Arijan Ademi (; born 29 May 1991) is a professional

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who plays for

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club

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. Ademi started his professional career at

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, debuting for the senior squad on 22 March 2008, aged just 16 years. On 16 June 2010, he was transferred to reigning Croatian champions

, becoming the team

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in 2017. Through twelve seasons at the club, Ademi became the most decorated player in club's history, having won 21 trophies. Born in

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parents, Ademi represented his country of birth at various youth levels. Despite even making three appearances for the senior team, on 9 October 2014, he debuted for the Macedonia national team in an official match. He was selected to represent North Macedonia at

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. In 2015, Ademi initially received a four-year suspension for doping, which was subsequently reduced to two years.

Club career

Šibenik

Ademi began his career at

where he was promoted to the first team on 15 September 2007. He made his first senior appearance for the club on 22 March 2008 in a match against

. He featured as a 63rd-minute substitute for

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in a match Šibenik lost 5–1. The following season Ademi made 28 appearances for the senior squad, 16 of which he started in the first eleven. The 2009–10 Prva HNL was the most successful for Ademi as he made 27 appearances in the first eleven and scored two goals. He scored his first league goal on 25 July 2009 in an away match against

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which Šibenik won 2–1. He was also the youngest player that captained any Prva HNL club that season.

Dinamo Zagreb

On 16 June 2010 he was transferred to Dinamo Zagreb for a fee of €400,000. He made his first appearance for his new club on 31 July 2010 in a league match against

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in a match Dinamo Zagreb lost 2–1. He also made his debut in European competitions on 4 August in the

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match against

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which finished with a draw 1–1. Upon arrival of the coach

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he established himself as a first team regular in the position of defensive midfielder, and appeared as a starter in their

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group matches, as Dinamo finished third with 7 points, behind

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and

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. By the end of the season he has won his first trophies with Dinamo,

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and

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. After losing his first team spot, in the second part of the 2011–12 season he was sent on loan to Lokomotiva, where he made only three appearances due to injury. He came back from loan at the beginning of the 2012–13 season, and was a part of the squad that qualified for the

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. In the CL group stage, Ademi made 5 appearances, as Dinamo finished bottom of their group with one point. On 7 October 2015, Dinamo Zagreb announced that Ademi failed a

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after their recent Champions League win over

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in September.

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subsequently suspended Ademi for a period of four years. On 27 March 2017, the suspension was reduced by two years as Ademi managed to prove that he hadn't taken doping intentionally, making him eligible for selection from October 2017. In November 2017, Ademi was named the club captain, after coach

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stripped

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of captaincy. In summer 2020, upon winning

, Ademi became the most decorated player in Dinamo's history, having won 17 trophies. On 3 December 2020, he broke Sammir's record for most appearances for Dinamo in European competitions, making his 77th appearance in the 2–0

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victory over

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Beijing Guoan

In March 2023, it was confirmed that Ademi would be leaving Dinamo after 13 years to join

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club

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. He played his final match for Dinamo on 19 March against

. Ademi scored his first goal for Guoan in his 7th game for the club against Nantong Zhiyun on 15 May 2023.

Return to Dinamo Zagreb

On 8 September 2023, Ademi rejoined Dinamo Zagreb.

International career

Croatia

Ademi made his first international appearance for Croatia playing for the under-19 football team. His debut international cap came in a friendly match against Slovenia under-19 selection in Bistra, on 12 August 2008. Croatia won the match 3–1 and Ademi played until 69th minute when he was substituted by

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. He made another appearance the next day when two selections faced each other in

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. The match finished with another win by Croatian under-19 team and Ademi played full 90 minutes in that match. He scored his first international goal on 17 September in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19 team in

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. The match finished with a 2–2 draw. His first official match for under-19 team came on 5 October 2008 when the team faced

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in their 2009 UEFA under-19 football championship. Estonia won the match 4–1 with Ademi playing the full match for Croatian side. He made another appearance against Kazakhstan on 7 October 2008 in a match Croatia won 4–0. After that, Ademi was capped four times in friendly matches for the under-18 team between 10 March and 2 April 2009. He also scored a goal against Bosnia and Herzegovina under-18 team on 31 March in a home match Croatia won 3–0. Ademi returned to under-19 team on 15 September 2009 featuring in the friendly match against Slovenia. After that, he made four more official appearances for the under-19 team in their 2010 UEFA under-19 football championship qualifying campaign. On 22 January 2013

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head coach

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called up Ademi for a friendly match against

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in London on 6 February 2013. Earlier, in February 2013, Ademi had complained to the Albanian media that

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never extended him an invitation.

North Macedonia

After Ademi was not picked for the

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in Brazil by coach

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, he decided to play for

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. Kovač later changed his mind and tried to call him up after the tournament but Ademi refused as he had already given his word to the

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and didn't want to break the '' besa''. On 9 October 2014 he made his official debut in a

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match against

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. On 8 October and 12 November 2020, Ademi took part in North Macedonia's 2–1 and 1–0 victories over

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and

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in the

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, despite being injured both times, helping North Macedonia reach their first major tournament in history. On 31 March 2021, in the

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qualifier against

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, Ademi provided

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with an assist for the winning goal in the 2–1 victory. It was Germany's first defeat in the

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since 1 September 2001 and the third ever. On 8 March 2024, national team coach

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confirmed that Ademi retired from national team.

Personal life

Ademi was born in

to a

family who hail from Pirok. His great-grandfather moved from Pirok to Šibenik after

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, where his grandfather Afet opened a pastry shop that is still working. He is a cousin of Macedonian professional football player

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. In April 2020, Ademi's girlfriend Andrea Janković, daughter of

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, gave birth in

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to their first child, a baby boy they named Adrian. In September 2022, Ademi and Janković had their second son.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ademi goal.''

Honours

Club

Šibenik *

runner-up: 2009–10 Dinamo Zagreb *

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, 2011–12,

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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20,

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, 2021–22,

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*Croatian Cup :

, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18,

* Croatian Super Cup:

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Individual

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Team of the Tournament:

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Team of the Year:

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*'' Tportal'' Croatian First League Player of the Year: 2020 *

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Team of the Season
2020-21
*

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Player of the Half-Season
2021-22
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10th greatest Croatian Footballer in last 50 years

References

External links

* *
Profile at Macedonian Football
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