Benjamin Hadžić (born 4 March 1999) is a German-born Bosnian

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Hadžić joined the youth sector of

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in 2013 from 1. FC Nürnberg. For the 2017/18 season he moved to

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. In June 2018 he completed a trial with the

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club

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, but was not signed. In August 2018 he moved to

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 19 ...

, where he was registered for the clubs reserve team. Hadžić made his professional debut for

in the

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on 19 December 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute for

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in the 1–1 away draw against

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. By the end of the season he made three appearances in the

and 25 for the

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team. In the 2019–20 season he was only used for the reserve team and therefore, he moved to the Austrian second division club

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in February 2020, with whom he received a contract that ran until June 2022.

International career

Hadžić was included in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the

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in Azerbaijan. He scored twice in their third match against

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, which finished as a 2–1 win. However, Bosnia and Herzegovina were eliminated in the group stage of the tournament.

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at kicker.de 1999 births Living people People from Wesel (district) Footballers from Düsseldorf (region) German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Men's association football forwards Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers German men's footballers Hannover 96 II players Hannover 96 players SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007) players 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 players Kickers Offenbach players KSV Hessen Kassel players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Austria 21st-century German sportsmen {{BosniaHerzegovina-footy-forward-stub