Amer Didic
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 28, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegvina | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Baker Wildcats | 80 | (28) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Swope Park Rangers | 73 | (3) |
| 2016– | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Canada U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 3, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 27, 2017 | |||
Amer Didic (Born December 28, 1994) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.
Career
Youth and College
Born in Bosnia and raised in Edmonton, Canada, Didic spent time with the FC Edmonton Academy before playing four years of college soccer at Baker University in nearby Baldwin City, Kansas, where he was a two-time NAIA All-American. As a senior last fall, the 6-foot-4 defender was an NSCAA All-American and the Heart of America Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player between 2012 and 2015.[1]
Swope Park Rangers
Didic was signed by United Soccer League side Swope Park Rangers on March 2, 2016.[2] In August 2016, Sporting Kansas City announced that they had signed Didic on a short-term loan, to play in the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League against Central FC. Didic made his first team debut on August 16, 2016 in the competition.[3] After receiving rave reviews in his first season with Swope Park Rangers, Didic was named to the 2016 USL All-League First Team.[4]
Sporting Kansas City
In May 2017, Didic was signed by Sporting Kansas City for the remainder of the 2017 season, with options for 2018, 2019 and 2020.[5] Upon conclusion of the 2017 season, Sporting KC announced they would exercise Didic's option for the 2018 season.[6] Didic made his first appearance for Sporting KC since the 2016 season when he started in a 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on June 6, 2018.
International
Didic represented the Canadian Interuniversity Sport team at the Universiade in South Korea in 2015.[7]
Appearances
- As of match played October 3, 2018
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | US Open Cup | CONCACAF | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swope Park Rangers | 2016 | USL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 2017 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 73 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 4 | ||
| Sporting Kansas City | 2016 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 73 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 4 | ||
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ↑ http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/03/02/swope-park-rangers-sign-amer-didic-and-tyler-pasher
- ↑ Sam Kozvan (Aug 14, 2016). "Sporting KC adds Amer Didic and Tyler Pasher from Swope Park Rangers ahead of Champions League opener". Sporting KC.
- ↑ Patrik Bergabo (October 18, 2016). "Amer Didic named to the 2016 USL All-League First Team". Sporting Kansas City.
- ↑ Sam Kovzn (May 31, 2017). "Sporting KC signs 22-year-old defender Amer Didic to an MLS contract from the Swope Park Rangers". Sporting Kansas City.
- ↑ Sam Kozvan (November 27, 2017). "Sporting KC exercises options on 11 players ahead of 2018 MLS season". Sporting Kansas City.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
External links
- Amer Didic at Soccerway