Dennis Hadžikadunić (pronounced [dêːnis xǎdʒikadunitɕ]; born 9 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Sampdoria, on loan from Rostov. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
 Hadžikadunić with Rostov in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sampdoria (on loan from Rostov) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | BK Olympic | ||
| 2012–2016 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Malmö FF | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Trelleborgs FF (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018– | Rostov | 60 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Malmö FF (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Mallorca (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 49 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Sweden U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Sweden U19 | 15 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Sweden U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Hadžikadunić started his professional career at Malmö FF, who sent him on loan to Trelleborgs FF in 2018. Later that year, he joined Rostov, who loaned him back to Malmö FF in 2022, to Mallorca in 2023, to Hamburger SV later that year and to Sampdoria in 2025.
A former Swedish youth international, Hadžikadunić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020, earning over 30 caps since.
Club career
editMalmö FF
editHadžikadunić started playing football at a local club BK Olympic, before joining the youth academy of his hometown team Malmö FF in 2012. In September 2016, he signed his first professional contract with the squad.[2] On 26 October, he made his professional debut against Gefle at the age of 18.[3] He won his first trophy with the club on 16 October 2017, when they were crowned league champions.[4]
In January 2018, he was loaned to Trelleborgs FF until the end of the season.[5]
Rostov
editIn July, Hadžikadunić was transferred to Russian side Rostov.[6] He made his official debut for the squad against Dynamo Moscow on 10 November.[7] On 8 July 2020, he scored his first professional goal against Ufa.[8]
In March 2022, he was loaned to his former club Malmö FF until the end of the season.[9]
In January 2023, he was sent on a six-month loan to Spanish outfit Mallorca.[10]
In July, he was loaned to German side Hamburger SV for the remainder of the campaign. In July 2024, his loan was extended for an additional season.[11]
In September 2025, he was sent on a season-long loan to Italian team Sampdoria.[12]
International career
editDespite representing Sweden at all youth levels, Hadžikadunić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[13]
In September 2020, his request to change sports citizenship from Swedish to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[14] Later that month, he received his first senior call up, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs against Northern Ireland and 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A games against the Netherlands and Poland.[15] He debuted against the Netherlands on 11 October.[16]
In June 2026, Hadžikadunić was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 8 May 2026[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Malmö FF | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Trelleborgs FF (loan) | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Rostov | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 12 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 3 | ||
| Malmö FF (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12[c] | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Mallorca (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hamburger SV (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 52 | 2 | |||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie B | 28 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 185 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 213 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Russian Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League; nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 6 June 2026[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 0 | |
Honours
editMalmö FF[18]
References
edit- ↑ "Dennis Hadžikadunić". sampdoria.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ↑ "Da li je ovo nasljednik Emira Spahića?". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ↑ "Malmö u pretposljednjem kolu poražen od Geflea". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 26 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "Malmö je prvak Švedske: Golčina za kraj i ludilo na terenu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Said Hadžikadunić: Ponosan sam na Dennisovu odluku da igra za BiH, komunikacija sa savezom je bila dobra". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ↑ "Bosanac potpisao za ruskog premijerligaša". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ↑ "Šunjić se vratio u sastav, Dynamu bod u Rostovu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ↑ "Mladi Hadžikadunić zabio je gol za Rostov, pred plasmanom su u Europa Ligu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "Dennis Hadžikadunić napustio Rusiju i vratio se kući". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ↑ "Dennis Hadžikadunić je novi igrač Mallorce". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ↑ "Dennis Hadžikadunić će i naredne sezone igrati u Njemačkoj". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ "Hadžikadunić ima novi klub, preselio u Italiju". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "Štoper ruskog Rostova Dennis Hadžikadunić igrat će za Bosnu i Hercegovinu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ "Hadžikadunić stekao pravo nastupa za BiH". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 16 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ↑ "Bajević objavio spisak, pozvao je četiri nova igrača". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ "Zmajevi remizirali protiv moćne Nizozemske". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 11 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ "Barbarez poslao konačan spisak FIFA-i: Jedno ime otputovalo u Ameriku, ali nije na listi". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Dennis Hadžikadunić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Dennis Hadžikadunić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
External links
edit
- Dennis Hadžikadunić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dennis Hadžikadunić – UEFA competition record (archive)
