Amer Gojak (; born 13 February 1997) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Gojak started his professional career at Olimpic, before joining

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in 2015, who loaned him to

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in 2020. Two years later, he moved to

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. In 2024, he signed with Rijeka. A former youth international for

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, Gojak made his senior international debut in 2018, earning over 30

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until 2022.

Club career

Early career

Gojak started playing football at a local club, before joining the youth academy of his hometown team Željezničar in 2009. In January 2014, he switched to Olimpic. He made his professional debut against Velež on 1 March at the age of 17. On 15 March, he scored his first professional goal against

Rudar Prijedor Fudbalski klub Rudar Prijedor (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Pудаp Пpиjeдop) is a professional football club from the city of Prijedor that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Rudar plays in the Premier League of Bosnia ...

, which secured the victory for his squad.

Dinamo Zagreb

In May, Gojak was transferred to Croatian outfit

for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the team in a

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game against Istra 1961 on 3 March 2015. Three weeks later, he made his league debut against the same opponent. He won his first title with the club on 2 May, when they were crowned league champions. On 14 May 2016, he scored his first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in a triumph over Lokomotiva. Gojak debuted in the

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away at

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on 14 September. In March 2017, he extended his contract with the squad until June 2023. He scored four goals in a defeat of

Cibalia Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second-tier league. Their stadium ...

on 29 April. Gojak played his 100th match for the side against their biggest rivals

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on 26 May 2019. In October 2020, he was loaned to Italian outfit

until the end of the season. He made his 200th appearance for Dinamo Zagreb on 15 May 2022 against

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Ferencváros

In August, Gojak signed a three-year deal with Hungarian team

. He made his competitive debut for the squad on 4 September against

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. On 18 September, he scored his first goal for Ferencváros in a

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tie against

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. Seven months later, he scored a brace in a defeat of Újpest, which were his first league goals for the side. He won his first trophy with the club on 5 May 2023, when they secured league title.

Rijeka

In September 2024, Gojak moved to

on a contract until June 2026. On 14 September, he debuted officially for the team against Gorica. He won his first piece of silverware with the club on 25 May 2025, when they were proclaimed league winners.

International career

Gojak represented

at all youth levels. In March 2017, he received his first senior call up, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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and a friendly game against

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, but had to wait until 15 November 2018 to make his debut in a

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match against

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. On 5 September 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against

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, Gojak scored a brace, his first senior international goals.

Personal life

Gojak married his long-time girlfriend Irma in April 2022. Together they have two daughters named Uma and Dunja. He is a practising

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; together with a then teammate

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he visited a

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gojak goal.''

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb *

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 *

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 *

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Ferencváros *

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, 2023–24 Rijeka *Croatian Football League: 2024–25 *Croatian Cup: 2024–25

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