Amer Gojak (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎmer ɡôjaːk]; born 13 February 1997) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Croatian First League club Ferencváros and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
![]() Gojak with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amer Gojak | ||
Date of birth | (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ferencváros | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2009 | Novi Grad Sarajevo | ||
2009–2014 | Željezničar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Olimpic | 19 | (4) |
2015–2022 | Dinamo Zagreb | 133 | (12) |
2020–2021 | → Torino (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2022– | Ferencváros | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2014 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 19 | (9) |
2014–2015 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 20 | (8) |
2014–2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 19 | (4) |
2018– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 8 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 |
Gojak started his professional career at Olimpic, before joining Dinamo Zagreb in 2015. In 2020, he was loaned to Torino.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gojak made his senior international debut in 2018, earning over 30 caps since.
Gojak started playing football at a local club, before joining youth academy of his hometown club Željezničar in 2009. In January 2014, he moved to Olimpic.[2] He made his professional debut against Velež on 1 March at the age of 17.[3] On 15 March, he scored his first professional goal against Rudar Prijedor, which secured the victory for his team.[4]
In May, Gojak was transferred to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his official debut for the team in Croatian Cup game against Istra 1961 on 3 March 2015.[6] Three weeks later, he made his league debut against the same opponent.[7] He won his first trophy with the club on 2 May, when they were crowned league champions.[8] On 14 May 2016, he scored his first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in a triumph over Lokomotiva.[9]
Gojak debuted in UEFA Champions League away at Lyon on 14 September.[10]
In March 2017, he extended his contract until June 2022.[11]
He scored four goals in a defeat of Cibalia on 29 April.[12]
Gojak played his 100th game for Dinamo Zagreb against biggest rivals Hajduk Split on 26 May 2019.[13]
On 13 July, he scored the only goal in 2019 Croatian Super Cup match against Rijeka, ensuring the title for his side.[14]
In October 2020, he was loaned to Italian outfit Torino until the end of season.[15]
He made his 200th appearance for Dinamo Zagreb on 15 May 2022 against Šibenik.[16]
Gojak represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.[17]
In March 2017, he received his first senior call-up, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar and a friendly game against Albania,[18] but had to wait until 15 November 2018 to make his debut in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League game against Austria.[19]
On 5 September 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, Gojak scored a brace, his first senior international goals.[20]
Gojak married his long-time girlfriend Irma in April 2022.[21]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Olimpic | 2013–14 | Bosnian Premier League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Bosnian Premier League | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
Total | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 4 | ||||
Dinamo Zagreb | 2014–15 | Croatian First League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Croatian First League | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | Croatian First League | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 31 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | Croatian First League | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | Croatian First League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16[lower-alpha 3] | 2[lower-alpha 4] | – | 43 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | Croatian First League | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 5] | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 40 | 5 | |
2020–21 | Croatian First League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 9] | 1[lower-alpha 10] | – | 9 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Croatian First League | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12[lower-alpha 11] | 0 | – | 39 | 2 | ||
2022–23 | Croatian First League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 12] | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | ||
Total | 133 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 207 | 20 | ||
Torino (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||
Career total | 167 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 246 | 25 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 8 | 4 | |
2020 | 8 | 0 | |
2021 | 9 | 0 | |
2022 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 33 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 September 2019 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | ![]() |
1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
2 | 5–0 | ||||||
3 | 8 September 2019 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 8 | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–4 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
4 | 15 October 2019 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 10 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
Dinamo Zagreb[22]
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