Madžid Šošić (; born 12 August 2002) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club Željezničar, which he captains, and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Šošić started his professional career at

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

, playing first in its

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, before being loaned to

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in 2021 and to

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in 2022. He joined Željezničar in 2025. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šošić made his senior international debut in 2024.

Club career

Hajduk Split

Šošić started playing football at his hometown club Iskra Bugojno in 2007, before joining the youth academy of Željezničar in 2011. In August 2020, he signed a three-year deal with Croatian team

. He made his professional debut playing for Hajduk Split's reserve squad against

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on 14 August at the age of 18. On 29 November, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Međimurje. In July 2021, Šošić was sent on a season-long loan to

. In September, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as an anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months. In July 2022, he was loaned to Slovenian side

until the end of the campaign. In August 2023, his loan was extended for an additional season. In June, Šošić prolonged his contract with Hajduk Split until June 2026. He made his official debut for the team in a

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game against Bilogora on 17 September 2024.

Željezničar

On 9 January 2025, Šošić joined Željezničar on a free transfer, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. He scored a hat-trick in his debut against Vareš in the Bosnian Cup second round on 8 February 2025. On 23 April 2025, he scored the winning goal 8 minutes into

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against

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in a 2–1 home victory. Šošić was made the team captain on 24 June 2025.

International career

Šošić represented

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at all youth levels. In May 2024, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against

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and

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. He debuted against the latter on 9 June.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Zrinjski Mostar *

: 2021–22

References

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