Armin Hodžić (born 29 February 2000) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for Turkish club

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. He started his professional career at Sloboda Tuzla, before joining

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in 2020, who loaned him to

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. Hodžić signed with Željezničar in 2022.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Hodžić started playing football at his hometown club

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. He made his debut on 3 March 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Miloš Mijić in a 1–1 home draw against

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. Rarely used during his first two seasons, Hodžić started to feature more regularly during the 2019–20 season. He scored his first goal for Sloboda on 17 August 2019, netting the equalizer in a 2–2 away draw against Željezničar. On 5 October 2020, Hodžić signed for Spanish

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club

. Two days later, however, he was loaned to

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side

. Hodžić made his debut on 21 December 2020, replacing Joãozinho late into a 1–1 home draw against Porto B.

Željezničar

On 28 February 2022, Hodžić joined Željezničar on a free transfer. He made his debut on 5 March 2022, in a

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match against

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, scoring his first goal for Željezničar as well. On 23 June 2022, Hodžić extended his contract until June 2023. In June 2023, he left Željezničar after his contract with the club expired.

Hatayspor

On 6 July 2023, Hodžić signed a three-year contract with

in Turkey.

International career

Hodžić was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 team.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Estoril *

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