Damir Sadiković

Damir Sadiković

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-04-07) 7 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Cologne, Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Napredak Kruševac
Number	44
Youth career
0000–2012	Radnik Hadžići
2012–2013	Željezničar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Željezničar	64	(6)
2016–2017	→ Krško (loan)	18	(0)
2018–2019	Mladost Doboj Kakanj	23	(0)
2019–2020	Željezničar	38	(3)
2020–2022	Cracovia	31	(0)
2022	→ Cracovia II	1	(0)
2022–2023	Kolubara	34	(2)
2023–	Napredak Kruševac	4	(1)
International career
2013	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19	6	(0)
2015–2016	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	6	(0)
2021	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024

Damir Sadiković (born 7 April 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Napredak Kruševac. Born in Germany, he represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

Early career

Sadiković began his football career at Radnik Hadžići, before leaving for Željezničar in August 2012 where he joined the youth team.

Željezničar

While Sadiković was still a part of the Željezničar youth team, he was called up to the first team in January 2013. That year in May, he won the 2012–13 Bosnian Premier League. He made 64 league appearances and scored 6 goals during his period playing for Željezničar.

While at Željezničar, Sadiković was loaned out to Krško for the 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga season.^[1] After his loan ended, he left Željezničar.

Mladost Doboj Kakanj

On 25 September 2017, Sadiković signed a one-year deal contract with the possibility of an extension for one more year with Mladost Doboj Kakanj.^[2] He left Mladost on 14 February 2019 to join Željezničar.^[3]

Return to Željezničar

On 15 February 2019, Sadiković returned to Željezničar and signed a one-and-a-half-year contract, with a possibility of an extension for one more year.^[4]

Sadiković made his first appearance since returning to the club on 24 February, in a 1–0 loss to Radnik Bijeljina, coming in as an 82nd-minute substitute for Haris Hajdarević.^[5] He scored his first goal in his second spell with the club on 20 April 2019 in a 3–0 home win against Krupa.^[6]

On 10 August 2019, Sadiković made his 100th appearance for Željezničar in a 2–0 away league win against Čelik Zenica.^[7]

Cracovia

On 5 October 2020, Sadiković signed a three-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Cracovia for a €200.000 transfer fee.^[8] He made his debut for Cracovia in the 2020 Polish Super Cup triumph against Legia Warsaw on 9 October 2020.^[9] On 14 July 2022, after not making an appearance since November 2021, Sadiković left the club by mutual consent.^[10]

Kolubara

On 25 July 2022, Sadiković joined Serbian side Kolubara on a two-year deal.^[11] He debuted in a league win against Mladost Lučani on 31 July.^[12]

Napredak Kruševac

In September 2023, Sadiković left Kolubara to join Serbian SuperLiga club Napredak Kruševac.^[13]

International career

Sadiković has represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at under-19 and under-21 levels. He made six appearances for both selections respectively between 2013 and 2016. He made his debut for the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in a friendly 0–0 draw against Montenegro on 2 June 2021.^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 April 2024.^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Željezničar	2012–13	Bosnian Premier League	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2013–14	Bosnian Premier League	19	2	4	0	1	0	—		24	2
	2014–15	Bosnian Premier League	27	3	1	0	4	1	—		32	4
	2015–16	Bosnian Premier League	16	1	4	0	6	1	—		26	2
	Total		64	6	9	0	11	2	—		84	8
Krško (loan)	2016–17	Slovenian PrvaLiga	18	0	4	0	—		—		22	0
Mladost Doboj Kakanj	2017–18	Bosnian Premier League	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2018–19	Bosnian Premier League	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		23	0	0	0	—		—		23	0
Željezničar	2018–19	Bosnian Premier League	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
	2019–20	Bosnian Premier League	20	2	2	1	—		—		22	3
	2020–21	Bosnian Premier League	6	0	1	0	1	0	—		8	0
	Total		38	3	3	1	1	0	—		42	4
Cracovia	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	20	0	4	0	—		1[a]	0	25	0
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	Total		31	0	5	0	—		1	0	37	0
Cracovia II	2021–22	III liga	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Kolubara	2022–23	Serbian SuperLiga	29	2	2	0	—		—		31	2
	2023–24	Serbian First League	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	Total		34	2	2	0	—		—		36	2
Napredak Kruševac	2023–24	Serbian SuperLiga	4	1	0	0	—		—		4	1
Career total			213	12	23	1	12	2	1	0	249	15

1. Appearance in 2020 Polish Super Cup

Honours

Željezničar^[15]

• Bosnian Premier League: 2012–13

Cracovia^[15]

• Polish Super Cup: 2020

References

1. Potvrđeno: Sadiković novi član NK Krško at sportsport.ba, 26 July 2016
2. R. Pašić (25 September 2017). "Bivši veznjak Željezničara potpisao za Mladost" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
3. M.Šljivak (14 February 2019). "Damir Sadiković postigao dogovor sa Mušijom i Osimom" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
4. "(ZVANIČNO) Veznjak potpisao ugovor sa Željezničarom: Radujem se saradnji sa Osimom" (in Bosnian). sport1.ba. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
5. E. B. (24 February 2019). "Željezničar upisao šesti vezani poraz, Kjosevski poklonio pobjedu Radniku" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
6. M.Šljivak (20 April 2019). "FK Željezničar razbio FK Krupa na Grbavici!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
7. K.H. (10 August 2019). "Damir Sadiković odigrao 100. meč u dresu Željezničara" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
8. D.B. (5 October 2020). "Zvanično: Damir Sadiković je novi igrač Cracovije" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
9. "Sadiković oduševio Poljake: Tek je potpisao za Cracoviju, a večeras je odveo do prvog trofeja u sezoni sjajnom partijom" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
10. "Damir Sadiković odchodzi z Cracovii" (in Polish). Cracovia. 14 July 2022.
11. "Damir Sadiković novo pojačanje Kolubare". fkkolubara.rs (in Serbian). 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
12. "Čuka ređa pobede, prvi trijumf Kolubare u sezoni". direktno.rs (in Serbian). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
13. E. Čaušević (15 September 2023). "Damir Sadiković potpisao za novi klub!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
14. "Match Report of Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Montenegro - 2021-06-02 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
15. Damir Sadiković at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

External links

• Damir Sadiković at Sofascore