Amer Gojak

Amer Gojak (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎmer ɡôjaːk]; born 13 February 1997) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Rijeka and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Amer Gojak

Gojak with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rijeka
Number	14
Youth career
2005–2009	Novi Grad Sarajevo
2009–2014	Željezničar
2016	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Olimpik	19	(4)
2015–2017	Dinamo Zagreb II	37	(5)
2015–2022	Dinamo Zagreb	133	(12)
2020–2021	→ Torino (loan)	15	(1)
2022–2024	Ferencváros	25	(2)
2024–	Rijeka	17	(0)
International career‡
2012–2014	Bosnia and Herzegovina U17	19	(9)
2014–2015	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19	20	(8)
2014–2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	19	(4)
2018–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	35	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 May 2023

Gojak started his professional career at Olimpic, before joining Dinamo Zagreb in 2015. In 2020, he was loaned to Torino.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gojak made his senior international debut in 2018, earning over 30 caps since.

Club career

Early career

Gojak started playing football at a local club, before joining youth academy of his hometown club Željezničar in 2009. In January 2014, he moved to Olimpic.^[2] He made his professional debut against Velež on 1 March at the age of 17.^[3] On 15 March, he scored his first professional goal against Rudar Prijedor, which secured the victory for his team.^[4]

Dinamo Zagreb

In May, Gojak was transferred to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb for an undisclosed fee.^[5] He made his official debut for the team in Croatian Cup game against Istra 1961 on 3 March 2015.^[6] Three weeks later, he made his league debut against the same opponent.^[7] He won his first trophy with the club on 2 May, when they were crowned league champions.^[8] On 14 May 2016, he scored his first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in a triumph over Lokomotiva.^[9]

Gojak debuted in UEFA Champions League away at Lyon on 14 September.^[10]

In March 2017, he extended his contract until June 2022.^[11]

He scored four goals in a defeat of Cibalia on 29 April.^[12]

Gojak played his 100th game for Dinamo Zagreb against biggest rivals Hajduk Split on 26 May 2019.^[13]

On 13 July, he scored the only goal in 2019 Croatian Super Cup match against Rijeka, ensuring the title for his side.^[14]

In October 2020, he was loaned to Italian outfit Torino until the end of season.^[15]

He made his 200th appearance for Dinamo Zagreb on 15 May 2022 against Šibenik.^[16]

Ferencváros

On 31 August 2022, he was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club, Ferencváros.^[17]

On 1 May 2023, he scored a double against Újpest in the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest.^[18]

On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.^[19]

On 20 April 2024, the Ferencváros–Kisvárda tie ended with a goalless draw at the Groupama Aréna on the 29th match day of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.^[20][21]

Rijeka

On 5 September 2024, Gojak was signed by Croatian Football League club Rijeka on a two-year deal.^[22]

International career

Gojak represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.^[23]

In March 2017, he received his first senior call-up, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar and a friendly game against Albania,^[24] but had to wait until 15 November 2018 to make his debut in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League game against Austria.^[25]

On 5 September 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, Gojak scored a brace, his first senior international goals.^[26]

Personal life

Gojak married his long-time girlfriend Irma in April 2022.^[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 September 2022^[28]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Olimpic	2013–14	Bosnian Premier League	8	2	1	0	–		–		9	2
	2014–15	Bosnian Premier League	11	2	2	0	–		–		13	2
	Total		19	4	3	0	–		–		22	4
Dinamo Zagreb	2014–15	Croatian First League	1	0	1	0	–		–		2	0
	2015–16	Croatian First League	5	1	2	0	0	0	–		7	1
	2016–17	Croatian First League	22	4	6	0	3[a]	0	–		31	4
	2017–18	Croatian First League	22	1	4	0	4[b]	0	–		30	1
	2018–19	Croatian First League	25	2	2	0	16[c]	2[d]	–		43	4
	2019–20	Croatian First League	27	2	1	0	11[e]	2[f]	1[g]	1[h]	40	5
	2020–21	Croatian First League	5	0	1	1	3[i]	1[j]	–		9	2
	2021–22	Croatian First League	24	1	3	1	12[k]	0	–		39	2
	2022–23	Croatian First League	2	1	0	0	4[l]	0	–		6	1
	Total		133	12	20	2	53	5	1	1	207	20
Torino (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	15	1	2	0	–		–		17	1
Career total			167	17	25	2	53	5	1	1	246	25

