Nihad Đedović
{{Short description|Bosnian professional basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Nihad Đedović
| image = 2022-06-17 ALBA Berlin gegen FC Bayern München (Basketball-Bundesliga 2021-22) by Sandro Halank–135.jpg
| caption = Đedović with Bayern Munich in 2022
| position = Shooting guard / Small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 198
| league = Liga ACB
| team = Unicaja
| number = 14
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|1|12}}
| birth_place = Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
| nationality = Bosnian / German
| draft_year = 2012
| career_start = 2005
| years1 = 2005–2007
| team1 = Bosna
| years2 = 2007–2012
| team2 = FC Barcelona
| years3 = 2007–2009
| team3 = →Cornellà
| years4 = 2009–2010
| team4 = →Obradoiro CAB
| years5 = 2010–2012
| team5 = →Virtus Roma
| years6 = 2012
| team6 = Galatasaray
| years7 = 2012–2013
| team7 = Alba Berlin
| years8 = 2013–2022
| team8 = Bayern Munich
| years9 = 2022–present
| team9 = Unicaja
| awards = *FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2024)
- FIBA Champions League champion (2024)
- Spanish League champion (2009)
- Copa del Rey (2023, 2025)
- Spanish Supercopa (2024)
- 3× German League champion (2014, 2018, 2019)
- 2× German Cup winner (2013, 2018)
- BBL Finals MVP (2019)
- 3× BBL All-Star (2014–2016)
- All-BBL Second Team (2015)
}}
Nihad Đedović (born January 12, 1990) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Liga ACB. He also represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team internationally.
Professional career
Đedović started his career with KK Bosna, but FC Barcelona signed him when he was just 16 years old. He never got a real chance to play in Barcelona, and spent most of the time on loans in Cornellà, Obradoiro and with Virtus Roma.{{Cite web|url=http://www.klix.ba/sport/kosarka/spanski-mediji-predstavili-djedovica-kao-srbina-koji-nije-uspio-u-barceloni/131108024|title = Španski mediji predstavili Đedovića kao Srbina koji nije uspio u Barceloni}} After leaving Barcelona, he played for Galatasaray and Alba Berlin.
In July 2013 he signed for Bayern Munich.{{Cite web|url=http://sportsport.ba/ino_kosarka/edovic-presao-u-bayern-radujem-se-saradnji-s-pesicem/109981|title = Đedović prešao u Bayern: Radujem se saradnji s Pešićem}} In July 2014, it was announced that he signed a two-year extension with the team.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbayernmunich.com/us/news/news/2014/djedovic-signs-new-two-year-contract.php |title=Djedovic signs new two year contract - FC Bayern München AG |access-date=2014-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904181743/http://www.fcbayernmunich.com/us/news/news/2014/djedovic-signs-new-two-year-contract.php |archive-date=2014-09-04 }} On July 11, 2016, Đedović agreed on a contract extension with Bayern until 2018, including a team option for the 2018–19 season.{{cite news|title=Bayern Munich signs Nihad Djedovic to a 2 + 1 contract extension|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/205885/bayern-munich-signs-nihad-djedovic-to-a-21-contract-extension.html|access-date=11 July 2016|work=sportando.com|date=11 July 2016}}
On June 22, 2022, he signed with Unicaja of the Liga ACB.{{Cite web |title=Nihad Djedovic, polivalencia para el juego exterior / Web Oficial del Unicaja Baloncesto |url=https://www.unicajabaloncesto.com/noticia/ver/id/181300/titulo/nihad-djedovic-polivalencia-para-el-juego-exterior.html |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=www.unicajabaloncesto.com}} On March 6, 2025, he signed a contract extension with the team.{{cite web |title=Experienced Nihad Djedovic pens a contract extension with Unicaja |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1793949/nihad-djedovic-re-signs-with-unicaja-basketball-champions-league/ |website=Eurohoops |access-date=11 March 2025 |language=en |date=6 March 2025}}
Bosnian national team
He was one of the key players of Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. On EuroBasket 2011 he averaged 10.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game,{{cite web |url=http://www.eurobasket2011.com/en/cid_4,w7QjPeH-M,ty138LH2l3.playerID_52370.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2011.roundID_7526.teamID_2602.html |title=Nihad Dedovic {{!}} EuroBasket 2011 |website=www.eurobasket2011.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926214326/http://www.eurobasket2011.com/en/cid_4,w7QjPeH-M,ty138LH2l3.playerID_52370.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2011.roundID_7526.teamID_2602.html |archive-date=2011-09-26}} while on EuroBasket 2013 he averaged 17.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.{{cite web |url=http://www.eurobasket2013.org/en/cid_8Xfg3jZMG1QuJnp6pnUWd3.playerID_52370.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2013.roundID_8722.teamID_2602.html |title=Nihad Djedovic {{!}} EuroBasket 2013 |website=www.eurobasket2013.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906014941/http://www.eurobasket2013.org/en/cid_8Xfg3jZMG1QuJnp6pnUWd3.playerID_52370.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2013.roundID_8722.teamID_2602.html |archive-date=2013-09-06}}
