Full name Eldar Hadzimehmedovic Name Eldar Hadzimehmedovic 2001–2004 Lyn Current team Brumunddal Fotball | 2000 Baerum Height 1.83 m Years Team Role Football player | |
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Date of birth (1984-09-10) 10 September 1984 (age 31) Place of birth Tuzla, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | ||
Eldar Hadzimehmedovic (born 10 September 1984) is a Bosnian football player who plays as a striker or as an attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Norwegian side Brumunddal.
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Life and career
He was born in Tuzla, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, and came to Norway at the age of 12. He previously played for Bærum in two periods, Lyn, Strømsgodset, Pors Grenland and Modum FK. Ahead of the 2014 season he went from Raufoss to Brumunddal.
He never made a breakthrough at Lyn, but made a name for himself against NSÍ Runavík in the UEFA Cup qualifying round. In the second leg, the then-18-year-old Hadžimehmedović made the unusual starting eleven, scoring a hat-trick in the first half. He then scored another hat-trick in the first 25 minutes of the second half. Having scored his six goals, he was then substituted in the 70th minute. 6 goals by Eldar Hadzimehmedovic in this game is the most goals scored by a player in one game record in UEFA cup competition, and he currently holds the record for most goals in a match for Lyn, jointly with John Sveinsson.
International career
Hadzimehmedovic has played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team and the Under-19.