Amer Didić

Not to be confused with Amar Dedić.

Amer Didić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-12-28) December 28, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Atlético Ottawa
Number	55
Youth career
	Sherwood Park SA
	FC Edmonton
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Baker Wildcats	80	(28)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Swope Park Rangers	34	(1)
2016	→ Sporting Kansas City (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2018	Sporting Kansas City	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Swope Park Rangers (loan)	40	(2)
2019	San Antonio FC	2	(0)
2019–2021	FC Edmonton	46	(3)
2022–2023	Pacific FC	50	(6)
2024–	Atlético Ottawa	27	(4)
International career^‡
2015	Canada Universiade	3	(0)
2017	Canada U23	2	(0)
2020–	Canada	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 3, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 15, 2020

Amer Didić (born December 28, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he represents the Canada national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Zenica, Bosnia and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Didić began playing soccer with Sherwood Park District SA and later spent time in the FC Edmonton Academy system before playing four years of college soccer at Baker University, where he was a two-time NAIA All-American.^[1][2] As a senior in 2015, he was named a NSCAA and NAIA All-American, as well as being named the Heart of America Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player.^[1][3]

Swope Park Rangers

Didić was signed by United Soccer League side Swope Park Rangers on March 2, 2016.^[4] In August 2016, Sporting Kansas City announced that they had signed Didić on a short-term loan, to play in the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League against Central FC. Didić made his first team debut on August 16, 2016 in the competition.^[5] After receiving rave reviews in his first season with Swope Park Rangers, Didić was named to the 2016 USL All-League First Team.^[6]

Sporting Kansas City

In May 2017, after six games with Swope Park in 2017, Didić was signed by Sporting Kansas City for the remainder of the 2017 season, with options for 2018, 2019 and 2020.^[7] This made him the first Baker Wildcats soccer player to sign with an MLS club.^[1] He remained on loan with Swope Park for the remainder of the season.^[8] Upon conclusion of the 2017 season, Sporting KC announced they would exercise Didic's option for the 2018 season.^[9] Didić made his first appearance for Sporting KC since the 2016 season when he started in a 2–0 victory over Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on June 6, 2018. After three seasons with Sporting KC, Didić was released at the end of the 2018 season.^[10]

San Antonio FC

In December 2018, Didić signed with United Soccer League club San Antonio FC for the 2019 season.^[11] After starting the first two matches of the season on March 9 and 16, Didić was relegated to the bench for the following two games before being left out of the matchday 18 in April.^[12] On April 15, 2019, Didić and San Antonio agreed to mutually terminate his contract so that he could pursue other opportunities.^[13]

FC Edmonton

Right after his departure from San Antonio, Didić signed with his hometown club, Canadian Premier League side FC Edmonton.^[14] That season, he made nineteen league appearances and one appearance in the Canadian Championship.^[12] While out of contract during the off-season, Didić went on a preseason trial with Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC.^[15] On February 24, 2020, he concluded his trial with Vancouver and returned home.^[15] On March 2, 2020, Didić officially re-signed with Edmonton for the 2020 season.^[16]

Pacific FC

On February 9, 2022, Didić signed with CPL reigning champions Pacific FC on a free transfer.^[17] He left the club at the end of the 2023 season,^[18][19] having made a total amount of 63 appearances in all competitions for them.^[19]

Atlético Ottawa

On April 4, 2024, Atlético Ottawa announced the signing of the Canadian international, ahead of the 2024 Canadian Premier League season. Didić joined on a free transfer and signed a one-year contract with an option to extend for another season.^[20] On April 13, 2024, he made his debut in the season opener against York United FC.^[21]

International career

Didić represented the Canadian Interuniversity Sport team at the Universiade in South Korea in 2015.^[22]

In March 2017, Didić received his first Canadian youth national team call-up for an under-23 tournament in Qatar.^[2] In September of that year, he also received his first senior team call-up for a friendly against Jamaica, but did not appear in the match.^[2]

He was recalled to the national team in October 2019 for a CONCACAF Nations League match against the United States.^[23]

On January 10, 2020, he made his debut and scored his first goal against Barbados.^[24]

