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Dženis Burnić (; born 22 May 1998) is a professional
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who plays as a
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for 2. Bundesliga club
Karlsruher SC Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germa ...
. Born in Germany, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Burnić started his professional career at
Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...
, playing mainly in its
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, before being loaned to
VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...
in 2017 and to
Dynamo Dresden Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V., commonly known as SG Dynamo Dresden or Dynamo Dresden, is a German association football club based in Dresden, Saxony.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kasse ...
in 2019. The following year, he signed with 1. FC Heidenheim. In 2023, he moved to Karlsruher SC. A former German youth international, Burnić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024, earning 12
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since.


Club career


Borussia Dortmund

Burnić started playing football at a local club, before joining Borussia Dortmund's youth academy in 2006. In April 2015, he signed his first professional contract with the team. He made his professional debut in a
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game against
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on 18 October 2016 at the age of 18. Four months later, he made his league debut against SV Darmstadt. In July, Burnić was sent on a season-long loan to
VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...
. In January 2019, he was loaned to
Dynamo Dresden Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V., commonly known as SG Dynamo Dresden or Dynamo Dresden, is a German association football club based in Dresden, Saxony.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kasse ...
for the remainder of the campaign. In July, his loan was extended for an additional season. On 3 May, he scored his first professional goal against
FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St. Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St. Pauli (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg. The team plays in the Bundesliga from the 2024–25 Bundesli ...
, which secured the victory for his squad.


1. FC Heidenheim

In August 2020, Burnić moved to 1. FC Heidenheim on a three-year deal. On 21 November, he made his official debut for the side against
Holstein Kiel Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e.V., commonly known as Holstein Kiel () or KSV Holstein, is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. From the 1900s through the 1960s, the club was o ...
. He won his first title with 1. FC Heidenheim, club's first trophy ever, on 28 May 2023, when they were crowned league champions, which earned them promotion to the
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.


Karlsruher SC

In July, Burnić switched to
Karlsruher SC Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germa ...
on a one-year contract. He made his competitive debut for the squad on 29 July against
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and managed to score a goal, ensuring the triumph for his team. In April 2024, he signed a new multi-year deal with Karlsruher SC.


International career

Despite representing
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at all youth levels, Burnić decided to play for
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
at the senior level. In May, his request to change sports citizenship from German to Bosnian was approved by
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. Later that month, he received his first senior call up, for friendly games against
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and
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. He debuted against the former on 3 June.


Personal life

Burnić is a practising
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; together with international teammates
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, Jusuf Gazibegović,
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, Nihad Mujakić,
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,
Sead Kolašinac Sead Kolašinac (; born 20 June 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Atalanta. Born in Germany, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Kolašinac started his professional career at Sch ...
, Enver Kulašin, Nail Omerović, Benjamin Tahirović, Osman Hadžikić and
Ermin Bičakčić Ermin Bičakčić (; born 24 January 1990) is a Bosnian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig and the Bosnia and Herzeg ...
he visited a
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in
Ilidža Ilidža ( sr-cyrl, Илиџа, ) is a spa town and a municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a total population of 66,730 with 63,528 in Ilidža itself, and i ...
during the national team's concentration.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burnic, Dzenis 1998 births Living people Footballers from Hamm German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent 21st-century German sportsmen German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Borussia Dortmund players Borussia Dortmund II players VfB Stuttgart players Dynamo Dresden players 1. FC Heidenheim players Karlsruher SC players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players 2. Bundesliga players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany