Nick Salihamidžić Copado (born 8 February 2003) is a professional

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who plays as a

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. Born in Germany, he represents the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 national team.

Club career

Salihamidžić started his career with German club

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. In 2022, he was sent on loan to

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club

Whitecaps FC 2 Whitecaps FC 2 is a professional association football, soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that serves as the reserve team of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer. History Prior to the MLS Next Pro iteratio ...

. On 27 January 2023, Salihamidžić joined

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club

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on a six-month loan.

International career

In addition to Germany, Salihamidžić is also eligible to represent

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and

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internationally through his parents. He was called up by Igor Janković to play for the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 and made his debut in a

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against the China U21.

Personal life

He is the son of former Bosnian international,

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winner, and former

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sports director

Hasan Salihamidžić Hasan Salihamidžić (; born 1 January 1977), nicknamed Brazzo (, , "Little Bro"), is a Bosnian former professional footballer who last served as sporting director of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. After starting his club career with German side ...

. Nick is cousin of fellow German footballer Lucas Copado, both natives of

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, they played together for

and progressed through the youth teams.

Career statistics

References

Living people 2003 births German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent German people of Spanish descent German men's footballers Men's association football defenders Regionalliga players MLS Next Pro players FC Bayern Munich footballers Whitecaps FC 2 players Cosenza Calcio players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada German expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-defender-stub