Amar Dedić Explained

Amar Dedić
Birth Date:18 August 2002
Birth Place:Zell am See, Austria
Height:1.80 m[1]
Position:Right-back
Currentclub:Red Bull Salzburg
Clubnumber:70
Youthyears1:2008–2012
Youthclubs1:LUV Graz
Youthyears2:2012–2015
Youthclubs2:Sturm Graz
Youthyears3:2015–2019
Youthclubs3:Red Bull Salzburg
Years1:2019–
Clubs1:Red Bull Salzburg
Caps1:51
Goals1:4
Years2:2019–2021
Clubs2:Liefering (loan)
Caps2:50
Goals2:2
Years3:2021–2022
Clubs3:Wolfsberger AC (loan)
Caps3:32
Goals3:2
Nationalyears1:2018–2019
Nationalteam1:Bosnia and Herzegovina U17
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2019
Nationalteam2:Bosnia and Herzegovina U19
Nationalcaps2:7
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2021
Nationalteam3:Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2022–
Nationalteam4:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationalcaps4:13
Nationalgoals4:1
Club-Update:17 August 2024
Nationalteam-Update:21 March 2024

Amar Dedić (pronounced as /bs/; 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 13 caps since.

Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

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

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

[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueAustrian CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering (loan)2019–202. Liga242242
2020–212. Liga260260
Total502502
Red Bull Salzburg2020–21Austrian Bundesliga00100010
2022–23Austrian Bundesliga2713280383
2023–24Austrian Bundesliga2134260315
2024–25Austrian Bundesliga30103070
Total51494170778
Wolfsberger AC (loan)2021–22Austrian Bundesliga32251373
Career total133814517016413

International

[18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202230
202391
202410
Total131

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dedić goal.

List of international goals scored by Amar Dedić
scope=colNo.scope=colDatescope=colVenuescope=colCapscope=colOpponentscope=colScorescope=colResultscope=colCompetition
123 March 2023Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina43–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg[17]

2022–23

Notes and References

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