Dennis Hadžikadunić (; born 9 July 1998) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Hamburger SV, on loan from Rostov, and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Hadžikadunić started his professional career at

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, who sent him on loan to Trelleborgs FF in 2018. Later that year, he joined Rostov, who loaned him back to Malmö FF in 2022, to

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in 2023 and to Hamburger SV later that year. A former Swedish youth international, Hadžikadunić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020, earning over 20 caps since.

Club career

Malmö FF

Hadžikadunić started playing football at a local club

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, before joining the youth academy of his hometown team

in 2012. In September 2016, he signed his first professional contract with the side. On 26 October, he made his professional debut against Gefle at the age of 18. He won his first trophy with the club on 16 October 2017, when they were crowned league champions. In January 2018, he was loaned to Trelleborgs FF until the end of season.

Rostov

In July, Hadžikadunić was transferred to Russian outfit Rostov. He made his official debut for the team against

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on 10 November. On 8 July 2020, he scored his first professional goal against Ufa. In March 2022, he was sent on a season-long loan to his former club Malmö FF. In January 2023, he was sent on a six-month loan to Spanish side

. In July, he was loaned to German outfit Hamburger SV for the remainder of campaign.

International career

Despite representing

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at all youth levels, Hadžikadunić decided to play for

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at the senior level. In September 2020, his request to change sports citizenship from Swedish to Bosnian was approved by

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. Later that month, he received his first senior call-up, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against

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and

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games against the

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and

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. He debuted against the Netherlands on 11 October.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Malmö FF *

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* Svenska Cupen: 2021–22

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