# Amar Dedić

Amar Dedić (pronounced; born 18 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille. Born in Austria, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Dedić started his professional career at Red Bull Salzburg, who assigned him to Liefering in 2019 and loaned him to Wolfsberger AC in 2021. In 2025, he signed with Marseille.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dedić made his senior international debut in 2022, earning 16 caps since.

## Club career
### Red Bull Salzburg

Dedić started playing football at a local club, before joining Sturm Graz's youth setup in 2012. In 2015, he moved to Red Bull Salzburg's youth academy. In August 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the team. He made his professional debut playing for Red Bull Salzburg's feeder squad, Liefering, against Amstetten on 26 July at the age of 16. On 19 June 2020, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Dornbirn.
In July, Dedić signed a new four-year deal with Red Bull Salzburg. He made his official debut for the club in an Austrian Cup game against Bregenz on 9 September.
In June 2021, he was sent on a season-long loan to Wolfsberger AC.
Dedić made his league debut for Red Bull Salzburg on 6 August 2022 against Hartberg. He debuted in the UEFA Champions League against Milan on 6 September. On 19 October, he scored his first goal for the side in an Austrian Cup match against Admira Wacker.
In January 2023, he extended his contract with the team until June 2027.
He won his first trophy with the club on 21 May, when they were crowned league champions and managed to score his first league goal in a defeat of Sturm Graz.

### Marseille

In February 2025, Dedić was transferred to French outfit Marseille for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut for the squad on 9 February against Angers.

## International career

Dedić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels. He also served as a captain of the under-17 team.
In March 2022, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Georgia and Luxembourg. He debuted against the latter on 29 March.
On 23 March 2023, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Iceland, Dedić scored his first senior international goal.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 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 |
| Liefering | 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 24 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 2 |
| Liefering | 2020–21 | 2. Liga | 26 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 0 |
| Liefering | Total | Total | 50 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 50 | 2 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Total | Total | 60 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 95 | 8 |
| Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 3 |
| Marseille | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 148 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 188 | 13 |
* ↑ Includes Austrian Cup
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2023 | 9 | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dedić goal.
List of international goals scored by Amar Dedić :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 23 March 2023 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | Iceland | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |

## Honours

Red Bull Salzburg
* Austrian Bundesliga: 2022–23