Semir Štilić

Early career

Born in Sarajevo, Štilić began his playing career with hometown club Željezničar in 2005. After three seasons with Željezničar, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a 4-year contract with Polish club Lech Poznań in June 2008. On 23 July 2012, Štilić joined Karpaty Lviv, He stayed in Ukraine for only one season, as he left for Turkish club Gaziantepspor in August 2013. On 23 January 2014, Štilić went back to Poland and signed one-and-a-half-year deal with Wisła Kraków.

APOEL

On 13 June 2015, Štilić signed a three-year contract with Cypriot First Division club APOEL. He made his APOEL debut on 21 July 2015, in his team's 1–1 away draw against Vardar in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. He scored his first goal for APOEL on 22 August 2015, in his team's 5–1 away victory over Ermis Aradippou in a league match. On 26 August 2015, Štilić scored from a long-range free kick against Astana at the GSP Stadium, in APOEL's 1–1 draw in the play-off round of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. On 19 September 2016, his contract with APOEL was mutually terminated.

Wisła Płock

On 4 September 2017, Štilić moved from Wisła Kraków to Ekstraklasa club Wisła Płock. In May 2019, almost two years after signing with Wisła Płock, he decided to leave the club.

Return to Željezničar

On 2 August 2019, eleven years after leaving the club, Štilić returned to Željezničar, signing a three-year contract. His first…

Štilić represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team eight times, scoring one goal. On 15 December 2007, he represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina Olympic team, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in the country's 0–1 friendly defeat to Poland. Štilić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina on 30 January 2008, in a friendly game against Japan, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute in 0–3 away defeat.

On 14 August 2024, Željezničar announced the hiring of Štilić as a new scout for the club.

Semir is the son of former footballer and current football manager Ismet Štilić.