Admir Bristrić (born 28 April 2003) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Leicester City.
Club career Bristrić was born in Tuzla and grew up in Gradačac. He began his football career with ŠN Trijumf at the age of 6, before joining the youth ranks of his hometown club Zvijezda Gradačac. He then spent a short time in the academy of the Croatian club Osijek, but due to paperwork problems he could not be signed and registered and therefore returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020, signing with Zrinjski Mostar. A year later, he switched to Sloboda Tuzla's youth setup, and then returned to Croatia with Rijeka in June 2021.
In early 2022, Rijeka sent him on a six-month loan to Hrvatski Dragovoljac. There, Bristrić made his senior debut in the 1. HNL, making fourteen appearances and scoring his first career goal in a 5–0 triumph over Šibenik on 11 February.
In January 2023, Bristrić moved to Slovenia by committing to Olimpija Ljubljana of the top-tier Slovenian PrvaLiga. The transfer was announced on 15 December 2022 and he signed a contract until June 2026. On 22 February 2023, Bristrić scored his first two goals for Olimpija, in a league game against Gorica, which Olimpija won 4–3. Bristrić stood out again on 15 March, during a league match against Celje, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win. With Olimpija, Bristrić won the Slovenian PrvaLiga title in 2022–23, and contributed four goals in fourteen league appearances.
On 11 August 2026, Bristrić moved to England, signing a deal with EFL League One side Leicester City.
International career Bristrić has been capped for Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels from under-17 to under-21.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHrvatski Dragovoljac (loan)2021–22Croatian Football League14100———141Rijeka2022–23Croatian Football League1000———10Olimpija Ljubljana2022–23Slovenian PrvaLiga14430———1742023–24Slovenian PrvaLiga25210—100—3622025–26Slovenian PrvaLiga0000—20—202026–27Slovenian PrvaLiga2000———20Total41640—120—576Polissya Zhytomyr (loan)2024–25Ukrainian Premier League12030—20—170Bravo (loan)2025–26Slovenian PrvaLiga241143———2814Leicester City2026–27EFL League One500010—1373Career total9718113101401312424
Honours Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2022–23 Slovenian Cup: 2022–23
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