Amar Dedić

Amar Dedić

Dedić with Red Bull Salzburg in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Zell am See, Austria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Marseille
Number	77
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	1	(0)
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	16	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Amar Dedić (pronounced [ǎmar dêːditɕ]; born 18 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille. Born in Austria, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Dedić started his professional career at Red Bull Salzburg, who assigned him to Liefering in 2019 and loaned him to Wolfsberger AC in 2021. In 2025, he signed with Marseille.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dedić made his senior international debut in 2022, earning 16 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]

Marseille

In February 2025, Dedić was transferred to French outfit Marseille for an undisclosed fee.[13] He made his competitive debut for the squad on 9 February against Angers.[14]

International career

Dedić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels. He also served as a captain of the under-17 team.[15]

In March 2022, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Georgia and Luxembourg.[16] He debuted against the latter on 29 March.[17]

On 23 March 2023, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Iceland, Dedić scored his first senior international goal.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 February 2025[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Austrian Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	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[a]	0	38	3
	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	21	3	4	2	6[b]	0	31	5
	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	12	0	2	0	11[b]	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	2024–25	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
Career total			143	8	15	5	25	0	183	13

1. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 19 November 2024[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2022	3	0
	2023	9	1
	2024	4	0
Total		16	1

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dedić goal.

List of international goals scored by Amar Dedić[20]

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

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg[19]

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2022–23

References

1. "Amar Dedić". om.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2025.
2. "Mladi bh. reprezentativac potpisao za Salzburg". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
3. "Amar Dedić sa 16 godina debitovao u seniorskom fudbalu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
4. "Amar Dedić je sa 17 godina zabio svoj prvi gol u seniorskoj karijeri". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
5. "Amar Dedić u Salzburgu do ljeta 2024. godine". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
6. "Naš talentovani reprezentativac debitovao za Salzburg". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
7. "Supertalentovani Amar Dedić će narednu sezonu igrati u austrijskoj Bundesligi". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
8. "Dedić: Za mlade igrače poput mene Salzburg je idealan klub za razvoj, želim se dokazati". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
9. "Dedić nakon debija u Ligi šampiona: Ovo je velika stvar za mene". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
10. "Amar Dedić postigao prvi pogodak u karijeri za Red Bull Salzburg". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
11. "Amar Dedić produžio ugovor sa Salzburgom do ljeta 2027. godine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
12. "Sjajni Amar Dedić donio titulu Salzburgu". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
13. "Amar Dedić i zvanično potpisao za Marseille". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
14. "Dedić debitovao za Marseille, francuski tim upisao vrijedan trijumf". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 9 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
15. "Amar Dedić: Čast mi je uvijek bila da igram za BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
16. "Petev objavio spisak Zmajeva za utakmice s Gruzijom i Luksemburgom, dva nova imena". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
17. "Zmajevi na Bilinom polju protiv Luksemburga prekinuli crni niz". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
18. "Savršen start kvalifikacija za EP: Zmajevi razbili Island, prvijenac fenomenalnog Dedića". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
19. "A. Dedić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
20. "Amar Dedić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

External links

• Amar Dedić at National-Football-Teams.com
• Amar Dedić – UEFA competition record (archive)