Dennis Hadžikadunić (pronounced [dêːnis xǎdʒikadunitɕ]; born 9 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV, on loan from Rostov. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Dennis Hadžikadunić
Hadžikadunić with Rostov in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Hamburger SV (on loan from Rostov)
Number 5
Youth career
2005–2012 BK Olympic
2012–2016 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Malmö FF 5 (0)
2018Trelleborgs FF (loan) 10 (0)
2018– Rostov 60 (2)
2022Malmö FF (loan) 25 (1)
2023Mallorca (loan) 8 (0)
2023–Hamburger SV (loan) 32 (1)
International career
2014–2015 Sweden U17 15 (0)
2015–2017 Sweden U19 15 (1)
2018–2019 Sweden U21 7 (0)
2020– Bosnia and Herzegovina 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Hadžikadunić started his professional career at Malmö FF, who sent him on loan to Trelleborgs FF in 2018. Later that year, he joined Rostov, who loaned him back to Malmö FF in 2022, to Mallorca in 2023 and to Hamburger SV later that year.

A former Swedish youth international, Hadžikadunić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020, earning over 20 caps since.

Club career

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Malmö FF

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Hadžikadunić started playing football at a local club BK Olympic, before joining the youth academy of his hometown team Malmö FF in 2012. In September 2016, he signed his first professional contract with the squad.[2] On 26 October, he made his professional debut against Gefle at the age of 18.[3] He won his first trophy with the club on 16 October 2017, when they were crowned league champions.[4]

In January 2018, he was loaned to Trelleborgs FF until the end of the season.[5]

Rostov

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In July, Hadžikadunić was transferred to Russian side Rostov.[6] He made his official debut for the team against Dynamo Moscow on 10 November.[7] On 8 July 2020, he scored his first professional goal against Ufa.[8]

In March 2022, he was sent on a season-long loan to his former club Malmö FF.[9]

In January 2023, he was sent on a six-month loan to Spanish outfit Mallorca.[10]

In July, he was loaned to German side Hamburger SV for the remainder of the campaign. In July 2024, his loan was extended for an additional season.[11]

International career

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Despite representing Sweden at all youth levels, Hadžikadunić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[12]

In September 2020, his request to change sports citizenship from Swedish to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[13] Later that month, he received his first senior call-up, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against Northern Ireland and 2020–21 UEFA Nations League games against the Netherlands and Poland.[14] He debuted against the Netherlands on 11 October.[15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 October 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Malmö FF 2016 Allsvenskan 1 0 0 0 1 0
2017 Allsvenskan 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Trelleborgs FF (loan) 2018 Allsvenskan 10 0 2 0 12 0
Rostov 2018–19 Russian Premier League 8 0 4 1 12 1
2019–20 Russian Premier League 17 1 2 0 19 1
2020–21 Russian Premier League 25 1 1 0 1[b] 0 27 1
2021–22 Russian Premier League 10 0 1 0 11 0
Total 60 2 8 1 1 0 69 3
Malmö FF (loan) 2022 Allsvenskan 25 1 2 0 12[c] 0 39 1
Mallorca (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 8 0 8 0
Hamburger SV (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 24 1 3 0 27 1
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 32 1 3 0 35 1
Career total 140 4 15 1 13 0 168 5
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Russian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League; nine appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 9 June 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020 4 0
2021 10 0
2022 5 0
2023 6 0
2024 3 0
Total 28 0

Honours

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Malmö FF[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Dennis Hadzikadunic". hsv.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Da li je ovo nasljednik Emira Spahića?". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 18 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Malmö u pretposljednjem kolu poražen od Geflea". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 26 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Malmö je prvak Švedske: Golčina za kraj i ludilo na terenu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Said Hadžikadunić: Ponosan sam na Dennisovu odluku da igra za BiH, komunikacija sa savezom je bila dobra". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Bosanac potpisao za ruskog premijerligaša". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Šunjić se vratio u sastav, Dynamu bod u Rostovu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Mladi Hadžikadunić zabio je gol za Rostov, pred plasmanom su u Europa Ligu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Dennis Hadžikadunić napustio Rusiju i vratio se kući". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Dennis Hadžikadunić je novi igrač Mallorce". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Dennis Hadžikadunić će i naredne sezone igrati u Njemačkoj". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Štoper ruskog Rostova Dennis Hadžikadunić igrat će za Bosnu i Hercegovinu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Hadžikadunić stekao pravo nastupa za BiH". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 16 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Bajević objavio spisak, pozvao je četiri nova igrača". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Zmajevi remizirali protiv moćne Nizozemske". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 11 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  16. ^ a b "D. Hadžikadunić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Dennis Hadžikadunić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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