Career statistics
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
=EuroLeague=
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Barcelona
| 1 || 0 || 5.8 || .000 || .000 || .500 || 2.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0 || 3.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09
| 3 || 0 || 3.3 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || -1.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11
| style="text-align:left;"| Lottomatica
| 15 || 15 || 27.3 || .426 || .194 || .742 || 3.1 || 2.1 || 1.7 || .3 || 9.3 || 8.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13
| style="text-align:left;"| Alba Berlin
| 23 || 13 || 23.5 || .411 || .265 || .695 || 3.3 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .0 || 8.6 || 7.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=4| Bayern
| 18 || 16 || 25.5 || .458 || .400 || .921 || 3.6 || 2.3 || .8 || .1 || 11.7 || 10.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| 10 || 7 || 25.5 || .439 || .375 || .818 || 2.8 || 2.4 || .5 || .2 || 11.6 || 10.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
| 10 || 8 || 26.6 || .469 || .333 || .857 || 3.0 || 2.6 || 1.2 || .0 || 12.4 || 12.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19
| 30 || 28 || 23.0 || .463 || .333 || .836 || 2.5 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .0 || 9.9 || 10.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan=2 align=center | Career
| 110 || 87 || 24.0 || .443 || .319 || .799 || 2.9 || 2.4 || 1.0 || .1 || 9.9 || 9.2
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Personal life
Đedović spent most of the first seven years of his life in Munich, Germany, due to the Bosnian War. Returning to Sarajevo in 1997, there was no infrastructure for him to continue playing football, but a basketball club opened in the city.{{cite news |title=Conversation with: Zlatan Ibra...er...Nihad Dedovic |url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/conversation-with-zlatan-ibra-er-nihad-dedovic/ |access-date=16 April 2024 |publisher=Euroleague |date=8 October 2019}} He is the older brother of Nedim Đedović. He has also held German citizenship since April 2015.{{cite news|title="Ein logischer Schritt": Djedovic ist Deutscher|url=https://www.kicker.de/ein-logischer-schritt_djedovic-ist-deutscher-625902/artikel|access-date=28 July 2015|work=Kicker|date=27 April 2015|language=de}}
Đedović has gained international attention for his physical resemblance to Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović, whose father was Bosnian.{{cite magazine |last1=Gartland |first1=Dan |title=Thursday's Hot Clicks: This Bosnian Basketball Player Looks Eerily Like Zlatan Ibrahimovic |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2018/11/29/thursday-hot-clicks-bayern-munich-basketball-nihad-dedovic-zlatan-ibrahimovic-lookalike |access-date=16 April 2024 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=29 November 2018}}{{cite news |title=Nihad Djedovic on football being his first love and resemblance to Zlatan Ibrahimovic |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/946132/nihad-djedovic-on-football-being-his-first-love-and-resemblance-to-zlatan-ibrahimovic/ |access-date=16 April 2024 |publisher=Eurohoops |date=9 October 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Chris |title='I am NOT Zlatan!': Ibrahimovic look-a-like on life as LA Galaxy star's double |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/37504785/i-not-zlatan-ibrahimovic-look-life-la-galaxy-star-double |access-date=16 April 2024 |publisher=ESPN |date=28 November 2018}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Nihad Đedović}}
- {{BBL profile|UUID=FETCH_WIKIDATA|name=Nihad Djedovic}}
- [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Nihad-Djedovic-1157/ Nihad Đedović] at draftexpress.com
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Nihad_Djedovic/134028 Nihad Đedović] at eurobasket.com
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=000007 Nihad Đedović] at euroleague.net
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- {{twitter|nihaddjedovic}}
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