Hamza Čataković (; born 15 January 1997) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot First Division club AEL Limassol.
Čataković started his professional career at Sarajevo, before joining Trenčín in 2017.
Club career Early career Čataković started playing football at local clubs, before joining Sarajevo's youth academy in 2015. In July 2015, Čataković won the golden boot at the CEE Cup in Czech Republic, with 6 goals. He made his professional debut against Slavija on 4 November 2015 at the age of 18. On 20 March 2016, he scored his first professional goal against the same opponent.
In June 2016, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as anterior cruciate ligament tear and was sidelined for almost a year.
Trenčín In January 2017, while still recovering from the injury, Čataković was loaned to Slovak team AS Trenčín until the end of season. In June, he signed a three-year deal with them. He scored on his competitive debut for the club in UEFA Europa League qualifier against Torpedo Kutaisi on 29 June. A month later, on his league debut, he provided an assist for the winning goal against Senica. On 10 March 2018, he scored his first league goal, in an away loss to Spartak Trnava.
In January 2020, he extended his contract until June 2021.
International career Čataković represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on various youth levels.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSarajevo2015–16Bosnian Premier League311000—412016–17Bosnian Premier League0000——00Total311000—41Trenčín (loan)2016–17Slovak First League000000—00Trenčín2017–18Slovak First League2071041212792018–19Slovak First League291211831039162019–20Slovak First League25745—1030122020–21Slovak First League271240——3112Total101381061244112749CSKA Sofia2021–22Bulgarian First League60005110121Sarajevo2021–22Bosnian Premier League1434200—1852022–23Bosnian Premier League28611——2972023–24Bosnian Premier League33174210—38192024–25Bosnian Premier League320040—72Total78289550—9233Esenler Erokspor2024–25TFF First League341000——34102025–26TFF First League351410—103714Total692410—107124AEL Limassol2026–27Cypriot First Division1000——10Career total25891211122561307108
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