Amar Dedić
Bosnian footballer (born 2002)
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Amar Dedić (pronounced [ǎmar dêːditɕ]; born 18 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Benfica. Born in Austria, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
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Dedić with Red Bull Salzburg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Zell am See, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | LUV Graz | ||
| 2012–2015 | Sturm Graz | ||
| 2015–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | Red Bull Salzburg | 60 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Liefering | 50 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Marseille (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Benfica | 18 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2026 | |||
Dedić started his professional career at Red Bull Salzburg, who assigned him to Liefering in 2019 and loaned him to Wolfsberger AC in 2021 and to Marseille in 2025. Later that year, he signed with Benfica.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dedić made his senior international debut in 2022, earning over 20 caps since.
Club career
Red Bull Salzburg
Dedić started playing football at a local club, before joining Sturm Graz's youth setup in 2012. In 2015, he moved to Red Bull Salzburg's youth academy. In August 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the team.[2] He made his professional debut playing for Red Bull Salzburg's feeder squad, Liefering, against Amstetten on 26 July at the age of 16.[3] On 19 June 2020, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Dornbirn.[4]
In July, Dedić signed a new four-year deal with Red Bull Salzburg.[5] He made his official debut for the club in an Austrian Cup game against Bregenz on 9 September.[6]
In June 2021, he was sent on a season-long loan to Wolfsberger AC.[7]
Dedić made his league debut for Red Bull Salzburg on 6 August 2022 against Hartberg.[8] He debuted in the UEFA Champions League against Milan on 6 September.[9] On 19 October, he scored his first goal for the side in an Austrian Cup match against Admira Wacker.[10]
In January 2023, he extended his contract with the team until June 2027.[11]
He won his first trophy with the club on 21 May, when they were crowned league champions and managed to score his first league goal in a defeat of Sturm Graz.[12]
In February 2025, he was loaned to French outfit Marseille until the end of the season.[13]
Benfica
In June, Dedić was transferred to Portuguese side Benfica for an undisclosed fee.[14] He made his competitive debut for the club in the 2025 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira match against Sporting CP on 31 July and managed to win his first trophy.[15] Two weeks later, he made his league debut against Estrela.[16] On 31 August, he scored his first goal for Benfica in a victory over Alverca.[17]
International career
Dedić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels. He also served as a captain of the under-17 team.[18]
In March 2022, he received his first senior call up, for friendly games against Georgia and Luxembourg.[19] He debuted against the latter on 29 March.[20]
On 23 March 2023, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Iceland, Dedić scored his first senior international goal.[21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 March 2026[22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liefering | 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 24 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2. Liga | 26 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 50 | 2 | ||||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 8[c] | 0 | – | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | – | 6[d] | 0 | – | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11[d] | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 4 | 10 | 4 | – | 25 | 0 | – | 95 | 8 | ||||
| Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 37 | 3 | |||
| Marseille (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Benfica | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Career total | 170 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 14 | ||
- Includes Austrian Cup, Taça de Portugal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
International
- As of match played 26 March 2026[23]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dedić goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March 2023 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 |  Iceland |
3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
