Amir Hadžiahmetović (; born 8 March 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...

. Born in Denmark, he plays for the

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. Hadžiahmetović started his professional career at Željezničar, before joining

Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...

in 2016. Seven years later, he moved to Beşiktaş, who loaned him to Rizespor in 2024. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hadžiahmetović made his senior international debut in 2020, earning 30

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since.

Club career

Željezničar

Hadžiahmetović started playing football at his hometown club Nexø Boldklub, before joining the youth academy of Željezničar in 2009. In July 2014, he signed his first professional contract with the team. He made his professional debut against Olimpic on 2 August at the age of 17. On 13 May 2015, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Mladost Velika Obarska.

Konyaspor

In February 2016, Hadžiahmetović was transferred to Turkish outfit

for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the side in a

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game against

on 10 February. Seven weeks later, he made his league debut against Gençlerbirliği. On 19 November, he scored his first goal for the team in a defeat of

Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969 and dissolved in 2020, Gaziantepspor were nicknamed the ''Şahinler'' (The Falcons). The club colours were black and red, and they played their home matc ...

. He won his first title with Konyaspor, club's first trophy ever, on 31 May 2017, by beating İstanbul Başakşehir in the

final. Hadžiahmetović played his 100th match for the squad against

Sivasspor Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Net Global Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department has competed in Süper Lig since t ...

on 21 June 2020. In July 2021, he extended his contract with Konyaspor until June 2024.

Beşiktaş

In February 2023, Hadžiahmetović moved to Beşiktaş on a deal until June 2027. He made his competitive debut for the team on 4 February against Sivasspor. On 30 April, he scored his first goal for Beşiktaş in a victory over

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

. In January 2024, Hadžiahmetović suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as an anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months. Over six months after the injury, on 12 August, he returned to the pitch. He won his first piece of silverware with the club on 23 May, when they beat

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...

in the

final. In August, he was sent on a season-long loan to Rizespor, but was recalled in February 2025.

International career

Hadžiahmetović represented

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at all youth levels. In August 2020, he received his first senior call up, for

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games against

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and

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. He debuted against the former on 4 September.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Konyaspor *

: 2016–17 *

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Beşiktaş *Turkish Cup: 2023–24 *Turkish Super Cup:

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