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
3. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. goals in UEFA Europa League
5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, five appearances in UEFA Champions League
6. goals in UEFA Champions League qualifying
7. appearance in Croatian Super Cup
8. goal in Croatian Super Cup
9. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, appearance in UEFA Europa League qualifying
10. goal in UEFA Champions League qualifying
11. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
12. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying

International

As of match played 26 September 2022^[29]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2018	2	0
	2019	8	4
	2020	8	0
	2021	9	0
	2022	8	0
Total		35	4

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gojak goal.^[29]

List of international goals scored by Amer Gojak

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 September 2019	Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	Liechtenstein	1–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2					5–0
3	8 September 2019	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	8	Armenia	2–2	2–4	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
4	15 October 2019	Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece	10	Greece	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb^[28]

• Croatian First League: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
• Croatian Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
• Croatian Super Cup: 2019, 2022

References

1. "Amer Gojak". gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
2. "Talentirani Gojak novi igrač Olimpica". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
3. "Okić donio Veležu tri boda na Otoci". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
4. "Mladi Gojak slomio otpor Prijedorčana na Otoci". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
5. "Amer Gojak iz Olimpica u Dinamo". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 12 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
6. "Hodžić pogodio, Gojak debitovao, Dinamo lako do polufinala". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
7. "Hodžić i Gojak igrali u novom trijumfu Dinama". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
8. "Dinamo osigurao 10. uzastopni naslov, Hodžić strijelac". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
9. "Dinamo trijumfom zatvorio sezonu, Hodžić treći strijelac lige, prvi gol Gojaka". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
10. "Amer Gojak sa 19 godina debitovao u Ligi šampiona". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
11. "Amer Gojak potpisao novi ugovor sa Dinamo Zagrebom". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
12. "Utakmica života Amera Gojaka: Zabio četiri gola za Dinamo!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
13. "Amer Gojak slavi jubilej, od Dinama dobio poklon". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
14. "Gojak fantastičnim golom donio Dinamu trofej Superkupa Hrvatske". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
15. "Zvanično: Reprezentativac BiH Amer Gojak novi nogometaš Torina". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
16. "Ivanušec i Šutalo najtraženiji su Dinamovi igrači, a ne bih se iznenadio da Livaja ljetos napusti Split". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
17. T, N. "FTC: bosnyák válogatott középpályás érkezett – hivatalos – NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
18. "Ujpest vs. Ferencvaros – 1 May 2023 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
19. nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét – NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
20. "Klubrekord! Sorozatban hatodszor bajnok a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
21. "Ferencváros crowned Hungarian champions for sixth year in a row". 20 April 2024.
22. "Amer Gojak: Nadam se da ću i s Rijekom osvajati trofeje". www.nk-rijeka.hr (in Croatian). 5 September 2024.
23. "Amer Gojak: Nadam se da ću dobrim igrama opravdati povjerenje Prosinečkog". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 12 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
24. "Baždarević objavio spisak za duele s Gibraltarom i Albanijom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
25. "Bod u Beču za plasman u Ligu A i nastavak niza bez poraza". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
26. "Zmajevi se raspucali u finišu utakmice i deklasirali Lihtenštajn u Zenici". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
27. "Oženio se bh. reprezentativac Amer Gojak". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 17 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
28. "A. Gojak". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
29. "Amer Gojak". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

External links

• Amer Gojak at National-Football-Teams.com
• Amer Gojak – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Amer Gojak at the Croatian Football Federation Semafor site