Amer Đidić

Amer Đidić (born December 28, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for FC Edmonton.

Amer Đidić
Personal information
Full name Amer Đidić
Date of birth (1994-12-28) December 28, 1994
Place of birth Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 FC Edmonton
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)
2016–2018 Swope Park Rangers 74 (3)
2016–2018 Sporting Kansas City 0 (0)
2019 San Antonio FC 2 (0)
2019– FC Edmonton 22 (0)
National team‡
2017 Canada U23 2 (0)
2020– Canada 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 6, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 15, 2020

Club career

Early career

Born in Zenica, Bosnia and raised in Edmonton, Canada, Đidić 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

Đidić 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 Đidić on a short-term loan, to play in the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League against Central FC. Đidić 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, Đidić was named to the 2016 USL All-League First Team.[6]

Sporting Kansas City

In May 2017, Đidić 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] Upon conclusion of the 2017 season, Sporting KC announced they would exercise Didic's option for the 2018 season.[8] Đidić 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, Đidić was released at the end of the 2018 season.[9]

San Antonio FC

In December 2018, Đidić signed with United Soccer League club San Antonio FC for the 2019 season.[10] After starting the first two matches of the season on March 9 and 16, Đidić was relegated to the bench for the following two games before being left out of the matchday 18 in April.[11] On April 15, 2019, Đidić and San Antonio agreed to mutually terminate his contract so that he could pursue other opportunities.[12]

FC Edmonton

Right after his departure from San Antonio, Đidić signed with his hometown club, Canadian Premier League side FC Edmonton.[13] That season, he made nineteen league appearances and one appearance in the Canadian Championship.[11] While out of contract during the off-season, Đidić went on a preseason trial with Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[14] On February 24, 2020, he concluded his trial with Vancouver and returned home.[14] On March 2, 2020, Đidić officially re-signed with Edmonton for the 2020 season.[15]

International career

Đidić represented the Canadian Interuniversity Sport team at the Universiade in South Korea in 2015.[16]

In March 2017, Đidić 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.[17]

On January 10, 2020, he made his debut and scored his first goal against Barbados.[18]

Personal life

When he was a toddler, Đidić and his family emigrated to Canada in the wake of the Bosnian War, eventually settling in Edmonton, Alberta.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played October 19, 2019[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swope Park Rangers 2016 USL 281400000321
2017 211410000252
2018 251200000271
Total 7431010000844
Sporting Kansas City 2016 MLS 0000003030
2017 0000000000
2018 0000100010
Total 0000103040
San Antonio FC 2019 USL 2000000020
FC Edmonton 2019 CanPL 190001000200
Career total 95310120301104

International
As of January 16, 2020
Canada national team
202021
Total21

International goals
As of match played 10 January 2020[2]
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 January 2020Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United States1 Barbados3–04–1Friendly

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Baker Alum Amer Didic Signs with Sporting KC". Baker University. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. "Amer Didic". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. "Amer Đidić". bakeru.edu. 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". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. March 2, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. Sam Kozvan (Aug 14, 2016). "Sporting KC adds Amer Didic and Tyler Pasher from Swope Park Rangers ahead of Champions League opener". Sporting KC.
  6. Patrik Bergabo (October 18, 2016). "Amer Didic named to the 2016 USL All-League First Team". Sporting Kansas City.
  7. Sam Kovzn (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. Sam Kozvan (November 27, 2017). "Sporting KC exercises options on 11 players ahead of 2018 MLS season". Sporting Kansas City.
  9. "Sporting KC Announces Roster Moves For 2019". Sporting KC FC. November 30, 2018.
  10. "San Antonio FC signs defender Amer Didic". San Antonio FC. December 18, 2018.
  11. "Amer Didic". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  12. "SAN ANTONIO FC AND DEFENDER AMER DIDIC MUTUALLY AGREE TO PART WAYS". San Antonio FC. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  13. "FC Edmonton Announces Signing of Amer Didic". April 15, 2019.
  14. "Amer Didic returning home after Whitecaps trial ends". Canadian Premier League. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  15. Kassim Khimji (2 March 2020). "Canadian International Amer Didic Returns to FC Edmonton for 2020 Season". FC Edmonton. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  16. "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.
  17. Molinaro, John (October 1, 2019). "FC Edmonton's Amer Didic named to Canadian national team roster".
  18. "Canadian men's soccer comfortably dispatches Barbados in friendly rematch". CBC. 10 January 2020.
  19. "Sporting KC and Canadian National Team Defender Amer Didic Shares His Urban Picks". Urban Pitch. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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