Anel Hadžić

Anel Hadžić (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎnel xǎdʒiːtɕ]; born 16 August 1989) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and currently plays for 2. Liga club Wacker.

Anel Hadžić

Hadžić lining up for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Anel Hadžić[1]
Date of birth	16 August 1989
Place of birth	Velika Kladuša, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1997–1999	FC Andorf
1999–2007	Ried
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Wels	5	(2)
2007–2013	Ried	161	(18)
2013–2016	Sturm Graz	76	(5)
2016	Eskişehirspor	15	(2)
2016–2020	Fehérvár	85	(11)
2021-	Wacker	0	(0)
National team^‡
2008	Austria U20	1	(1)
2009–2010	Austria U21	2	(0)
2014–2017	Bosnia and Herzegovina	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2017

Hadžić started his professional career at Wels, before joining Ried in 2007. Six years later, he moved to Sturm Graz. In 2016, he was transferred to Eskişehirspor. Later that year, he signed with Fehérvár.

A former Austrian youth international, Hadžić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2014, earning 14 caps until 2017. He represented the nation at their first major tournament, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Hadžić came through Ried's youth academy, which he joined from a local club. He made his professional debut playing for Wels in 2007.[3]

In July 2007, Hadžić returned to Ried.[4] On 25 October 2009, Hadžić scored his first professional goal against Red Bull Salzburg.[5]

In May 2013, Hadžić signed a two-year deal with Sturm Graz.[6]

In January 2016, he was transferred to Turkish club Eskişehirspor for a fee of around €300,000.[7]

Fehérvár

On 29 August 2016, Hadžić signed a two-year contract with Hungarian side Fehérvár.[8] On his competitive debut for the team, he managed to score a goal in a cup game away at Pécsi.[9] He made his league debut on 24 September and provided an assist for the winning goal against Honvéd.[10] A month later, he scored his first league goal for Fehérvár against Paksi.[11]

Hadžić won his first title with the club on 27 May 2018, when they were crowned league champions.[12]

In June 2018, Hadžić extended his contract until June 2020.[13]

Hadžić was sent off in his 100th game for the club against Ferencváros on 20 April 2019.[14]

In April 2020, he and Fehérvár agreed to rescind his contract.[15]

International career

Hadžić playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015

Despite representing Austria on various youth levels, Hadžić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina on senior level.[16]

In September 2013, his application to change sport citizenship from Austrian to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[17] Subsequently, in February 2014 he received his first senior call-up, for friendly game against Egypt,[18] and debuted in that game on 5 March.[19]

Later that year Hadžić was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup, country's first major competition.[20] He made his competition debut in last group match against Iran on 25 June.[21]

Personal life

Hadžić has a younger brother, Elvir, who is also a footballer.[22]

He married his long-time girlfriend Alma in June 2019.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 November 2019[24]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wels	2007–08	Austrian Regionalliga Central	5	2	–		–		5	2
Ried	2007–08	Austrian Bundesliga	14	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
	2008–09	Austrian Bundesliga	20	0	3	0	–		23	0
	2009–10	Austrian Bundesliga	31	1	4	0	–		35	1
	2010–11	Austrian Bundesliga	33	4	5	2	–		38	6
	2011–12	Austrian Bundesliga	33	7	5	1	4	1	42	9
	2012–13	Austrian Bundesliga	30	6	4	1	4	2	38	9
	Total		161	18	22	4	8	3	191	25
Sturm Graz	2013–14	Austrian Bundesliga	29	2	5	2	2	0	36	4
	2014–15	Austrian Bundesliga	32	1	2	0	–		34	1
	2015–16	Austrian Bundesliga	15	2	1	0	1	0	17	2
	Total		76	5	8	2	3	0	87	7
Eskişehirspor	2015–16	Süper Lig	15	2	1	0	–		16	2
Fehérvár	2016–17	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	20	4	2	1	–		22	5
	2017–18	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	28	5	1	0	7	0	36	5
	2018–19	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	27	2	7	2	13	1	47	5
	2019–20	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	10	0	0	0	3	0	13	0
	Total		85	11	10	3	23	1	118	15
Career total			342	38	41	9	34	4	417	51

International

As of match played 3 September 2017[25]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2014	6	0
	2015	4	0
	2016	3	0
	2017	1	0
Total		14	0

Honours

Ried[24]

• Austrian Cup: 2010–11

Fehérvár[24]

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2017–18
• Magyar Kupa: 2018–19

References

1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
2. "Anel Hadzic". molfehervarfc.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
3. "Predstavljamo Zmajeve: Anel Hadžić, novajlija u reprezentaciji BiH". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 3 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
4. "Bei der Heimkehr von Anel Hadzic spielte die SV Ried Sturm Graz aus". tips.at (in German). 26 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
5. "Naši ulazili sa klupe, Hadžić strijelac". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 October 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
6. "Anel Hadžić potpisao za Sturm". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
7. "Službeno: Anel Hadžić potpisao za Eskişehirspor". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
8. "Zvanično: Anel Hadžić potpisao za Videoton". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
9. "Hadžić se majstorijom predstavio u Videotonu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
10. "Maestralna asistencija Anela Hadžića u meču protiv Honvéda". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
11. "Hadžić strijelac u ubjedljivoj pobjedi Videotona". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
12. "Zmaj zaplakao: Braća iz BiH osvojila titulu prvaka Mađarske". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 27 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
13. "Anel Hadžić produžio ugovor sa Videotonom". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 30 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
14. "Zbog Hadžića ceh u derbiju mađarskog prvenstva platio Hodžić". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
15. "Anel Hadžić raskinuo ugovor s Fehérvárom". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 26 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
16. "Anel Hadžić: San mi je da igram za BiH". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 14 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
17. "Anel Hadžić stekao pravo nastupa za BiH". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 20 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
18. "Sušić objavio spisak za Egipat: U Innsbrucku bez Misimovića, Ibričića, Zahirovića..." klix.ba (in Bosnian). 16 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
19. "Zmajevi u Innsbrucku poput pilića". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
20. "Sušić objavio konačan spisak za Brazil". aljazeera.net (in Bosnian). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
21. "Povijesni bodovi na Mundijalu: Pobjeda nad Iranom za kraj". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
22. "Elvir Hadžić: Zaigravši sa bratom ispunio mi se san". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
23. "Edin Džeko jučer bio kum bivšem saigraču iz reprezentacije". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
24. "A. Hadžić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
25. "Anel Hadžić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

External links

• Anel Hadžić at National-Football-Teams.com
• Anel Hadžić – FIFA competition record
• Anel Hadžić – UEFA competition record