Denni Avdić

Denni Avdić
Avdić training with AIK in 2016
Personal information
Full name Denni Robin Avdić
Date of birth (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Huskvarna, Sweden
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Vasalund
Number 26
Youth career
Husqvarna FF
–2005 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Elfsborg 104 (26)
2011–2013 Werder Bremen 7 (0)
2011–2012 Werder Bremen II 12 (0)
2012–2013 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 23 (8)
2013–2015 AZ 13 (0)
2014–2015 → Heracles Almelo (loan) 22 (4)
2016–2018 AIK 55 (5)
2019 AFC Eskilstuna 16 (1)
2021– Vasalund 20 (2)
International career
2003–2004 Sweden U17 15 (8)
2005–2007 Sweden U19 18 (4)
2007–2010 Sweden U21 24 (7)
2009 Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:35, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Denni Robin Avdić (born Deni Avdić; 5 September 1988) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Vasalunds IF.

Beginning his professional career with IF Elfsborg, he has gone on to play professionally in Germany for Werder Bremen and in the Netherlands for PEC Zwolle, AZ Alkmaar, and Heracles Almelo before returning to Sweden in 2016. He has won one cap for the Sweden national team.

Club career

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Early career

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Avdić was born in Huskvarna, Sweden. At 15 years old he was signed by Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF, playing for Brøndby's reserve team in the Danish 2nd Division East – the third tier of Danish football; never played any senior games for the club.[2] In 2006, Avdić was released by Brøndby, as he wanted to live closer to his family in Sweden.[3]

IF Elfsborg

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He was picked up by IF Elfsborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan championship. When he was signed by Elfsborg, he was praised by its officials as one of the greatest talents in Swedish football.[4]

Avdić made his debut for Elfsborg in November 2006. He played from the start in Elfsborg's first ever Royal League match, and scored two goals in the 4–0 win over AIK. In the 2010 season of Allsvenskan, Avdić changed position from attacking-midfielder to striker, his previous position as a youth player. He scored 19 goals, making him runner-up golden boot that season; Alexander Gerndt scored 20 goals. Due to this he was sold the same season for a transfer fee of £2 million to Werder Bremen.[5]

Werder Bremen

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On 3 January 2011, Avdić became Werder Bremen's first new signing of that winter, as confirmed by the website of the German Bundesliga club. He signed a contract until summer 2014. He featured for the team only on rare occasions during the 2011–12 Bundesliga season. due to his repeated injuries. Before his loan to PEC Zwolle, Avdić played seven games in Bundesliga and 12 games for Werder's second team never scoring a single goal.[6]

Loan to PEC Zwolle

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On 29 August 2012, Avdić agreed to a loan until the end of season 2013 to the Dutch football team PEC Zwolle in Eredivisie.[7] He scored as a substitute his debut goal for the club in his fourth game. On 17 February 2013, in his 14th game, against Feyenoord, Avdić made the match-winning 3–2 goal for Zwolle. This was at the time his seventh cumulative goal count, the second best Swedish goalscorer in the 2012–13 season, exceeded by Zlatan Ibrahimović.[8] Where experts claimed that he deserved a place in the Sweden national team, due to Sweden's unavailability of good strikers.[9]

AZ Alkmaar

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In summer 2013, Avdić joined AZ Alkmaar.[10] He made his debut on 30 October in a KNVB Cup match against Achilles '29, scoring two goals. AZ won the match with 7–0.

Loan to Heracles Almelo

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On 15 August 2014, as a result of having no prospect with AZ, he was sent on loan to Heracles Almelo until the end of the season.[11]

Return to Sweden

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He signed with AIK in 2016, and was a part of the AIK team that won the 2018 Allsvenskan.[12]

In February 2019, joined AFC Eskilstuna, newly promoted to Allsvenskan.[13] He left the club at the end of the year.[14] After a long time without a club he signed for Vasalunds IF in March 2021.[15]

In March 2021, Avdić joined Vasalunds IF.[16]

International career

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Avdić scored a total of 19 goals in 57 games for the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, and was a part of the Sweden U21 squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on home soil.[17]

He made his full international debut for Sweden on 28 January 2009 in a friendly game against Mexico, coming on as a substitute for Daniel Nannskog in the 66th minute.[17][18]

Career statistics

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As of 28 February 2019[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IF Elfsborg 2007 Allsvenskan 19 0 0 0 6 0 25 0
2008 Allsvenskan 25 4 0 0 1 0 26 4
2009 Allsvenskan 29 3 2 0 6 2 37 5
2010 Allsvenskan 29 19 2 1 4 1 35 21
Total 102 26 4 1 17 3 123 30
Werder Bremen 2010–11 Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 4 1 11 1
Werder Bremen II 2010–11 3. Liga 1 0 — — 1 0
2011–12 3. Liga 11 0 — — 11 0
Total 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
PEC Zwolle 2012–13 Eredivisie 23 8 4 0 — 23 8
AZ Alkmaar 2013–14 Eredivisie 13 0 2 2 4 0 19 2
Heracles Almelo 2014–15 Eredivisie 22 4 2 0 — 24 4
AIK 2016 Allsvenskan 15 2 3 1 5 1 23 4
2017 Allsvenskan 21 3 4 1 4 0 29 4
2018 Allsvenskan 19 0 1 0 3 0 23 0
Total 55 5 8 2 12 1 75 8
Career total 234 43 20 5 37 5 291 53

Honours

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IF Elfsborg[19]

AIK

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Denni Avdic". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Denni Avdic – Statistik" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Avdic vender hjem". Brøndby IF. 6 July 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Denni Avdic klar för Blackburn Rovers – kommer från Bröndy och är en utpräglad målskytt" (in Swedish). Elfsborg IF. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007.
  5. ^ "Denni Avdic Elfsborg" (in Swedish). expressen.se. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Denni Avdic klar för Werder Bremen idag" (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Denni Avdic lånas ut" (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  8. ^ Lundh, Olof (17 February 2013). "Avdic målbäst efter Zlatan: "Kan bara göra mitt jobb"" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Avdic fortsatt stekhet – sänkte Feyenoord" (in Swedish). fotbolldirekt.se. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  10. ^ "Zurück in die Niederlande: Avdic wechselt zu Alkmaar" [Back to the Netherlands: Avdic joins Alkmaar] (in German). Werder Bremen. 4 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  11. ^ "AZ slijt overbodige en verbannen Zweed aan Heracles: "Een uitstekende speler"" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Avdic efter tunga åren i AIK: "Guldet gör att det har varit värt det"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  13. ^ Fagerlund, Frida (28 February 2019). "Officiellt: Denni Avdic klar för AFC Eskilstuna". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  14. ^ Klart: Denni Avdic och flera spelare lämnar AFC, fotbollskanalen.se, 26 November 2019
  15. ^ "Avslöjar: Denni Avdic klar för Vasalunds IF" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.com. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  16. ^ Denni Avdic har kritat på för Vasalund, vasalundsifsektion.myclub.se, 25 March 2021
  17. ^ a b "Denni Avdic - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  19. ^ a b "D. Avdić". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  20. ^ "Allsvenska skytteligan: Gerndt i ensam ledning". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 31 October 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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