Dženan Ćatić (born May 26, 1992) is a Bosnian former

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Playing career

College and youth

He attended

East Kentwood High School East Kentwood High School (EKHS) is a public high school located just outside the city of Kentwood, Michigan, United States. It is part of the Kentwood Public Schools district, working together with the Crossroads High School, an alternative ...

. After graduation he spent time with the youth team and second team of German club

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern (), K'lautern or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to Association football, football ...

, Catic moved back to the United States to play NAIA

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Davenport University Davenport University is a private university with campuses throughout Michigan and online. It was founded in 1866 by Conrad Swensburg and currently offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees; diplomas; and post-grad certification prog ...

. While at college, Catic played with

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will feature ...

club

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during their 2014–15 season, where he scored 16 goals in 14 appearances.

Professional

On January 15, 2015, Catic was selected 31st overall in the

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Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the Union began ...

. He signed with the club on March 1, 2015. Catic was loaned to the Union's USL partner club

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in March 2015. Catic signed with USL club

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, was an American professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas, Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season. The tea ...

on February 1, 2016. Catic opted to miss the 2017 season due to concussion.

Personal

Catic is a dual citizen of the United States and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

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* 1992 births Living people People from Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Footballers from Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to the United States Soccer players from Michigan Men's association football forwards Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen American men's soccer players 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players Flint City Bucks players Philadelphia Union draft picks Philadelphia Union players Penn FC players North Carolina FC players Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Regionalliga players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players USL League Two players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers American expatriate men's soccer players in Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany American expatriate men's soccer players 21st-century American sportsmen {{BosniaHerzegovina-footy-forward-stub