Dennis Hadžikadunić

Dennis Hadžikadunić
Hadžikadunić with Rostov in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Hajduk Split
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2012 BK Olympic
2012–2016 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Malmö FF 5 (0)
2018 → Trelleborgs FF (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2026 Rostov 60 (2)
2022 → Malmö FF (loan) 25 (1)
2023 → Mallorca (loan) 8 (0)
2023–2025 → Hamburger SV (loan) 49 (2)
2025–2026 → Sampdoria (loan) 28 (0)
2026– Hajduk Split 0 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Sweden U17 15 (0)
2015–2017 Sweden U19 15 (1)
2018–2019 Sweden U21 7 (0)
2020– Bosnia and Herzegovina 33 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 June 2026

Dennis Hadžikadunić (pronounced [dêːnis xǎdʒikadunitɕ]; born 9 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Croatian Football League club Hajduk Split. 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, to Hamburger SV later that year and to Sampdoria in 2025. The following year, he moved to Hajduk Split.

A former Swedish youth international, Hadžikadunić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020, earning over 30 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.[1] On 26 October, he made his professional debut against Gefle at the age of 18.[2] He won his first trophy with the club on 16 October 2017, when they were crowned league champions.[3]

In January 2018, he was loaned to Trelleborgs FF until the end of the season.[4]

Rostov

In July, Hadžikadunić was transferred to Russian side Rostov.[5] He made his official debut for the squad against Dynamo Moscow on 10 November.[6] On 8 July 2020, he scored his first professional goal against Ufa.[7]

In March 2022, he was loaned to his former club Malmö FF until the end of the season.[8]

In January 2023, he was sent on a six-month loan to Spanish outfit Mallorca.[9]

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.[10]

In September 2025, he was sent on a season-long loan to Italian team Sampdoria.[11]

Hajduk Split

In August 2026, Hadžikadunić signed a two-year deal with Croatian club Hajduk Split.[12]

International career

Despite representing Sweden at all youth levels, Hadžikadunić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[13]

In September 2020, his request to change sports citizenship from Swedish to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[14] 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 A games against the Netherlands and Poland.[15] He debuted against the Netherlands on 11 October.[16]

In June 2026, Hadžikadunić was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[17] He made his tournament debut in the last group match against Qatar on 24 June.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 May 2026[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malmö FF 2016 Allsvenskan 1000–10
2017 Allsvenskan 40000040
Total 50000050
Trelleborgs FF (loan) 2018 Allsvenskan 10020–120
Rostov 2018–19 Russian Premier League 8041–121
2019–20 Russian Premier League 17120–191
2020–21 Russian Premier League 251101[b]0271
2021–22 Russian Premier League 10010–110
Total 6028110693
Malmö FF (loan) 2022 Allsvenskan 2512012[c]0391
Mallorca (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 80––80
Hamburger SV (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 24130–271
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 25100–251
Total 49230–522
Sampdoria (loan) 2025–26 Serie B 280––280
Hajduk Split 2026–27 Croatian Football League 00000000
Career total 18551511302136
  1. ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Russian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League; nine appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 24 June 2026[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202040
2021100
202250
202360
202430
202520
202630
Total330

Honours

Malmö FF[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Da li je ovo nasljednik Emira Spahića?". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Malmö u pretposljednjem kolu poražen od Geflea". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 26 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Malmö je prvak Švedske: Golčina za kraj i ludilo na terenu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Said Hadžikadunić: Ponosan sam na Dennisovu odluku da igra za BiH, komunikacija sa savezom je bila dobra". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Bosanac potpisao za ruskog premijerligaša". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Šunjić se vratio u sastav, Dynamu bod u Rostovu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Mladi Hadžikadunić zabio je gol za Rostov, pred plasmanom su u Europa Ligu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Dennis Hadžikadunić napustio Rusiju i vratio se kući". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Dennis Hadžikadunić je novi igrač Mallorce". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Dennis Hadžikadunić će i naredne sezone igrati u Njemačkoj". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Hadžikadunić ima novi klub, preselio u Italiju". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Hadžikadunić potpisao s Hajdukom do ljeta 2028". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 17 August 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Štoper ruskog Rostova Dennis Hadžikadunić igrat će za Bosnu i Hercegovinu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Hadžikadunić stekao pravo nastupa za BiH". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 16 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "Bajević objavio spisak, pozvao je četiri nova igrača". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Zmajevi remizirali protiv moćne Nizozemske". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Barbarez poslao konačan spisak FIFA-i: Jedno ime otputovalo u Ameriku, ali nije na listi". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Zmajevi savladali Katar i jednom nogom zakoračili ka historijskom plasmanu u nokaut fazu Mundijala". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 24 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  19. 1 2 "Dennis Hadžikadunić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Dennis Hadžikadunić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
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