Ifet Đakovac (; born 5 December 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Russian club Akron Tolyatti and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

In early 2016, Đakovac joined

Drina Zone League Drina Zone League (Serbian: Зонска лига Дрина / Zonska liga Drina) was one of the Serbian Zone League divisions, the fourth tier of the Serbian football league system. It was run by the Football Association of West Serbia. Founded ...

club Zlatibor Čajetina, helping them win promotion to the

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. He later switched to

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in the summer of 2017. In early 2020, Đakovac returned to Zlatibor Čajetina, helping the club win the

Serbian First League The Serbian First League (), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier in professional Serbia's football league. The league was formed in 2005, following a reshuffle of the second tier Serbo-Montenegr ...

. In January 2021, Đakovac was transferred to TSC. He scored 10 goals during the

2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga The 2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga (known as the Mozzart Bet SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season of the Serbian SuperLiga, Serbia's top football league. Red Star were the defending champions, having won their 8th SuperLiga and 33 ...

, helping the club to a runners-up finish. Subsequently, Đakovac scored a new career-high 11 league goals in the 2023–24 season. On 15 January 2025, Đakovac signed a long-term contract with

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club Akron Tolyatti.

International career

In July 2024, it was reported that Đakovac was in the process of obtaining Bosnian citizenship in order to represent the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He received his first call-up to the Bosnia and Herzegovina squad under manager

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in August 2024 ahead of

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fixtures the following month against the

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and

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, remaining an unused substitute. On 19 November 2024, Đakovac made his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina after coming on as an injury-time substitute for

Edin Džeko Edin Džeko (; born 17 March 1986) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains both Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He is the all-time top goalscorer and most capped ...

in a 1–1 home draw with the Netherlands.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Zlatibor Čajetina *

: 2019–20 *

: 2015–16 Individual *

Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season The Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season is an annual award given to a set of 11 footballers in the top tier of Football in Serbia, Serbian football, the Serbian SuperLiga, SuperLiga, who are seen to be the best 11 players of the calendar season. S ...

: 2023–24

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