Armin Hodžić (; born 17 November 1994) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Líšeň. Hodžić started his professional career at Željezničar, before joining

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in 2014. Four years later, he was transferred to Fehérvár, who loaned him to Kasımpaşa in 2020. In 2023, he went back to Željezničar. Later that year, Hodžić moved to Shkupi. The following year, he signed with Žalgiris. In 2025, he joined Líšeň. A former youth international for

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, Hodžić made his senior international debut in 2016, earning 14

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until 2020.

Club career

Early career

Hodžić started playing football at his hometown club Željezničar, before joining the youth academy of English team

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in May 2011. In the summer of 2012, he was sent on a season-long loan to his former squad Željezničar. He made his professional debut against Slavija on 23 October at the age of 17. On 7 April 2013, he scored his first professional goal against the same opponent. In July, his loan was extended for an additional season. He scored his first career

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against Leotar on 25 September.

Dinamo Zagreb

In May 2014, Hodžić signed a five-year deal with Croatian side

. He made his official debut for the team in a

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game against Istra 1961 on 12 February 2015. Two weeks later, he made his league debut against

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. On 3 March, he scored his first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in a triumph over Istra 1961. He won his first trophy with the club on 2 May, when they were crowned league champions. On 25 July, he scored his first hat-trick for the squad in a defeat of

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. Hodžić debuted in the

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against

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on 20 October. Two weeks later, he scored his first goal in the competition against the same opposition. In February 2017, he prolonged his contract with Dinamo Zagreb until June 2022. He played his 100th match for the team against

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on 4 March 2018.

Fehérvár

In August, Hodžić was transferred to Hungarian outfit Fehérvár for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut for the side in a

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tie against

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on 20 September. A week later, he made his league debut against

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. On 31 October, he scored his first goal for Fehérvár in a

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fixture against

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. Three days later, Hodžić scored his first league goal in a victory over

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. He won his first title with the club on 25 May 2019, by beating Honvéd in the

final. In October 2020, he was loaned to Turkish team Kasımpaşa until the end of the season.

Later stage of career

In February 2023, Hodžić returned to Željezničar. In August, he moved to Macedonian side Shkupi. In March 2024, he joined Lithuanian outfit Žalgiris. In January 2025, he signed with Czech club Líšeň.

International career

Hodžić represented

at all youth levels. He also served as a

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of the under-21 team under coach

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. In September 2015, he received his first senior call up, for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against

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and

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, but had to wait until 29 May 2016 to make his debut in a friendly game against

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. On 12 October 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against

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, Hodžić scored his first senior international goal.

Personal life

Hodžić is a practising

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; together with international teammates Ibrahim Šehić,

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and

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he visited a

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during the national team's concentration.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Željezničar *

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Dinamo Zagreb *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 *

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 Fehérvár *

: 2018–19 Žalgiris *

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