Amer Gojak

Amer Gojak (pronounced [ǎmer ɡǒjak]; born 13 February 1997) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian Football League club Rijeka.

Amer Gojak

Gojak with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rijeka
Number	14
Youth career
2005–2009	Novi Grad Sarajevo
2009–2014	Željezničar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Olimpic	19	(4)
2015–2022	Dinamo Zagreb	133	(12)
2020–2021	→ Torino (loan)	15	(1)
2022–2024	Ferencváros	25	(2)
2024–	Rijeka	29	(0)
International career
2012–2014	Bosnia and Herzegovina U17	19	(9)
2014–2015	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19	20	(8)
2014–2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	19	(4)
2018–2022	Bosnia and Herzegovina	35	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025

Gojak started his professional career at Olimpic, before joining Dinamo Zagreb in 2015, who loaned him to Torino in 2020. Two years later, he moved to Ferencváros. In 2024, he signed with Rijeka.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gojak made his senior international debut in 2018, earning over 30 caps until 2022.

Club career

Early career

Gojak started playing football at a local club, before joining the youth academy of his hometown team Željezničar in 2009. In January 2014, he switched to Olimpic.^[2] He made his professional debut against Velež on 1 March at the age of 17.^[3] On 15 March, he scored his first professional goal against Rudar Prijedor, which secured the victory for his squad.^[4]

Dinamo Zagreb

In May, Gojak was transferred to Croatian outfit Dinamo Zagreb for an undisclosed fee.^[5] He made his official debut for the team in a Croatian Cup game against Istra 1961 on 3 March 2015.^[6] Three weeks later, he made his league debut against the same opponent.^[7] He won his first title with the club on 2 May, when they were crowned league champions.^[8] On 14 May 2016, he scored his first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in a triumph over Lokomotiva.^[9]

Gojak debuted in the UEFA Champions League away at Lyon on 14 September.^[10]

In March 2017, he extended his contract with the squad until June 2023.^[11]

He scored four goals in a defeat of Cibalia on 29 April.^[12]

Gojak played his 100th match for the side against their biggest rivals Hajduk Split on 26 May 2019.^[13]

In October 2020, he was loaned to Italian outfit Torino until the end of the season.^[14]

He made his 200th appearance for Dinamo Zagreb on 15 May 2022 against Šibenik.^[15]

Ferencváros

In August, Gojak signed a three-year deal with Hungarian team Ferencváros.^[16] He made his competitive debut for the squad on 4 September against Újpest.^[17] On 18 September, he scored his first goal for Ferencváros in a Magyar Kupa tie against Bicskei.^[18] Seven months later, he scored a brace in a defeat of Újpest, which were his first league goals for the side.^[19] He won his first trophy with the club on 5 May 2023, when they secured league title.^[20]

Rijeka

In September 2024, Gojak moved to Rijeka on a contract until June 2026.^[21] On 14 September, he debuted officially for the team against Gorica.^[22] He won his first piece of silverware with the club on 25 May 2025, when they were proclaimed league winners.^[23] On 30 July, he scored his first goal for Rijeka in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Ludogorets.^[24]

International career

Gojak represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.^[25]

In March 2017, he received his first senior call up, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar and a friendly game against Albania,^[26] but had to wait until 15 November 2018 to make his debut in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B match against Austria.^[27]

On 5 September 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, Gojak scored a brace, his first senior international goals.^[28]

Personal life

Gojak married his long-time girlfriend Irma in April 2022. Together they have two daughters named Uma and Dunja.^[29]

He is a practising Muslim; together with a then teammate Izet Hajrović he visited a mosque in Zagreb.^[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 August 2025^[31]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Olimpic	2013–14	Bosnian Premier League	8	2	1	0	–		–		9	2
	2014–15	Bosnian Premier League	11	2	2	0	–		–		13	2
	Total		19	4	3	0	–		–		22	4
Dinamo Zagreb	2014–15	Croatian Football League	1	0	1	0	–		–		2	0
	2015–16	Croatian Football League	5	1	2	0	0	0	–		7	1
	2016–17	Croatian Football League	22	4	6	0	3[b]	0	–		31	4
	2017–18	Croatian Football League	22	1	4	0	4[c]	0	–		30	1
	2018–19	Croatian Football League	25	2	2	0	16[d]	2	–		43	4
	2019–20	Croatian Football League	27	2	1	0	11[b]	2	1[e]	1	40	5
	2020–21	Croatian Football League	5	0	1	1	3[f]	1	–		9	2
	2021–22	Croatian Football League	24	1	3	1	12[g]	0	–		39	2
	2022–23	Croatian Football League	2	1	0	0	4[b]	0	0	0	6	1
	Total		133	12	20	2	53	5	1	1	207	20
Torino (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	15	1	2	0	–		–		17	1
Ferencváros	2022–23	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	19	2	2	1	7[c]	0	–		28	3
	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	6	0	2	0	2[h]	0	–		10	0
	Total		25	2	4	1	9	0	–		38	3
Rijeka	2024–25	Croatian Football League	28	0	6	0	–		–		34	0
	2025–26	Croatian Football League	1	0	0	0	2[b]	1	–		3	1
	Total		29	0	6	0	2	1	–		37	1
Career total			221	19	35	3	64	6	1	1	321	29

1. Includes Bosnian Cup, Croatian Cup, Coppa Italia, Magyar Kupa
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; ten appearances, two goals in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
6. Two appearances, one goal in UEFA Champions League; one appearance in UEFA Europa League
7. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
8. One appearance in UEFA Champions League; one appearance in UEFA Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[32]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2018	2	0
	2019	8	4
	2020	8	0
	2021	9	0
	2022	8	0
Total		35	4

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

List of international goals scored by Amer Gojak^[32]

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 September 2019	Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	Liechtenstein	1–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2					5–0
3	8 September 2019	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	8	Armenia	2–2	2–4	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
4	15 October 2019	Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece	10	Greece	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb^[31]

• Croatian Football League: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
• Croatian Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
• Croatian Super Cup: 2019, 2022

Ferencváros^[31]

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2022–23, 2023–24

Rijeka^[31]

• Croatian Football League: 2024–25
• Croatian Cup: 2024–25