Amer Gojak (; born 13 February 1997) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

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and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Gojak started his professional career at Olimpic, before joining Dinamo Zagreb in 2015. In 2020, he was loaned to

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. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gojak made his senior international debut in 2018, earning over 30

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since.

Club career

Early career

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. He made his professional debut against Velež on 1 March at the age of 17. On 15 March, he scored his first professional goal against Rudar Prijedor, which secured the victory for his team.

Dinamo Zagreb

In May, Gojak was transferred to Croatian side

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for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the team in

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game against Istra 1961 on 3 March 2015. Three weeks later, he made his league debut against the same opponent. He won his first trophy with the club on 2 May, when they were crowned league champions. On 14 May 2016, he scored his first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in a triumph over Lokomotiva. Gojak debuted in

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away at

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on 14 September. In March 2017, he extended his contract until June 2022. He scored four goals in a defeat of

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on 29 April. Gojak played his 100th game for Dinamo Zagreb against biggest rivals

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on 26 May 2019. On 13 July, he scored the only goal in 2019 Croatian Super Cup match against

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, ensuring the title for his side. In October 2020, he was loaned to Italian outfit

until the end of season. He made his 200th appearance for Dinamo Zagreb on 15 May 2022 against

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Ferencváros

On 31 August 2022, he was signed by

club,

. On 1 May 2023, he scored a double against

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in the

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at the

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, Budapest. On 5 May 2023, he won the

with

, after

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lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the

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on the 30^th matchday.

International career

Gojak represented

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at all youth levels. In March 2017, he received his first senior call-up, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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and a friendly game against

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, but had to wait until 15 November 2018 to make his debut in a

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game against

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. On 5 September 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against

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, Gojak scored a brace, his first senior international goals.

Personal life

Gojak married his long-time girlfriend Irma in April 2022.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 *

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 *

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gojak, Amer 1997 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Croatian Football League players Serie A players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players FK Olimpik players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Torino FC players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary