Denni Avdić
Denni Avdić (born Deni Avdić; 5 September 1988) is a Swedish professional footballer of Bosnian descent who plays as a centre-forward. He has played one game for the Sweden national football team.
.jpg) Avdić training with AIK in May 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denni Avdić | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Huskvarna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Husqvarna FF | |||
| 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) |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2004 | Sweden U17 | 15 | (8) |
| 2005–2007 | Sweden U19 | 18 | (4) |
| 2007–2010 | Sweden U21 | 23 | (7) |
| 2009 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:17, 1 April 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Avdić was born in Huskvarna, Sweden. He was 15 years old he was signed by Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF. He played for Brøndby's reserve team in the Danish 2nd Division East – the third tier of Danish football – but did not play any senior games for the club.[1] In 2006, Avdić was released by Brøndby, as he wanted to live closer to his family in Sweden,[2] and he was picked up by IF Elfsborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan championship. When he was signed by Elfsborg, he was praised by Elfsborg officials as one of the greatest talents in Swedish football.[3]
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 the 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, after Alexander Gerndt who scored 20 goals. Due to this he was sold the same season for a transfer fee of £2 million to Werder Bremen.[4]
On 3 January 2011, Avdić became Werder Bremen's first new signing of the winter, as confirmed by the website of the German Bundesliga club. He signed a contract until summer 2014. He featured only on rare occasions for the team during the 2011–12 Bundesliga season. due to his repeating injuries. Before his loan to PEC Zwolle, Avdić played seven games in Bundesliga and 12 games for Werder's second team without scoring a single goal.[5]
On 29 August 2012, Avdić agreed to a loan to the Dutch football team PEC Zwolle in Eredivisie until the end of season 2013.[6] And he scored his first goal for the club in his fourth game as a substitute. On 17 February 2013, in his 14th game against Feyenoord, Avdić made the match-winning 3–2 goal for Zwolle, which also meant his seventh goal at the time. This made him at the time the second best Swedish goalscorer in the 2012–13 season, only beaten by Zlatan Ibrahimović.[7] Where experts claimed that he deserved a place in the Swedish national football team, due to Sweden's weak availability of good strikers.[8]
In summer 2013, Avdić joined AZ Alkmaar.[9] 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.
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.[10]
In February 2019, joined AFC Eskilstuna, newly promoted to Allsvenskan.[11] He left the club at the end of the year.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 28 February 2019[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IF Elfsborg | Allsvenskan | 2007 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2009 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2010 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 21 | ||
| Total | 102 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 123 | 30 | ||
| Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 2010–11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 3. Liga | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| PEC Zwolle | Eredivisie | 2012–13 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 8 | |
| Total | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 8 | |||
| AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 2013–14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Heracles Almelo | Eredivisie | 2014–15 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | |
| Total | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| AIK | Allsvenskan | 2016 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
| 2017 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | 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
IF Elfsborg[14]
Individual
- Allsvenskan top scorers: Runner-up 2010[15]
References
- "Denni Avdic – Statistik" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- "Avdic vender hjem". Brøndby IF. 6 July 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- "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.
- "Denni Avdic Elfsborg" (in Swedish). expressen.se. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013.
- "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.
- "Denni Avdic lånas ut" (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- Lundh, Olof (17 February 2013). "Avdic målbäst efter Zlatan: "Kan bara göra mitt jobb"" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- "Avdic fortsatt stekhet – sänkte Feyenoord" (in Swedish). fotbolldirekt.se. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- "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.
- "AZ slijt overbodige en verbannen Zweed aan Heracles: "Een uitstekende speler"" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- Fagerlund, Frida (28 February 2019). "Officiellt: Denni Avdic klar för AFC Eskilstuna". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- Klart: Denni Avdic och flera spelare lämnar AFC, fotbollskanalen.se, 26 November 2019
- "D. AVDIĆ". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- "D. Avdić". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- "Allsvenska skytteligan: Gerndt i ensam ledning". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 31 October 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
External links
- Denni Avdic at SvFF (in Swedish)
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)