# Dennis Hadžikadunić

Dennis Hadžikadunić (pronounced; born 9 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV, on loan from Rostov. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
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 and to Hamburger SV later that year.
A former Swedish youth international, Hadžikadunić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020, earning over 20 caps since.

## Club career
### Malmö FF

Hadžikadunić 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. On 26 October, he made his professional debut against Gefle at the age of 18. He won his first trophy with the club on 16 October 2017, when they were crowned league champions.
In January 2018, he was loaned to Trelleborgs FF until the end of the season.

### Rostov

In July, Hadžikadunić was transferred to Russian side Rostov. He made his official debut for the team against Dynamo Moscow on 10 November. On 8 July 2020, he scored his first professional goal against Ufa.
In March 2022, he was sent on a season-long loan to his former club Malmö FF.
In January 2023, he was sent on a six-month loan to Spanish outfit Mallorca.
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.

## International career

Despite representing Sweden at all youth levels, Hadžikadunić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.
In September 2020, his request to change sports citizenship from Swedish to Bosnian was approved by FIFA. 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 games against the Netherlands and Poland. He debuted against the Netherlands on 11 October.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 14 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Malmö FF | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Malmö FF | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Malmö FF | Total | 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 |
| Rostov | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 |
| Rostov | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Rostov | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Rostov | Total | Total | 60 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 3 |
| Malmö FF (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 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 |
| Hamburger SV (loan) | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 |
| Hamburger SV (loan) | Total | Total | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 48 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 153 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 181 | 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

    As of match played 9 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 28 | 0 |

## Honours

Malmö FF
* Allsvenskan: 2016, 2017
* Svenska Cupen: 2021–22