Adi Nalić

Adi Nalić (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎdi nâːlitɕ]; born 1 December 1997) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Adi Nalić
Personal information
Full name Adi Nalić
Date of birth (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997
Place of birth Sölvesborg, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 9
Youth career
Mjällby AIF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Mjällby AIF 5 (0)
2017–2018 Landskrona BoIS 50 (8)
2018–2022 Malmö FF 53 (8)
2019 → AFC Eskilstuna (loan) 20 (5)
2023– Hammarby IF 25 (4)
International career‡
2021– Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2023

Nalić started his professional career at Mjällby AIF, before joining Landskrona BoIS in 2017. In 2019, he moved to Malmö FF, who loaned him to AFC Eskilstuna later that year. Four years later, he signed with Hammarby IF.

Nalić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021.

Club career

Early career

Nalić came through Mjällby AIF's youth setup. He made his professional debut against Tvååkers IF on 11 September 2016 at the age of 18.[1]

In January 2017, he joined Landskrona BoIS.[2] On 19 February, he scored his first professional goal against Gefle IF, which sent his club through in their cup tie.[3]

Malmö FF

In November 2018, Nalić signed a four-year deal with Malmö FF.[4]

In March 2019, he was sent on a season-long loan to AFC Eskilstuna.[5]

He made his official debut for Malmö FF against Mjällby AIF on 15 June 2020.[6] On 12 August, he scored his first goal against Örebro SK, which secured the victory for his team.[7] He won his first trophy with the club on 8 November, when they were crowned league champions.[8]

On 14 September 2021, Nalić debuted in the UEFA Champions League against Juventus.[9]

In April 2022, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as an anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months.[10]

Hammarby IF

In January 2023, Nalić moved to Hammarby IF on a two-year contract.[11] He made his competitive debut for the side on 9 April against BK Häcken.[12] On 30 April, he scored his first goal for Hammarby IF against Malmö FF.[13]

International career

In May 2021, Nalić received his first senior call-up to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for friendly games against Montenegro and Denmark.[14] He debuted against the former on 2 June.[15]

Personal life

Nalić's father Zlatan was also a professional footballer, as well as his grandfather Mesud.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 October 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mjällby AIF 2016 Ettan Södra 50––50
Landskrona BoIS 2017 Ettan Södra 23332–265
2018 Superettan 27511–286
Total 50843–5411
AFC Eskilstuna (loan) 2019 Allsvenskan 20511–216
Malmö FF 2020 Allsvenskan 202215[lower-alpha 1]1[lower-alpha 2]274
2021 Allsvenskan 2962010[lower-alpha 3]0416
2022 Allsvenskan 40210061
Total 538621517411
Hammarby IF 2023 Allsvenskan 254002[lower-alpha 4]0274
Career total 1532511617118132
  1. 3 appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying, 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. goal in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  3. 5 appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, 5 appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying

International
As of match played 8 September 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202170
202210
202310
Total90

Honours

Malmö FF[17]

References
  1. "Sin Zlatana Nalića u januaru bi mogao dobiti poziv reprezentacije Švedske". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. "Pazite šta želite, možda se i ispuni! kao dijete je ljubio dres BiH, a sada će ga i nositi!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. "Fantastičan gol Adija Nalića za Landskronu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. "Adi Nalić potpisao za Malmö". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 16 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. "Adi Nalić, sin trenera FK Sloboda, posuđen ekipi koja je napravila senzaciju u Kupu Švedske". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  6. "Ahmedhodžiću novih 90 minuta igre u pobjedi Malmöa, nastupio i Nalić". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  7. "Pogodak mladog bh. fudbalera: Adi Nalić donio pobjedu Malmöu u susretu švedskog prvenstva". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. "Anel Ahmedhodžić i Adi Nalić sa FF Malmö osvojili šampionat Švedske". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  9. "Raspoložena Stara dama Ahmedhodžiću i Naliću ogorčala debi, Lukaku je čudo, u Španiji meč večeri". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. "Adi Nalić mora na operaciju koljena". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  11. "Adi Nalić stigao u klub Zlatana Ibrahimovića". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  12. "Adi Nalić se vratio na teren poslije godinu dana pauze". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  13. "Adi Nalić zabio i asistirao protiv bivšeg kluba u Švedskoj". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  14. "Ivaylo Petev objavio spisak igrača za utakmice protiv Danske i Crne Gore, priliku za debi imat će mnogo igrača". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  15. "BiH remizirala sa Crnom Gorom i nastavila niz bez pobjede". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  16. "Sin trenera Slobode otkrio: Odbio sam veliki Milan". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  17. "A. Nalić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  18. "Adi Nalić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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