Amer Gojak | |
Birth Date: | 13 February 1997 |
Birth Place: | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Height: | 1.84 m[1] |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Currentclub: | Ferencváros |
Clubnumber: | 14 |
Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
Youthclubs1: | Novi Grad Sarajevo |
Youthyears2: | 2009–2014 |
Youthclubs2: | Željezničar |
Youthyears3: | 2016 |
Youthclubs3: | Dinamo Zagreb |
Years1: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs1: | Olimpik |
Caps1: | 19 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Years2: | 2015–2017 |
Clubs2: | Dinamo Zagreb II |
Caps2: | 37 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2015–2022 |
Clubs3: | Dinamo Zagreb |
Caps3: | 133 |
Goals3: | 12 |
Years4: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs4: | → Torino (loan) |
Caps4: | 15 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2022– |
Clubs5: | Ferencváros |
Caps5: | 25 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Nationalyears1: | 2012–2014 |
Nationalteam1: | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 19 |
Nationalgoals1: | 9 |
Nationalyears2: | 2014–2015 |
Nationalteam2: | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 20 |
Nationalgoals2: | 8 |
Nationalyears3: | 2014–2018 |
Nationalteam3: | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 |
Nationalcaps3: | 19 |
Nationalgoals3: | 4 |
Nationalyears4: | 2018– |
Nationalteam4: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Nationalcaps4: | 34 |
Nationalgoals4: | 4 |
Club-Update: | 20 December 2023 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 8 May 2023 |
Amer Gojak (pronounced as /bs/; born 13 February 1997) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros 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.
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]
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]
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]
On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final at the Puskás Aréna.[24] [25]
Gojak represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.[26]
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,[27] but had to wait until 15 November 2018 to make his debut in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League game against Austria.[28]
On 5 September 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, Gojak scored a brace, his first senior international goals.[29]
Gojak married his long-time girlfriend Irma in April 2022.[30]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 0 | – | 31 | 4 | |||
2017–18 | Croatian First League | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | Croatian First League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | – | 43 | 4 | |||
2019–20 | Croatian First League | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 5 | ||
2020–21 | Croatian First League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | |||
2021–22 | Croatian First League | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | 39 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | Croatian First League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | 8 | 4 | ||
2020 | 8 | 0 | ||
2021 | 9 | 0 | ||
2022 | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 33 | 4 |
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gojak goal.
scope=col | No. | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Cap | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition |
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1 | 5 September 2019 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | |||||||||
2 | 5–0 | ||||||||||||||
3 | 8 September 2019 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 8 | 2–2 | 2–4 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | |||||||||
4 | 15 October 2019 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 10 | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
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