| 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.
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Austrian Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Liefering (loan) | 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 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 77 | 8 | |||
| Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | 37 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 164 | 13 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dedić goal.
| scope=col | No. | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Cap | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March 2023 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Red Bull Salzburg[17]