Anel Ahmedhodžić

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Anel Ahmedhodžić
Anel Ahmedhodzic vs Elfsborg.jpg
Ahmedhodžić warming up during a game against IF Elfsborg in 2019
Personal information
Full name Anel Ahmedhodžić
Date of birth (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Malmö FF
Number 15
Youth career
2004–2016 Malmö FF
2016 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
2019– Malmö FF 55 (3)
2019–2020 → Hobro IK (loan) 19 (1)
National team‡
2014–2016 Sweden U17 24 (0)
2016–2018 Sweden U19 16 (3)
2019 Sweden U21 7 (0)
2020 Sweden 1 (0)
2020– Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Anel Ahmedhodžić (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎnel ǎxmedxodʒitɕ]; born 26 March 1999) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Ahmedhodžić started his professional career at Nottingham Forest, before joining Malmö FF in 2019. Later that year, he was loaned to Hobro IK.

A former Swedish youth international, Ahmedhodžić even made his senior international debut for Sweden, only to switch his allegiance to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020, earning 12 caps since.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Ahmedhodžić started playing football at his hometown club Malmö FF, before joining youth academy of English team Nottingham Forest in January 2016.[2] He made his professional debut against Newcastle United on 30 December at the age of 17.[3]

Malmö FF[]

In January 2019, Ahmedhodžić returned to Malmö FF on a three-year deal.[4] He made his competitive debut for the side against Helsingborg on 2 June.[5]

In July, he was sent on a season-long loan to Danish outfit Hobro IK, but was recalled in January 2020.[6] On 21 July, he scored his first professional goal against Esbjerg.[7]

Ahmedhodžić signed a new three-year contract with Malmö FF in April 2020.[8] On 5 August, he scored his first goal for the team.[9] He won his first trophy with the club on 8 November, when they were crowned league champions.[10]

On 14 September 2021, Ahmedhodžić debuted in UEFA Champions League against Juventus.[11]

International career[]

After representing Sweden at all youth levels, Ahmedhodžić made his senior international debut in a friendly match against Moldova on 9 January 2020.[12] However, in August, he decided that he would play for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the future.[13]

In September, his request to change sports citizenship from Swedish to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[14] Later that month, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against Northern Ireland and 2020–21 UEFA Nations League games against Netherlands and Poland.[15] He debuted against Northern Ireland on 8 October.[16]

On 12 October 2021, in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Ukraine, Ahmedhodžić scored his first senior international goal.[17]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 8 December 2021[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 2016–17 Championship 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
Malmö FF 2019 Allsvenskan 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
2020 Allsvenskan 29 2 6 0 6[a] 0 41 2
2021 Allsvenskan 25 1 3 0 12[b] 0 40 1
Total 55 3 11 0 18 0 84 3
Hobro IK (loan) 2019–20 Danish Superliga 19 1 0 0 – 19 1
Career total 75 4 11 0 18 0 104 4
  1. ^ 4 appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying, 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ 7 appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, 5 appearances in UEFA Champions League

International[]

As of match played 16 November 2021[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020 2 0
2021 10 1
Total 12 1
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ahmedhodžić goal.[19]
List of international goals scored by Anel Ahmedhodžić
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2021 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine 10  Ukraine 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Malmö FF[18]

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Anel Ahmedhodzic". mff.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Ahmedhodžić potpisao za bivšeg prvaka Evrope: Biće uzbudljivo, imam dobar osjećaj". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Anel Ahmedhodžić debitovao za nekadašnjeg prvaka Evrope". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Anel Ahmedhodžić novi igrač Malmöa, potpisao ugovor do 2022. godine". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Ahmedhodžić igrao u novoj pobjedi Malmöa". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Officielt: Hobro-svensker tager hjem til Malmö". bold.dk (in Danish). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Hobro-helt: Peter Sørensen var meget streng". bold.dk (in Danish). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Anel Ahmedhodžić potpisao novi ugovor sa švedskim velikanom: Ovo je moj dom". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Ahmedhodžićev prvijenac za Malmö, igrao i Nalić". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Anel Ahmedhodžić i Adi Nalić sa FF Malmö osvojili šampionat Švedske". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 8 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Raspoložena Stara dama Ahmedhodžiću i Naliću ogorčala debi, Lukaku je čudo, u Španiji meč večeri". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Osveta Šveđanima: Oni su nama uzeli Zlatana, a sada BiH uzima Anela". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Anel Ahmedhodžić poručio: Srce je odlučilo, igrat ću za Bosnu i Hercegovinu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  14. ^ "FIFA dala odobrenje Anelu Ahmedhodžiću da igra za BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Bajević objavio spisak za baraž, nekoliko novih imena". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  16. ^ "BiH ponovo nećemo gledati na Euru: Sjeverna Irska nakon penala bolja od Zmajeva". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 8 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Zmajevi uz odličnu igru i mnoštvo šansi osvojili veliki bod u Ukrajini". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  18. ^ a b "A. Ahmedhodžić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Anel Ahmedhodžić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Allsvenskans Stora Pris – Alla vinnare". svenskelitfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svensk Elitfotboll. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

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