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Kenan Kodro

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Kenan Kodro
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-19) 19 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Gaziantep (on loan from Ferencváros)
Number 19
Youth career
2004–2008 Antiguoko
2008–2011 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Real Sociedad B 76 (16)
2012Lagun Onak (loan) 9 (2)
2014–2017 Osasuna 80 (12)
2017–2018 Mainz 05 8 (0)
2018Grasshoppers (loan) 14 (7)
2018–2019 Copenhagen 8 (1)
2019–2021 Athletic Bilbao 26 (3)
2021Valladolid (loan) 14 (0)
2021–2024 Fehérvár 77 (39)
2024– Ferencváros 14 (2)
2024–Gaziantep (loan) 12 (1)
International career
2017–2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024

Kenan Kodro (pronounced [kěnan kôːdro]; born 19 August 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Gaziantep, on loan from Ferencváros. Born in Spain, he played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Kodro started his professional career at Real Sociedad B, who loaned him to Lagun Onak in 2012. Two years later, he joined Osasuna. In 2017, he signed with Mainz 05, who sent him on loan to Grasshoppers in 2018. Later that year, he was transferred to Copenhagen. The following year, Kodro moved to Athletic Bilbao, who loaned him to Real Valladolid in 2021. Later that year, he joined Fehérvár. In 2024, he switched to Ferencváros, who sent him on loan to Gaziantep later that year.

Kodro made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2017, earning 15 caps until 2023.

Club career

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Early career

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Kodro started playing football at a local club Antiguoko, before joining the youth academy of his hometown team Real Sociedad in 2008. He made his professional debut and scored his first professional goal playing for Real Sociedad's reserve squad in 2011 at the age of 18. In February 2012, he was sent on a six-month loan to Lagun Onak.[2]

Osasuna

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In July 2014, Kodro switched to Osasuna.[3] He made his official debut for the side on 23 August against Barcelona B.[4] On 18 October, he scored his first goal for Osasuna against Tenerife, which secured the victory for his team.[5]

In February 2015, he extended his contract with the squad until June 2018.[6]

Mainz 05

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In June 2017, Kodro moved to German outfit Mainz 05 on a four-year deal.[7] He made his competitive debut for the club in a DFB-Pokal tie against Lüneburger Hansa on 12 August.[8] A week later, he made his league debut against Hannover 96.[9]

In February 2018, Kodro was loaned to Swiss team Grasshoppers until the end of the season.[10] He scored his first career hat-trick in a triumph over Lugano on 21 April.[11]

Copenhagen

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In July, Kodro was transferred to Danish side Copenhagen for an undisclosed fee.[12] He debuted officially for the squad in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against KuPS on 12 July.[13] A week later, he made his league debut against Horsens.[14] On 26 July, he scored his first goal for Copenhagen in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against Stjarnan.[15] Kodro scored his first hat-trick for the club on 2 August against the same opponent.[16] On 7 October, he scored his first league goal in a defeat of Randers.[17]

Athletic Bilbao

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In January 2019, Kodro joined Athletic Bilbao on a contract until June 2022.[18] He debuted competitively for the team on 10 February against Barcelona.[19] On 16 March, he scored his first goal for Athletic Bilbao in a victory over Atlético Madrid.[20] He won his first trophy with the club on 23 January 2021, by beating Barcelona in the Supercopa de España final.[21]

In January, he was loaned to Real Valladolid for the remainder of the campaign.[22]

Fehérvár

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In August, Kodro signed a three-year deal with Hungarian outfit Fehérvár.[23] He played his first official game on 28 August against MTK Budapest and managed to score a brace, ensuring the triumph for his squad.[24]

Ferencváros

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In January 2024, Kodro moved to Ferencváros on a contract until June 2026.[25] He played his first competitive match for the team against Kisvárda on 3 February.[26] On 14 April, he scored his first goal for Ferencváros in a win over Zalaegerszeg.[27] He won his first title with the club on 20 April, when they were crowned league champions.[28]

In July, he was sent on a season-long loan to Turkish side Gaziantep.[29]

International career

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In March 2017, Kodro received his first senior call-up to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar and a friendly game against Albania.[30] He debuted against the latter on 28 March.[31]

On 3 September, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar, Kodro scored his first senior international goal.[32]

He retired from international football on 25 September 2023.[33]

