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Amer Gojak

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Amer Gojak
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Gojak with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 in 2014
Personal information
Full name Amer Gojak
Date of birth (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2009 Novi Grad Sarajevo
2009–2014 Željezničar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Olimpik 19 (4)
2015– Dinamo Zagreb 119 (11)
2020–2021 → Torino (loan) 15 (1)
National team‡
2013–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 6 (4)
2014–2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 20 (8)
2014–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 19 (4)
2018– Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:59, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021

Amer Gojak (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎmer ɡôjaːk]; born 13 February 1997) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Prva HNL club Dinamo Zagreb and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Gojak started his professional career at Olimpik, before joining Dinamo Zagreb in 2015. In 2020, he was sent on a season-long loan to Torino.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gojak made his senior international debut in 2018, earning over 20 caps since.

Club career

Early career

Gojak started playing football at a local club, before joining youth academy of his hometown club Željezničar in 2009.[2]

In January 2014, he moved to Olimpic.[3] He made his professional debut against Velež on 1 March at the age of 17.[4] On 15 March, he scored his first professional goal against Rudar Prijedor, which secured the victory for his team.[5]

Dinamo Zagreb

On 12 May, Gojak was transferred to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb for an undisclosed fee.[6] He made his official debut for the team in Croatian Cup game against Istra 1961 on 3 March 2015.[7] Three weeks later, he made his league debut against the same opponent.[8] He won his first trophy with the club on 2 May, when they were crowned league champions.[9] His first goal for Dinamo Zagreb came against Lokomotiva on 14 May 2016.[10]

On 15 September, Gojak debuted in UEFA Champions League against Lyon.[11]

In March 2017, he extended his contract until June 2022.[12] On 29 April, he scored four goals in a defeat of Cibalia.[13]

Gojak made his 100th appearance for Dinamo Zagreb against biggest rivals Hajduk Split on 26 May 2019.[14]

On 13 July, he scored the only goal in 2019 Croatian Super Cup match against Rijeka, ensuring the title for his club.[15]

Torino

In October 2020, Gojak was loaned to Italian side Torino until the end of season, with an obligatory buy clause after certain conditions are met.[16] He made his competitive debut for the club in Coppa Italia game against Lecce on 28 October.[17] A week later, he made his league debut in a victory over Genoa.[18] On 3 January 2021, he scored his first goal for Torino in a triumph over Parma.[19]

International career

Gojak represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels.[20]

In March 2017, he received his first senior call-up, for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar and friendly game against Albania,[21] but had to wait until 15 November 2018 to make his debut in 2018–19 UEFA Nations League game against Austria.[22]

On 5 September 2019, in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, Gojak scored a brace, his first senior international goals.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 December 2021[24]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olimpic 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 8 2 1 0 – – 9 2
2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 11 2 2 0 – – 13 2
Total 19 4 3 0 – – 22 4
Dinamo Zagreb 2014–15 1. HNL 1 0 1 0 – – 2 0
2015–16 1. HNL 5 1 2 0 0 0 – 7 1
2016–17 1. HNL 22 4 6 0 3 0 – 31 4
2017–18 1. HNL 22 1 4 0 4 0 – 30 1
2018–19 1. HNL 25 2 2 0 16 2 – 43 4
2019–20 1. HNL 27 2 1 0 11 2 1[a] 1[b] 40 5
2020–21 1. HNL 5 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 9 2
2021–22 1. HNL 12 1 3 1 10 0 0 0 25 2
Total 119 11 20 2 47 5 1 1 187 19
Torino (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 15 1 2 0 – – 17 1
Career total 152 16 25 2 47 5 1 1 225 24
  1. ^ Appearance in 2019 Croatian Super Cup
  2. ^ Goal in 2019 Croatian Super Cup

International

As of match played 7 September 2021[25]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018 2 0
2019 8 4
2020 8 0
2021 5 0
Total 23 4

International goals

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.[25]
Goal Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 September 2019 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 7  Liechtenstein 1–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2 5–0
3 8 September 2019 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 8  Armenia 2–2 2–4
4 15 October 2019 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece 10  Greece 1–1 1–2

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb[24]

References

  1. ^ "Amer Gojak". torinofc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Gojak posjetio klub u kojem je napravio prve korake". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Talentovani Gojak novi igrač Olimpica". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 11 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Okić donio Veležu tri boda na Otoci". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Amer Gojak poveo Olimpic do pobjede". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 15 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Amer Gojak iz Olimpica u Dinamo". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 12 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Hodžić pogodio, Gojak debitovao, Dinamo lako do polufinala". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Hodžić i Gojak igrali u novom trijumfu Dinama". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Dinamo osigurao 10. uzastopni naslov, Hodžić strijelac". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Dinamo trijumfom zatvorio sezonu, Hodžić treći strijelac lige, prvi gol Gojaka". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 14 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Amer Gojak sa 19 godina debitovao u Ligi Prvaka". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Amer Gojak produžio ugovor sa Dinamom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Utakmica života Amera Gojaka: Postigao četiri gola za Dinamo!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Amer Gojak slavi jubilej, od Dinama dobio poklon". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Gojak fantastičnim golom donio Dinamu trofej Superkupa Hrvatske". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Dinamo prodao Gojaka italijanskom prvoligašu: Modrima šest miliona eura odštete". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Amer Gojak debitovao, Torino prošao dalje u kupu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Amer Gojak debitovao za Torino u Serie A". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Gojak strijelac i asistent u pobjedi Torina". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 3 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Amer Gojak debitovao za seniorsku reprezentaciju BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  21. ^ "Iznenađenje: Baždarević za utakmicu protiv Gibraltara pozvao i jednog debitanta". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 7 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Bod u Beču za plasman u Ligu A i nastavak niza bez poraza". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  23. ^ "Zmajevi se raspucali u finišu utakmice i deklasirali Lihtenštajn u Zenici". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  24. ^ a b "A. Gojak". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  25. ^ a b "Amer Gojak". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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