Damir Sadiković (born 7 April 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Igman Konjic. Born in Germany, he represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

Early career

Sadiković began his football career at Radnik Hadžići, before leaving for Željezničar in August 2012 where he joined the youth team.

Željezničar

While Sadiković was still a part of the Željezničar youth team, he was called up to the first team in January 2013. That year in May, he won the 2012–13 Bosnian Premier League. He made 64 league appearances and scored 6 goals during his period playing for Željezničar. While at Željezničar, Sadiković was loaned out to

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for the

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season. After his loan ended, he left Željezničar.

Mladost Doboj Kakanj

On 25 September 2017, Sadiković signed a one-year deal contract with the possibility of an extension for one more year with Mladost Doboj Kakanj. He left Mladost on 14 February 2019 to join Željezničar.

Return to Željezničar

On 15 February 2019, Sadiković returned to Željezničar and signed a one-and-a-half-year contract, with a possibility of an extension for one more year. Sadiković made his first appearance since returning to the club on 24 February, in a 1–0 loss to Radnik Bijeljina, coming in as an 82nd-minute substitute for

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. He scored his first goal in his second spell with the club on 20 April 2019 in a 3–0 home win against Krupa. On 10 August 2019, Sadiković made his 100th appearance for Željezničar in a 2–0 away league win against Čelik Zenica.

Cracovia

On 5 October 2020, Sadiković signed a three-year contract with Polish

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club

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for a €200.000 transfer fee. He made his debut for Cracovia in the

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triumph against

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on 9 October 2020. On 14 July 2022, after not making an appearance since November 2021, Sadiković left the club by mutual consent.

Kolubara

On 25 July 2022, Sadiković joined Serbian side

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on a two-year deal. He debuted in a league win against Mladost Lučani on 31 July.

Napredak Kruševac

In September 2023, Sadiković left Kolubara to join

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club

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International career

Sadiković has represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at under-19 and under-21 levels. He made six appearances for both selections respectively between 2013 and 2016. He made his debut for the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in a friendly 0–0 draw against

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on 2 June 2021.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Željezničar *

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Cracovia *

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