Amar Dedić (; born 18 August 2002) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Red Bull Salzburg and 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

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in 2021. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dedić made his senior international debut in 2022, earning 12

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since.

Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

Dedić started playing football at a local club, before joining

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' 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. He made his professional debut playing for Red Bull Salzburg's feeder side, Liefering, against Amstetten on 26 July at the age of 16. On 19 June 2020, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over

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. In July, Dedić signed a new four-year deal with Red Bull Salzburg. He made his official debut for the club in an

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game against

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on 9 September. In June 2021, he was sent on a season-long loan to

. Dedić made his league debut for Red Bull Salzburg on 6 August 2022 against Hartberg. He debuted in the

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against

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on 6 September. On 19 October, he scored his first goal for the side in an

match against Admira Wacker. In January 2023, he extended his contract with the team until June 2027. 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

International career

Dedić represented

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at all youth levels. He also served as a

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of the under-17 team. In March 2022, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against

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and

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. He debuted against the latter on 29 March. On 23 March 2023, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against

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, Dedić scored his first senior international goal.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dedic, Amar 2002 births Living people People from Zell am See Austrian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks FC Red Bull Salzburg players FC Liefering players Wolfsberger AC players 2. Liga (Austria) players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Austria