Admir Ćatović (; born 5 September 1987) is a
Bosnia
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Swedish footballer
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who plays as a
striker for
Assyriska FF
Assyriska Fotbollsföreningen, also known simply as Assyriska FF, is a Swedish football club based in Södertälje, Stockholm County. The club, formed in 1974 by Assyrian immigrants, has advanced through the league system and is currently play ...
.
Career
Starting his career in the
Vasalunds IF
Vasalunds IF is a Swedish football club based in Solna, Stockholm. The club is affiliated with Stockholms Fotbollförbund.
History
Vasalund was formed in 1934 and play in the Swedish Third Division: Ettan Norra. In 2002 the club merged with Es ...
youth system, Ćatović moved on to
Råsunda IS and eventually was picked up by
AIK.
AIK was relegated to Superettan in 2004, and Ćatović took a place in the senior team prior to the 2005 season. However, his appearance on the field was limited to 2 league matches and 2 cup matches, he scored once against
Västra Frölunda IF
Västra Frölunda Idrottsförening () is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. Founded on 2 January 1930, the club has spent a total of ten seasons in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. As of the 2025 season, Västra Frölund ...
when he gave
AIK the lead after nine minutes in a 3–0 victory.
When AIK was promoted back to
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system.
Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...
, Ćatović did not follow and was released to AIK's
Farm team
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Väsby United
Athletic Football Club Eskilstuna, also known as AFC Eskilstuna or simply AFC, is a Swedish professional football club based in Eskilstuna. The club has previously been known under the names FC Café Opera and Väsby United before switching owne ...
. However the club was relegated immediately to
Division 1, where he helped the club back by scoring 10 goals. During the
2008 Superettan
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he helpt Väsby to a 9th position by scoring 6 goals. He was loaned out to
Syrianska FC
Syrianska Football Club, also known as Syrianska FC or simply Syrianska, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Södertälje in Stockholm County. The club was founded by Aramean people, Syriac-Aramean immigrants ...
prior to the 2009 season, but had only limited appearances for the club. In 2010 AIK suffered greatly from poor performance and brought Ćatović back to club, he however ended up in the shadows of first
Mohamed Bangura and then
Teteh Bangura.
Dissatisfied with his secondary role in the team, Ćatović broke his contract with AIK and signed for
Assyriska FF
Assyriska Fotbollsföreningen, also known simply as Assyriska FF, is a Swedish football club based in Södertälje, Stockholm County. The club, formed in 1974 by Assyrian immigrants, has advanced through the league system and is currently play ...
. During the season of 2014 he played for KuPs (Kuopio, Finland).
On 28 July 2015, it was confirmed, that Ćatović had signed a season-long contract with
Danish 1st Division
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club
FC Fredericia
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. He left the club in January 2016, when his contract expired.
On 2 February 2017, he moved to the Russian club
FC Khimki
FC Khimki () was a Russian professional football club based in Khimki.
History
The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, Rodina, and Novator. Khimki entered the amateur league and played their first official match on ...
.
Honours
Individual
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Veikkausliiga
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Player of the Month:
June 2014KuPSin Admir Catovic Veikkausliigan kesäkuun pelaaja
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
People from Gacko
Sportspeople from Trebinje Region
Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Sweden
Swedish men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Vasalunds IF players
AIK Fotboll players
AFC Eskilstuna players
Syrianska FC players
Assyriska FF players
Degerfors IF players
Vaasan Palloseura players
IK Frej players
Kuopion Palloseura players
Superettan players
Allsvenskan players
Veikkausliiga players
FC Khimki players
Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Swedish men's futsal players
21st-century Swedish sportsmen