Nihad Đedović (born January 12, 1990) is a Bosnian professional

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player for Unicaja of the

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. He also represented the

Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team (Bosnian language, Bosnian: ''Košarkaška reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / Кошаркашка репрезентација Босне и Херцеговине) represents Bosnia ...

internationally.

Professional career

Đedović started his career with KK Bosna, but

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signed him when he was just 16 years old. He never got a real chance to play in Barcelona, and spent most of the time on loans in Cornellà, Obradoiro and with Virtus Roma. After leaving Barcelona, he played for Galatasaray and

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. In July 2013 he signed for Bayern Munich. In July 2014, it was announced that he signed a two-year extension with the team. On July 11, 2016, Đedović agreed on a contract extension with Bayern until 2018, including a team option for the 2018–19 season. On June 22, 2022, he signed with Unicaja of the

. On March 6, 2025, he signed a contract extension with the team.

Bosnian national team

He was one of the key players of Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. On EuroBasket 2011 he averaged 10.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, while on

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he averaged 17.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Personal life

Đedović spent most of the first seven years of his life in

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, Germany, due to the

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. Returning to

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

in 1997, there was no infrastructure for him to continue playing football, but a basketball club opened in the city. He is the older brother of Nedim Đedović. He has also held German citizenship since April 2015. Đedović has gained international attention for his physical resemblance to Swedish footballer

Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Ibrahimović is known for his acrobatic strikes and Volley (association footba ...

, whose father was Bosnian.

References

External links

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