Personal life

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Kodro's father Meho was also a professional footballer. They became the first father and son to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally.[34]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 November 2024[35]
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
Real Sociedad B 2011–12 Segunda División B 14 2 14 2
2012–13 Segunda División B 35 6 35 6
2013–14 Segunda División B 27 8 27 8
Total 76 16 76 16
Lagun Onak (loan) 2011–12 Tercera División 9 2 9 2
Osasuna 2014–15 Segunda División 32 2 1 0 33 2
2015–16 Segunda División 20 3 1 0 4[b] 3 25 6
2016–17 La Liga 28 7 2 0 30 7
Total 80 12 4 0 4 3 88 15
Mainz 05 2017–18 Bundesliga 8 0 2 0 10 0
Grasshoppers (loan) 2017–18 Swiss Super League 14 7 1 0 15 7
Copenhagen 2018–19 Danish Superliga 8 1 2 0 8[c] 5 18 6
Athletic Bilbao 2018–19 La Liga 11 1 11 1
2019–20 La Liga 12 1 1 1 13 2
2020–21 La Liga 3 1 0 0 3 1
Total 26 3 1 1 27 4
Valladolid (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 14 0 14 0
Fehérvár 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 27 15 3 1 30 16
2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 33 13 2 1 5[d] 3 40 17
2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 17 11 1 0 18 11
Total 77 39 6 2 5 3 88 44
Ferencváros 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 14 2 4 0 1[d] 0 19 2
Gaziantep (loan) 2024–25 Süper Lig 12 1 0 0 12 1
Career total 338 83 20 3 14 8 4 3 376 97
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal, Swiss Cup, Danish Cup, Magyar Kupa
  2. ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[36]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2017 4 1
2018 5 1
2019 0 0
2020 0 0
2021 1 0
2022 1 0
2023 4 0
Total 15 2
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kodro goal.
List of international goals scored by Kenan Kodro[36]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 September 2017 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal 3  Gibraltar 2–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 23 March 2018 Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria 5  Bulgaria 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

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Athletic Bilbao[35]

Ferencváros[35]

References

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  1. ^ "Kenan Kodro". gaziantepfk.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Otkud Kenanu Kodri pravo da zaigra za Athletic Bilbao?". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Sin bh. fudbalske legende Kenan Kodro: Želja mi je da zaigram za reprezentaciju". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 23 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Kenanu Kodri osam minuta u pobjedi Osasune". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Kodro u posljednjoj minuti donio pobjedu Osasuni". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Kenan Kodro produžio ugovor sa Osasunom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 3 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Kenan Kodro potpisao četverogodišnji ugovor sa Mainzom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Kodro debitovao za Mainz u zvaničnoj utakmici, Bayern i Borussija bez problema". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Kenan Kodro upisao prvenstveni debi za Mainz". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Kenan Kodro stigao na posudbu u Grasshoppers do kraja sezone". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Hat-trick Kodre, Grasshoppers konačno slavio". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Kenan Kodro novi igrač Kopenhagena". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Kodro debitovao za Kopenhagen, Maribor minimalno protiv Partizanija". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Kodri puna minutaža u neočekivanom porazu Kopenhagena". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Kenan Kodro postigao prvijenac za Kopenhagen". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Kodro hat-trickom potvrdio prolaz Copenhagena". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Kodro dobio priliku za igru i odmah zabio". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Kenan Kodro novi igrač Athletic Bilbaa". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Kodro debitovao uz velike ovacije, Athleticu pozitivan rezultat protiv Barcelone". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  20. ^ "Kenan Kodro minutu nakon ulaska u igru postigao svoj prvi gol za Athletic Bilbao". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 16 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Miralem Pjanić kratkih rukava: Trofej osvojio Athletic Bilbao našeg Kenana Kodre". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 17 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Kenan Kodro novi fudbaler Real Valladolida". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Kenan Kodro ima novi klub, karijeru nastavlja u Mađarskoj". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Kodro u debiju ušao s klupe i postigao dva gola za pobjedu Fehérvára". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  25. ^ "Kenan Kodro postao peti bh. fudbaler u Ferencvárosu". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  26. ^ "Mađarska: Mešanović i Lončar strijelci, Kodro debitovao". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 3 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  27. ^ "Kenan Kodro postigao prvi pogodak u dresu Ferencvárosa". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Ćivić, Gojak, Kodro, Bešić i Lončar osvojili titulu prvaka Mađarske". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  29. ^ "Kenan Kodro nakon samo pola godine napustio Ferencváros, karijeru nastavlja u Turskoj". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  30. ^ "Baždarević objavio spisak, nekoliko novih imena". aljazeera.net (in Bosnian). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  31. ^ "Novajlije položile ispit: Mešini Zmajevi bolji od Albanije". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  32. ^ "Zmajevi uvjerljivo slavili protiv Gibraltara i vratili se u igru za baraž". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 3 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  33. ^ "Kodro se oštrim riječima oprostio od dresa BiH: Čelni ljudi N/FS BiH uništavaju fudbal". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  34. ^ "Kodre za historiju bh. fudbala". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  35. ^ a b c "K. Kodro". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  36. ^ a b "Kenan Kodro". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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