Amar Dedić

Amar Dedić (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎmar dêːditɕ]; born 18 August 2002) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Amar Dedić
Dedić playing for Red Bull Salzburg in 2023
Personal information
Full name Amar Dedić
Date of birth (2002-08-18) 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 38 (3)
2019–2021 → Liefering (loan) 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 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

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 11 caps since.

Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

Dedić started playing football at a local club, before joining Sturm Graz' 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 side, 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

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

Club
As of match played 24 October 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering (loan) 2019–20 2. Liga 242––242
2020–21 2. Liga 260––260
Total 502––502
Red Bull Salzburg 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 00100010
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 271328[lower-alpha 1]0383
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 112223[lower-alpha 2]0164
Total 38364110557
Wolfsberger AC (loan) 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 32251–373
Career total 120711511014212
  1. 6 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 16 October 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202230
202381
Total111
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dedić goal.[18]
List of international goals scored by Amar Dedić
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

Red Bull Salzburg[17]

References
  1. "Amar Dedic". redbullsalzburg.at (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. "Gračanlija potpisao profesionalni ugovor sa Red Bull Salzburgom!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. "Amar Dedić sa 16 godina debitovao u seniorskom fudbalu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. "Amar Dedić je sa 17 godina zabio svoj prvi gol u seniorskoj karijeri". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. "Amar Dedić u Salzburgu do ljeta 2024. godine". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. "Naš talentovani reprezentativac debitovao za Salzburg". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. "Supertalentovani Amar Dedić će narednu sezonu igrati u austrijskoj Bundesligi". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  8. "Amar Dedić odigrao cijeli meč za Salzburg". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  9. "Dedić nakon debija u Ligi šampiona: Ovo je velika stvar za mene". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  10. "Amar Dedić postigao prvi gol u dresu Salzburga". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  11. "Amar Dedić produžio ugovor sa Salzburgom do ljeta 2027. godine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  12. "Fantastični Dedić postigao gol i asistirao za titulu Salzburga!". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  13. "Jedan od najvećih bh. talenata Amar Dedić: Čast mi je uvijek bila da igram za BiH". reprezenracija.ba (in Bosnian). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  14. "Petev objavio spisak: Dedić i Miličević novi igrači". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  15. "Zmajevi na Bilinom polju protiv Luksemburga prekinuli crni niz". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  16. "Savršen start kvalifikacija za EP: Zmajevi razbili Island, prvijenac fenomenalnog Dedića!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  17. "A. Dedić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  18. "Amar Dedić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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