Amar Dedić
_85.jpg) Dedić playing for Red Bull Salzburg in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Zell am See, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | LUV Graz | ||
| 2012–2015 | Sturm Graz | ||
| 2015–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Red Bull Salzburg | 56 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Liefering | 50 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Amar Dedić (pronounced [ǎmar dêːditɕ]; born 18 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg. Born in Austria, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Dedić started his professional career at Red Bull Salzburg, who assigned him to Liefering in 2019 and loaned him to Wolfsberger AC in 2021.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dedić made his senior international debut in 2022, earning 15 caps since.
Club career
[edit]Red Bull Salzburg
[edit]Dedić started playing football at a local club, before joining Sturm Graz's youth setup in 2012. In 2015, he moved to Red Bull Salzburg's youth academy. In August 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the team.[2] He made his professional debut playing for Red Bull Salzburg's feeder squad, Liefering, against Amstetten on 26 July at the age of 16.[3] On 19 June 2020, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Dornbirn.[4]
In July, Dedić signed a new four-year deal with Red Bull Salzburg.[5] He made his official debut for the club in an Austrian Cup game against Bregenz on 9 September.[6]
In June 2021, he was sent on a season-long loan to Wolfsberger AC.[7]
Dedić made his league debut for Red Bull Salzburg on 6 August 2022 against Hartberg.[8] He debuted in the UEFA Champions League against Milan on 6 September.[9] On 19 October, he scored his first goal for the side in an Austrian Cup match against Admira Wacker.[10]
In January 2023, he extended his contract with the team until June 2027.[11]
He won his first trophy with the club on 21 May, when they were crowned league champions and managed to score his first league goal in a defeat of Sturm Graz.[12]
International career
[edit]Dedić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels. He also served as a captain of the under-17 team.[13]
In March 2022, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Georgia and Luxembourg.[14] He debuted against the latter on 29 March.[15]
On 23 March 2023, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Iceland, Dedić scored his first senior international goal.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 October 2024[17]
| Club | Season | League | Austrian Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liefering | 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 24 | 2 | – | – | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. Liga | 26 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 2 | – | – | 50 | 2 | ||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8[a] | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6[b] | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 87 | 8 | ||
| Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | 37 | 3 | |
| Career total | 138 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 174 | 13 | ||
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 September 2024[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dedić goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March 2023 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 |  Iceland
|
3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
[edit]Red Bull Salzburg[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Amar Dedic". redbullsalzburg.at (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Mladi bh. reprezentativac potpisao za Salzburg". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Amar Dedić sa 16 godina debitovao u seniorskom fudbalu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Amar Dedić je sa 17 godina zabio svoj prvi gol u seniorskoj karijeri". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Amar Dedić u Salzburgu do ljeta 2024. godine". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Naš talentovani reprezentativac debitovao za Salzburg". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Supertalentovani Amar Dedić će narednu sezonu igrati u austrijskoj Bundesligi". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Amar Dedić odigrao cijeli meč za Salzburg". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Dedić nakon debija u Ligi šampiona: Ovo je velika stvar za mene". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Amar Dedić postigao prvi gol u dresu Salzburga". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Amar Dedić produžio ugovor sa Salzburgom do ljeta 2027. godine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Fantastični Dedić postigao gol i asistirao za titulu Salzburga". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Amar Dedić: Čast mi je uvijek bila da igram za BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Petev objavio spisak Zmajeva za utakmice s Gruzijom i Luksemburgom, dva nova imena". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Zmajevi na Bilinom polju protiv Luksemburga prekinuli crni niz". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Savršen start kvalifikacija za EP: Zmajevi razbili Island, prvijenac fenomenalnog Dedića". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ a b "A. Dedić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Amar Dedić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Amar Dedić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Amar Dedić – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Zell am See
- Footballers from Salzburg (federal state)
- Austrian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- FC Liefering players
- Wolfsberger AC players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Austria