Hamza Čataković (; born 15 January 1997) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club Esenler Erokspor. Čataković started his professional career at Sarajevo, before joining

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in 2017.

Club career

Early career

Čataković started playing football at local clubs, before joining Sarajevo's youth academy in 2015. In July 2015, Čataković won the golden boot at the CEE Cup in Czech Republic, with 6 goals. He made his professional debut against Slavija on 4 November 2015 at the age of 18. On 20 March 2016, he scored his first professional goal against the same opponent. In June 2016, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as anterior cruciate ligament tear and was sidelined for almost a year.

Trenčín

In January 2017, while still recovering from the injury, Čataković was loaned to Slovak team AS Trenčín until the end of season. In June, he signed a three-year deal with them. He scored on his competitive debut for the club in UEFA Europa League qualifier against

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on 29 June. A month later, on his league debut, he provided an assist for the winning goal against

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. On 10 March 2018, he scored his first league goal, in an away loss to Spartak Trnava. In January 2020, he extended his contract until June 2021.

International career

Čataković represented

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on various youth levels.

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