Dennis Hadžikadunić

Dennis Hadžikadunić (Bosnian pronunciation: [dêːnis xǎdʒikadunitɕ]; born 9 July 1998) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV, on loan from Rostov, and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Dennis Hadžikadunić
Personal information
Full name Dennis Hadžikadunić
Date of birth (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Hamburger SV
Number 5
Youth career
2005–2012 BK Olympic
2012–2016 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Malmö FF 5 (0)
2018 → Trelleborgs FF (loan) 10 (0)
2018– Rostov 60 (2)
2022 → Malmö FF (loan) 25 (1)
2023 → Mallorca (loan) 8 (0)
2023– → Hamburger SV (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Sweden U17 15 (0)
2015–2017 Sweden U19 15 (1)
2018–2019 Sweden U21 7 (0)
2020– Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Hadžikadunić started his professional career at Malmö FF, who sent him on loan to Trelleborgs FF in 2018. Later that year, he joined Rostov, who loaned him back to Malmö FF in 2022, to Mallorca in 2023 and to Hamburger SV later that year.

A former Swedish youth international, Hadžikadunić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020, earning over 20 caps since.

Club career

Malmö FF

Hadžikadunić started playing football at a local club BK Olympic, before joining the youth academy of his hometown team Malmö FF in 2012. In September 2016, he signed his first professional contract with the side.[2] On 26 October, he made his professional debut against Gefle at the age of 18.[3] He won his first trophy with the club on 16 October 2017, when they were crowned league champions.[4]

In January 2018, he was loaned to Trelleborgs FF until the end of season.[5]

Rostov

In July, Hadžikadunić was transferred to Russian outfit Rostov.[6] He made his official debut for the team against Dynamo Moscow on 10 November.[7] On 8 July 2020, he scored his first professional goal against Ufa.[8]

In March 2022, he was sent on a season-long loan to his former club Malmö FF.[9]

In January 2023, he was sent on a six-month loan to Spanish side Mallorca.[10]

In July, he was loaned to German outfit Hamburger SV for the remainder of campaign.[11]

International career

Despite representing Sweden at all youth levels, Hadžikadunić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[12]

In September 2020, his request to change sports citizenship from Swedish to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[13] Later that month, he received his first senior call-up, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against Northern Ireland and 2020–21 UEFA Nations League games against the Netherlands and Poland.[14] He debuted against the Netherlands on 11 October.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 October 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malmö FF 2016 Allsvenskan 1000–10
2017 Allsvenskan 40000040
Total 50000050
Trelleborgs FF (loan) 2018 Allsvenskan 10020–120
Rostov 2018–19 Russian Premier League 8041–121
2019–20 Russian Premier League 17120–191
2020–21 Russian Premier League 251101[lower-alpha 1]0271
2021–22 Russian Premier League 10010–110
Total 6028110693
Malmö FF (loan) 2022 Allsvenskan 2512012[lower-alpha 2]0391
Mallorca (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 80––80
Hamburger SV (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 9010–100
Career total 11731311301434
  1. appearance in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  2. 3 appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, 3 appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying, 6 appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 16 October 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202040
2021100
202250
202350
Total240

Honours

Malmö FF[16]

References
  1. "Dennis Hadzikadunic". hsv.de (in German). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. "Da li je ovo nasljednik Emira Spahića?". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 18 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. "Malmö u pretposljednjem kolu poražen od Geflea". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 26 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. "Malmö je prvak Švedske: Golčina za kraj i ludilo na terenu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. "Said Hadžikadunić: Ponosan sam na Dennisovu odluku da igra za BiH". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. "Bosanac potpisao za ruskog premijerligaša". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  7. "Šunjić se vratio u sastav, Dynamu bod u Rostovu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. "Mladi Hadžikadunić zabio je gol za Rostov, pred plasmanom su u Europa Ligu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. "Dennis Hadžikadunić napustio Rusiju i vratio se u klub u kojem je ponikao". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  10. "Dennis Hadžikadunić je novi igrač Mallorce". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  11. "Dennis Hadžikadunić karijeru nastavlja u Njemačkoj". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  12. "Štoper ruskog Rostova Dennis Hadžikadunić igrat će za Bosnu i Hercegovinu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  13. "Nakon što je Ahmedhodžić dobio pravo nastupa za Zmajeve, stigla potvrda FIFA-e i za Hadžikadunića". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  14. "Bajević objavio spisak za baraž, nekoliko novih imena". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  15. "Preporođeni Zmajevi napravili iznenađenje i osvojili bod protiv Nizozemske". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  16. "D. Hadžikadunić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  17. "Dennis Hadžikadunić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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