Vedad Radonja (born 6 September 2001) is a Bosnian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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for
AEK Athens
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Establishe ...
.
Career
Born in
Sarajevo
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, Radonja began his career with the Zeljeznicar Academy before moving to Croatia and joining the youth academy at
Dinamo Zagreb
Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...
. He made two appearances with
Dinamo Zagreb II.
On 18 September 2020, Radonja signed with
Super League Greece
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side
AEK Athens
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Establishe ...
on a five-year contract.
On 20 January 2021, Radonja made his professional debut for AEK Athens in a
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
match against
Apollon Smyrnis
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It is part of GS Apollon Smyrnis (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης), ...
. He started and played the full match as AEK Athens won 2–0.
On 19 August 2024, he joined
Lamia
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In the earliest myths, Lamia was a beautiful queen of ancient Libya who had an affair with ...
on a season-long loan.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
AEK Athens
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Super League Greece
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:
2022–23
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Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
:
2022–23
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References
External links
Profileat the AEK Athens website
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2001 births
Living people
Footballers from Sarajevo
Men's association football fullbacks
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers
GNK Dinamo Zagreb II players
AEK Athens F.C. players
PAS Lamia 1964 players
First Football League (Croatia) players
Super League Greece players
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Greece
AEK Athens B F.C. players