Armin Hodžić (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎrmin xǒdʒitɕ]; born 17 November 1994) is a Bosnian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Fehérvár and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Armin Hodžić | ||
Date of birth | (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Željezničar | |||
2011–2012 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2012–2014 | → Željezničar (loan) | 45 | (18) |
2014–2018 | Dinamo Zagreb | 81 | (37) |
2018–2022 | Fehérvár | 57 | (15) |
2020–2021 | → Kasımpaşa (loan) | 21 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 3 | (4) |
2011–2013 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 15 | (9) |
2012 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 6 | (2) |
2016– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022 |
Hodžić started his professional career at Željezničar, before joining Dinamo Zagreb in 2014. Four years later, he was transferred to Fehérvár, who loaned him to Kasımpaşa in 2020.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hodžić made his senior international debut in 2016, earning 14 caps since.
Hodžić started playing football at his hometown club Željezničar, before joining youth academy of English team Liverpool in May 2011.[2]
In the summer of 2012, he was sent on a season-long loan to his former club Željezničar.[3] He made his professional debut against Slavija on 23 October at the age of 17.[4] On 7 April 2013, he scored his first professional goal against the same opponent.[5] In July, his loan was extended for an additional season.[6] He scored his first career hat-trick against Leotar on 25 September.[7]
In May 2014, Hodžić signed a five-year deal with Croatian outfit Dinamo Zagreb.[8] He made his official debut for the side in Croatian Cup game against Istra 1961 on 12 February 2015.[9] Two weeks later, he made his league debut against Split.[10] On 3 March, he scored his first goal for Dinamo Zagreb.[11] He won his first trophy with the club on 2 May, when they were crowned league champions.[12]
On 25 July, he scored his first hat-trick for the team against Inter Zaprešić.[13]
Hodžić debuted in UEFA Champions League against Olympiacos on 20 October.[14] Two weeks later, he scored his first goal in the competition against the same opposition.[15]
In February 2017, he extended his contract until June 2022.[16]
He played his 100th game for the club against Slaven Belupo on 4 March 2018.[17]
In August, Hodžić was transferred to Hungarian outfit Fehérvár for an undisclosed fee.[18] He made his competitive debut for the side in UEFA Europa League game against Bate Borisov on 20 September.[19] A week later, he made his league debut against Mezőkövesd.[20] On 31 October, he scored his first goal for Fehérvár in Magyar Kupa game against Vác.[21] Three days later, Hodžić scored his first league goal in a defeat of Paks.[22] He won his first title with the club on 25 May 2019, by beating Honvéd in Magyar Kupa final.[23]
In October 2020, he was loaned to Turkish side Kasımpaşa until the end of season.[24]
Hodžić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels. He also served as captain of the under-21 team under coach Darko Nestorović.[25]
In September 2015, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Wales and Cyprus,[26] but had to wait until 29 May 2016 to make his debut in a friendly game against Spain.[27]
On 12 October 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Finland, Hodžić scored his first senior international goal.[28]
Hodžić is a practising Muslim; along with international teammates Ibrahim Šehić, Muhamed Bešić, Izet Hajrović, Sead Kolašinac, Edin Višća and Ervin Zukanović he visited a mosque in Zenica during national team concentration.[29]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Željezničar (loan) | 2012–13 | Bosnian Premier League | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | 22 | 4 | |
2013–14 | Bosnian Premier League | 28 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 15 | |
Total | 45 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 19 | ||
Dinamo Zagreb | 2014–15 | Croatian First League | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
2015–16 | Croatian First League | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 34 | 18 | |
2016–17 | Croatian First League | 25 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 34 | 21 | |
2017–18 | Croatian First League | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 31 | 8 | |
2018–19 | Croatian First League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 3 | 2 | |
Total | 81 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 111 | 51 | ||
Fehérvár | 2018–19 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 26 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6[lower-alpha 9] | 0 | 40 | 6 |
2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 27 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2[lower-alpha 10] | 0 | 36 | 15 | |
2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 11] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 57 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 84 | 22 | ||
Kasımpaşa (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | 23 | 7 | |
Career total | 204 | 75 | 43 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 274 | 99 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
2016 | 3 | 0 | |
2017 | 2 | 0 | |
2018 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | 4 | 3 | |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 October 2019 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
2 | 18 November 2019 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 9 | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
3 | 3–0 |
Željezničar[30]
Dinamo Zagreb[30]
Fehérvár[30]
Fehérvár FC – current squad | |
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