Personal life

When he was a toddler, Didić and his family emigrated to Canada in the wake of the Bosnian War, eventually settling in Edmonton, Alberta.^[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of November 3, 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Swope Park Rangers	2016	USL	28	1	4	0	–		–		32	1
	2017		21	1	4	1	–		–		25	2
	2018		25	1	2	0	–		–		27	1
	Total		74	3	10	1	0	0	0	0	84	4
Sporting Kansas City	2016	Major League Soccer	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
	2017		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2018		0	0	0	0	1	0	–		1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	4	0
San Antonio FC	2019	USL Championship	2	0	–		0	0	–		2	0
FC Edmonton	2019	Canadian Premier League	19	0	–		1	0	–		20	0
	2020		3	0	–		–		–		3	0
	2021		24	3	–		1	0	–		25	3
	Total		46	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	48	3
Pacific FC	2022	Canadian Premier League	26	2	2	0	1	2	4	0	33	4
	2023		24	4	3	0	3	0	–		30	4
	Total		50	6	5	0	4	0	4	0	63	8
Atlético Ottawa	2024	Canadian Premier League	27	4	2	0	3	0	–		32	4
Career total			199	16	17	1	10	2	7	0	233	19

International

As of January 16, 2020

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Canada	2020	2	1
Total		2	1

As of match played 10 January 2020^[2]

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Didić goal.

List of international goals scored by Amer Didić

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 January 2020	Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United States	1	Barbados	3–0	4–1	Friendly

Honours

Individual

• NAIA All-American: 2014, 2015
• HAAC Most Valuable Player: 2015
• NSCAA All-American: 2015
• USL All-League First Team: 2016

References

1. "Baker Alum Amer Didic Signs with Sporting KC". Baker University. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
2. "Amer Didic". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
3. "Amer Didić". Baker University Athletics. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
4. "Swope Park Rangers sign Amer Didic and Tyler Pasher". Sporting Kansas City. March 2, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
5. Kozvan, Sam (Aug 14, 2016). "Sporting KC adds Amer Didic and Tyler Pasher from Swope Park Rangers ahead of Champions League opener". Sporting Kansas City.
6. Bergabo, Patrik (October 18, 2016). "Amer Didic named to the 2016 USL All-League First Team". Sporting Kansas City.
7. Kozvan, Sam (May 31, 2017). "Sporting KC signs 22-year-old defender Amer Didic to an MLS contract from the Swope Park Rangers". Sporting Kansas City.
8. Kovzan, Sam (August 19, 2017). "Sporting KC defender Amer Didic named to Canada Men's National Team for first time ahead of Jamaica friendly". Sporting Kansas City.
9. Kozvan, Sam (November 27, 2017). "Sporting KC exercises options on 11 players ahead of 2018 MLS season". Sporting Kansas City.
10. "Sporting KC Announces Roster Moves For 2019". Sporting Kansas City. November 30, 2018.
11. "San Antonio FC signs defender Amer Didic". San Antonio FC. December 18, 2018. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
12. "Amer Didic". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
13. "San Antonio FC and Defender Amer Didic Mutually Agree to Part Ways". San Antonio FC. 15 April 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
14. "FC Edmonton Announces Signing of Amer Didic". April 15, 2019. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
15. "Amer Didic returning home after Whitecaps trial ends". Canadian Premier League. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
16. Khimji, Kassim (2 March 2020). "Canadian International Amer Didic Returns to FC Edmonton for 2020 Season". FC Edmonton. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
17. "Amer Didic joins Pacific FC for 2022!". Pacific FC. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
18. "Thank you Didic". Pacific FC. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
19. Jacques, John (January 18, 2024). "Key Pacific Defender Amer Didic Leaves The Isle". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
20. "Atlético Ottawa signs colossal Canadian defender Amer Didić". Atlético Ottawa. 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
21. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (April 13, 2024). "Recap: Atlético Ottawa 2-1 York United — CPL Match #1". Canadian Premier League.
22. "Baker's Amer Didic to Play for Canadian National Team". bakeru.edu. Baker University Athletics. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
23. Molinaro, John (October 1, 2019). "FC Edmonton's Amer Didic named to Canadian national team roster".
24. "Canadian men's soccer comfortably dispatches Barbados in friendly rematch". CBC. 10 January 2020.
25. "Sporting KC and Canadian National Team Defender Amer Didic Shares His Urban Picks". Urban Pitch. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

External links

• Amer Didić at the Canadian Soccer Association
• Amer Didić at Soccerway