Ermedin Demirović

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Ermedin Demirović
Personal information
Full name Ermedin Demirović
Date of birth (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 SC Freiburg
Number 11
Youth career
Hamburger SV
2014–2017 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 RB Leipzig II 1 (1)
2017–2020 Alavés 3 (1)
2017–2018 Alavés B 12 (6)
2018–2019 → Sochaux (loan) 16 (4)
2019 → Almería (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2020 → St. Gallen (loan) 28 (14)
2020– SC Freiburg 47 (6)
National team‡
2014–2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 14 (4)
2015–2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 16 (5)
2017–2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 13 (4)
2021– Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:09, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:01, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

Ermedin Demirović (Bosnian pronunciation: [ermědin děmiroʋitɕ]; born 25 March 1998) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Demirović started his professional career at RB Leipzig, playing mainly in its reserve team. In 2017, he joined Alavés, who loaned him to Sochaux the following year, to Almería a year later and to St. Gallen later that year. Demirović moved to SC Freiburg in 2020.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Demirović made his senior international debut in 2021.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Demirović started playing football at his hometown club Hamburger SV, before joining RB Leipzig's youth academy in the summer of 2014.[3] He made his professional debut playing for RB Leipzig II against ZFC Meuselwitz on 13 April 2017 at the age of 19 and managed to score a goal.[4]

Alavés and loans[]

On 30 May 2017, Demirović moved to Spanish side Alavés on a four-year contract.[5] After initial problems with registration, he first played for Alavés B.[6]

Demirović made his first-team debut in a Copa del Rey win over Formentera on 3 January 2018 and scored a brace.[7] He made his league debut against Barcelona three weeks later.[8] He scored his first league goal in a defeat of Málaga on 6 May.[9]

On 23 July 2018, Demirović extended his contract until June 2021. The following day, he was loaned to French outfit Sochaux until the end of season.[10]

In January 2019, he was sent on a six-month loan to Almería.[11]

On 2 September 2019, Demirović was sent on a season-long loan to Swiss team St. Gallen.[12]

SC Freiburg[]

In July 2020, Bundesliga club SC Freiburg announced Demirović would join after the conclusion of the Swiss Super League season on 3 August. Media reported the transfer fee paid to Alavés as about €4 million plus bonuses.[13][14][15] He made his competitive debut for the club in DFB-Pokal game against Waldhof Mannheim on 13 September.[16] Two weeks later, he made his league debut against VfL Wolfsburg.[17] On 20 December, he scored his first goal for SC Freiburg in a victory over Hertha BSC.[18]

International career[]

Demirović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels.[19]

In November 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match against Austria and a friendly match against Spain,[20] but had to wait until 24 March 2021 to make his debut in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Finland.[21]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 7 July 2021[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RB Leipzig II 2016–17 Regionalliga Nordost 1 1 – – 1 1
Alavés B 2017–18 Tercera División 12 6 – – 12 6
Alavés 2017–18 La Liga 3 1 3 3 – 6 4
Sochaux (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 16 4 0 0 1 0 17 4
Almería (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 13 0 – – 13 0
St. Gallen (loan) 2019–20 Swiss Super League 28 14 0 0 – 28 14
SC Freiburg 2020–21 Bundesliga 30 5 2 0 – 32 5
Career total 103 31 5 3 1 0 109 34

International[]

As of match played 7 July 2021[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2021 4 0
Total 4 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ermedin Demirović | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Ermedin Demirovic". scfreiburg.com (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Ermedin Demirović: Moj cilj je da budem kao Edin Džeko". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Demirović: Razmatram ponudu Leipziga, ali i drugih klubova". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Ermedin Demirović potpisao za Alavés". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Reprezentativac BiH konačno dobija šansu u La Ligi". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Atlético ubjedljiv u prvom meču, Demirović zabilježio debi iz snova za Alavés". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Messijeva čarolija za pobjedu Barcelone, Demirović zaigrao na Camp Nou". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Demirović strijelac i asistent u pobjedi Alavésa protiv Málage". avaz.ba. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Ermedin Demirović samo dan nakon produženja posuđen Sochauxu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Zvanično: Ermedin Demirović do kraja sezone na posudbi u novom klubu". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Ermedin Demirović prešao iz Španije u Švicarsku". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  13. ^ Kleinmann, Patrick (28 July 2020). "Für 3,7 Millionen Euro: Freiburg angelt sich Demirovic". kicker (in German). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Erster Transfer fix: SC Freiburg holt Ex-HSV-Talent Demirovic aus Spanien – Berichte über hohe Ablöse". Sportbuzzer (in German). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  15. ^ Dos Santos, Jon (23 July 2020). "Alavés: Ermedin Demirovic es nuevo jugador del Friburgo". Marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Ermedin Demirović odigrao prvu zvaničnu utakmicu za Freiburg". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Ermedin Demirović upisao bundesligaški debi, Freiburg remizirao s Wolfsburgom". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Freiburg pobijedio Herthu, Ermedin Demirović postigao prvi pogodak u Bundesligi". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Ermedin Demirović dobio poziv u seniorsku selekciju BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  20. ^ "Prosinečki objavio spisak za Austriju i Španiju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  21. ^ "Remi na startu kvalifikacija: Zmajevi poveli, pa spašavali bod u Helsinkiju". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  22. ^ "E. Demirović". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Ermedin Demirović". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

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