Amer Gojak

Amer Gojak (Bosnian pronunciation: [ǎmer ɡôjaːk]; born 13 February 1997) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Torino, on loan from Dinamo Zagreb, and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Amer Gojak

Gojak with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Amer Gojak
Date of birth	13 February 1997
Place of birth	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Torino (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
Number	10
Youth career
2005–2009	Novi Grad Sarajevo
2009–2014	Željezničar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Olimpic	19	(4)
2015–	Dinamo Zagreb	107	(10)
2020–	→ Torino (loan)	10	(1)
National team^‡
2013–2014	Bosnia and Herzegovina U17	6	(4)
2014–2015	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19	20	(8)
2014–2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	19	(4)
2018–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	18	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:31, 27 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

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 18 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.[2]

In January 2014, he moved to Olimpic.[3] He made his professional debut against Velež on 1 March at the age of 17.[4] On 15 March, he scored his first professional goal against Rudar Prijedor, which secured his team the victory.[5]

Dinamo Zagreb

On 12 May 2014, Gojak was transferred to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb for an undisclosed fee.[6] He made his official debut for the team in Croatian Cup game against Istra 1961 on 3 March 2015.[7] Three weeks later, he made his league debut against the same opponent.[8] Gojak won his first trophy with the club on 2 May 2015, when they were crowned league champions.[9] He scored his first goal for Dinamo Zagreb against Lokomotiva on 14 May 2016.[10]

On 15 September, Gojak debuted in UEFA Champions League against Lyon.[11]

In March 2017, he extended his contract until June 2022.[12] On 29 April, he scored four goals in home triumph over Cibalia.[13]

Gojak made his 100th appearance for Dinamo Zagreb against biggest rivals Hajduk Split on 26 May 2019.[14]

On 13 July, he scored the only goal in 2019 Croatian Super Cup match against Rijeka, ensuring the trophy for his club.[15]

Torino

In October 2020, Gojak was loaned to Italian side Torino until the end of season, with an obligatory buy clause after certain conditions are met.[16] He made his competitive debut for the club in Coppa Italia game against Lecce on 28 October.[17] A week later, he made his league debut in a victory over Genoa.[18]

International career

Gojak represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels.[19]

In March 2017, he received his first senior call-up, for games against Gibraltar and Albania,[20] but had to wait until 15 November 2018 to make his debut in 2018–19 UEFA Nations League game against Austria.[21]

On 5 September 2019, in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, Gojak scored a brace, his first senior international goals.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 January 2021[23]

Club	Season	League			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	1. HNL	1	0	1	0	–		–		2	0
	2015–16	1. HNL	5	1	2	0	0	0	–		7	1
	2016–17	1. HNL	22	4	6	0	3	0	–		31	4
	2017–18	1. HNL	22	1	4	0	4	0	–		30	1
	2018–19	1. HNL	25	2	2	0	16	2	–		43	4
	2019–20	1. HNL	27	2	1	0	11	2	1[lower-alpha 1]	1[lower-alpha 2]	40	5
	2020–21	1. HNL	5	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	9	2
	Total		107	10	17	1	37	5	1	1	162	17
Torino (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	10	1	2	0	–		–		12	1
Career total			136	15	22	1	37	5	1	1	196	22

1. Appearance in 2019 Croatian Super Cup
2. Goal in 2019 Croatian Super Cup

International

As of match played 18 November 2020[24]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2018	2	0
	2019	8	4
	2020	8	0
Total		18	4

International goals

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.[24]

Goal	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[23]

• 1. HNL: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
• Croatian Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
• Croatian Super Cup: 2019

References

1. "Amer Gojak". torinofc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
2. "Prisjetio se svojih fudbalskih početaka: Amer Gojak posjetio FK Novi Grad". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
3. "Talentovani Gojak novi igrač Olimpica". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 11 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
4. "Okić donio Veležu tri boda na Otoci". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
5. "Amer Gojak poveo Olimpic do pobjede". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 15 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
6. "Amer Gojak iz Olimpica u Dinamo". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 12 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
7. "Hodžić pogodio, Gojak debitovao, Dinamo lako do polufinala". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
8. "Hodžić i Gojak igrali u novom trijumfu Dinama". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
9. "Dinamo osigurao 10. uzastopni naslov, Hodžić strijelac". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
10. "Dinamo trijumfom zatvorio sezonu, Hodžić treći strijelac lige, prvi gol Gojaka". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 14 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
11. "Amer Gojak sa 19 godina debitovao u Ligi Prvaka". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
12. "Amer Gojak produžio ugovor sa Dinamom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
13. "Utakmica života Amera Gojaka: Postigao četiri gola za Dinamo!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
14. "Amer Gojak slavi jubilej, od Dinama dobio poklon". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
15. "Gojak fantastičnim golom donio Dinamu trofej Superkupa Hrvatske". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
16. "Dinamo prodao Gojaka italijanskom prvoligašu: Modrima šest miliona eura odštete". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
17. "Amer Gojak debitovao, Torino prošao dalje u kupu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
18. "Amer Gojak debitovao za Torino u Serie A". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
19. "Amer Gojak debitovao za seniorsku reprezentaciju BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
20. "Iznenađenje: Baždarević za utakmicu protiv Gibraltara pozvao i jednog debitanta". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 7 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
21. "Bod u Beču za plasman u Ligu A i nastavak niza bez poraza". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
22. "Zmajevi se raspucali u finišu utakmice i deklasirali Lihtenštajn u Zenici". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
23. "A. Gojak". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
24. "Amer Gojak". eu-football.info. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

External links

• Amer Gojak at National-Football-Teams.com
• Amer Gojak – UEFA competition record