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "BARDIC NAMED MITRE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK" Archived December 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, NPSL"
- ^ "BARDIC-PLAYER OF THE WEEK" Archived December 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine"
- ^ "BARDIC'S GOAL AGAINST FORT LAUDERDALE STRIKERS", ESPN"
- ^ "BARDIC'S ESPN PROFILE", ESPN
- ^ Lewis, Michael (January 15, 2021). "A NEW START: Cosmos' Bardic signs with New Amsterdam". www.frontrowsoccer.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
External links
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bar, Montenegro
- Men's association football forwards
- Montenegrin men's footballers
- OFK Bar players
- FC Motown players
- Puerto Rico FC players
- New York Cosmos B players
- New York Cosmos (2010) players
- New Amsterdam FC players
- Montenegrin Second League players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- National Premier Soccer League players
- National Independent Soccer Association players
- Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Albanians in Montenegro