Nick Salihamidžić Copado (born 8 February 2003) is a professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
right-back. Born in Germany, he represents the
Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 national team.
Club career
Salihamidžić started his career with German club
Bayern Munich II. In 2022, he was sent on loan to
MLS Next Pro club
Whitecaps FC 2.
On 27 January 2023, Salihamidžić joined
Serie B club
Cosenza
Cosenza (; local dialect: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000; the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Province of Cosenza, which has a populati ...
on a six-month loan.
International career
In addition to Germany, Salihamidžić is also eligible to represent
Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Spain internationally through his parents. He was called up by Igor Janković to play for the
Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 and made his debut in a
friendly match against the
China U21.
Personal life
He is the son of former Bosnian international,
UEFA Champions League winner, and former
Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...
sports director
Hasan Salihamidžić.
Nick is cousin of fellow German footballer
Lucas Copado
Lucas Fernando Copado Schrobenhauser (born 10 January 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for club Energie Cottbus, on loan from Austrian Bundesliga club LASK.
Club career
Copado played for the youth team ...
, both natives of
Munich, they played together for
Bayern Munich II and progressed through the
youth teams.
Career statistics
References
Living people
2003 births
German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
German people of Spanish descent
German men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Regionalliga players
MLS Next Pro players
FC Bayern Munich footballers
Whitecaps FC 2 players
Cosenza Calcio players
German expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
German expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
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