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Amer Gojak
Gojak with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rijeka
Number 14
Youth career
2005–2009 Novi Grad Sarajevo
2009–2014 Željezničar
2016 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Olimpik 19 (4)
2015–2017 Dinamo Zagreb II 37 (5)
2015–2022 Dinamo Zagreb 133 (12)
2020–2021 → Torino (loan) 15 (1)
2022–2024 Ferencváros 25 (2)
2024– Rijeka 7 (0)
International career‡
2012–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 19 (9)
2014–2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 20 (8)
2014–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 19 (4)
2018– Bosnia and Herzegovina 35 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 May 2023

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

Gojak started his professional career at Olimpic, before joining Dinamo Zagreb in 2015. In 2020, he was loaned to Torino.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gojak made his senior international debut in 2018, earning over 30 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. In January 2014, he moved to Olimpic.[2] He made his professional debut against Velež on 1 March at the age of 17.[3] On 15 March, he scored his first professional goal against Rudar Prijedor, which secured the victory for his team.[4]

Dinamo Zagreb

In May, Gojak was transferred to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his official debut for the team in Croatian Cup game against Istra 1961 on 3 March 2015.[6] Three weeks later, he made his league debut against the same opponent.[7] He won his first trophy with the club on 2 May, when they were crowned league champions.[8] On 14 May 2016, he scored his first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in a triumph over Lokomotiva.[9]

Gojak debuted in UEFA Champions League away at Lyon on 14 September.[10]

In March 2017, he extended his contract until June 2022.[11]

He scored four goals in a defeat of Cibalia on 29 April.[12]

Gojak played his 100th game for Dinamo Zagreb against biggest rivals Hajduk Split on 26 May 2019.[13]

On 13 July, he scored the only goal in 2019 Croatian Super Cup match against Rijeka, ensuring the title for his side.[14]

In October 2020, he was loaned to Italian outfit Torino until the end of season.[15]

He made his 200th appearance for Dinamo Zagreb on 15 May 2022 against Šibenik.[16]

Ferencváros

On 31 August 2022, he was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club, Ferencváros.[17]

On 1 May 2023, he scored a double against Újpest in the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest.[18]

On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.[19][20]

On 20 April 2024, the Ferencváros–Kisvárda tie ended with a goalless draw at the Groupama Aréna on the 29th match day of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season[21] which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.[22][23]

Rijeka

On 5 September 2024, Gojak was signed by Croatian Football League club Rijeka on a two-year deal.[24]

International career

Gojak represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.[25]

In March 2017, he received his first senior call-up, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar and a friendly game against Albania,[26] but had to wait until 15 November 2018 to make his debut in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League game against Austria.[27]

On 5 September 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, Gojak scored a brace, his first senior international goals.[28]

Personal life

Gojak married his long-time girlfriend Irma in April 2022.[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 September 2022[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National 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 Croatian First League 1 0 1 0 – – 2 0
2015–16 Croatian First League 5 1 2 0 0 0 – 7 1
2016–17 Croatian First League 22 4 6 0 3[a] 0 – 31 4
2017–18 Croatian First League 22 1 4 0 4[b] 0 – 30 1
2018–19 Croatian First League 25 2 2 0 16[c] 2[d] – 43 4
2019–20 Croatian First League 27 2 1 0 11[e] 2[f] 1[g] 1[h] 40 5
2020–21 Croatian First League 5 0 1 1 3[i] 1[j] – 9 2
2021–22 Croatian First League 24 1 3 1 12[k] 0 – 39 2
2022–23 Croatian First League 2 1 0 0 4[l] 0 – 6 1
Total 133 12 20 2 53 5 1 1 207 20
Torino (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 15 1 2 0 – – 17 1
Career total 167 17 25 2 53 5 1 1 246 25
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  3. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, five appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ goals in UEFA Champions League qualifying
  7. ^ appearance in Croatian Super Cup
  8. ^ goal in Croatian Super Cup
  9. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, appearance in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  10. ^ goal in UEFA Champions League qualifying
  11. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  12. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying

International

As of match played 26 September 2022[31]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 2 0
2019 8 4
2020 8 0
2021 9 0
2022 8 0
Total 35 4
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gojak goal.[31]
List of international goals scored by Amer Gojak
No. 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 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
4 15 October 2019 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece 10  Greece 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb[30]

References

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  2. ^ "Talentirani Gojak novi igrač Olimpica". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Okić donio Veležu tri boda na Otoci". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Mladi Gojak slomio otpor Prijedorčana na Otoci". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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  6. ^ "Hodžić pogodio, Gojak debitovao, Dinamo lako do polufinala". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Hodžić i Gojak igrali u novom trijumfu Dinama". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Dinamo osigurao 10. uzastopni naslov, Hodžić strijelac". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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  24. ^ "Amer Gojak: Nadam se da ću i s Rijekom osvajati trofeje". www.nk-rijeka.hr (in Croatian). 5 September 2024.
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  26. ^ "Baždarević objavio spisak za duele s Gibraltarom i Albanijom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  27. ^ "Bod u Beču za plasman u Ligu A i nastavak niza bez poraza". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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  29. ^ "Oženio se bh. reprezentativac Amer Gojak". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 17 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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  31. ^ a b "Amer Gojak". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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