Amar Dedić (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎmaːr 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.
![]() Dedić playing for Red Bull Salzburg in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amar Dedić | ||
Date of birth | (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Zell am See, Austria | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club 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 | 12 | (0) |
2019–2021 | → Liefering (loan) | 50 | (2) |
2021–2022 | → Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 32 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
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 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 |
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.
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 side.[2] He made his professional debut playing for Red Bull Salzburg's feeder team, 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 side in 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 UEFA Champions League against Milan on 6 September.[9] On 19 October, he scored his first goal for the team in Austrian Cup match against Admira Wacker.[10]
Dedić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels. He also served as captain of the under-17 team.[11]
In March 2022, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Georgia and Luxembourg.[12] He debuted against the latter on 29 March.[13]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
Total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | 37 | 3 | |
Career total | 94 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 6 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
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