Ermin Bičakčić

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Ermin Bičakčić
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Bičakčić with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ermin Bičakčić[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth Zvornik, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 1899 Hoffenheim
Number 4
Youth career
1995–2005 SpVgg Möckmühl
2005 FC Heilbronn
2005–2010 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 VfB Stuttgart II 23 (0)
2010–2012 VfB Stuttgart 1 (0)
2012–2014 Eintracht Braunschweig 79 (5)
2014– 1899 Hoffenheim 120 (6)
National team‡
2008 Germany U18 1 (0)
2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 4 (1)
2013– Bosnia and Herzegovina 35 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2020

Ermin Bičakčić (Bosnian pronunciation: [ěrmin bîtʃaktʃiːtɕ]; born 24 January 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Bičakčić started his professional career at VfB Stuttgart, playing mainly in its reserve team, before joining Eintracht Braunschweig in 2012. Two years later, he moved to 1899 Hoffenheim.

Bičakčić represented Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth levels, but decided to represent the latter at senior level. He made his senior international debut in 2013, earning over 30 caps since. Bičakčić represented the nation at their first major championship, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Because of the outbreak of Bosnian War, Bičakčić's family fled from his native Bosnia and Herzegovina and moved to Germany, where he started playing football at local clubs, SpVgg Möckmühl and FC Heilbronn, before joining VfB Stuttgart's youth academy in 2005.[3] He made his professional debut against Chemnitzer FC on 27 October 2010 at the age of 20.[4] On 29 July 2011, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Wehen Wiesbaden.[5]

In January 2012, he switched to Eintracht Braunschweig.[6]

1899 Hoffenheim[]

Bičakčić playing for 1899 Hoffenheim in 2019

In May 2014, Bičakčić was transferred to 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.[7] He made his official debut for the side in DFB-Pokal game against USC Paloma on 17 August and managed to score a goal.[8] A week later, he made his league debut against FC Augsburg.[9] On 4 February 2015, he scored his first league goal in a loss to Werder Bremen.[10]

In September 2016, he extended his contract until June 2020.[11]

Bičakčić helped 1899 Hoffenheim make their first historical UEFA Champions League appearance in 2018–19 season.[12] On 23 October 2018, he debuted in the competition against Lyon.[13]

He played his 100th game for the team on 19 December.[14]

Bičakčić signed a new three-year deal with the club in May 2019.[15]

In September 2020, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months.[16]

International career[]

Bičakčić playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015

Despite representing Germany at under-18 level, Bičakčić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at senior level. He was first part of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19 team.[17]

In August 2013, his request to change sports citizenship from German to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[18] Later that month, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly game against the United States,[19] and debuted in that game on 14 August.[20]

On 10 September, in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Slovakia, Bičakčić scored his first senior international goal.[21]

In June 2014, Bičakčić was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup, country's first major competition.[22] He made his tournament debut in the opening group match on 15 June, which ended in narrow loss to Argentina at the Maracanã Stadium.[23]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 27 September 2020[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfB Stuttgart II 2009–10 3. Liga 12 0 – – 12 0
2010–11 3. Liga 10 0 – – 10 0
2011–12 3. Liga 1 0 – – 1 0
Total 23 0 – – 23 0
VfB Stuttgart 2010–11 Bundesliga 1 0 2 0 2[a] 0 5 0
2011–12 Bundesliga 0 0 1 1 – 1 1
Total 1 0 3 1 2 0 6 1
Eintracht Braunschweig 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 15 1 – – 15 1
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 33 3 2 0 – 35 3
2013–14 Bundesliga 31 1 1 0 – 32 1
Total 79 5 3 0 – 82 5
1899 Hoffenheim 2014–15 Bundesliga 24 1 4 1 – 28 2
2015–16 Bundesliga 21 0 1 0 – 22 0
2016–17 Bundesliga 18 1 1 0 – 19 1
2017–18 Bundesliga 9 0 1 0 3[b] 0 13 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 25 1 2 0 3[c] 0 30 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 21 2 1 0 – 22 2
2020–21 Bundesliga 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 120 6 11 1 6 0 137 7
Career total 223 11 17 2 8 0 248 13
  1. ^ appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ appearance in UEFA Champions League qualifying, 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ appearances in UEFA Champions League

International[]

As of match played 7 September 2020[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2013 6 1
2014 4 0
2015 4 1
2016 3 0
2017 3 1
2018 5 0
2019 9 0
2020 1 0
Total 35 3
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bičakčić goal.[25]
List of international goals scored by Ermin Bičakčić
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2013 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia 3  Slovakia 1–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 6 September 2015 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 12  Andorra 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3 25 March 2017 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 17  Gibraltar 5–0 5–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References[]

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 5. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Ermin Bicakcic". tsg-hoffenheim.de (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Ermin Bičakčić: Mnogi nas fudbalere gledaju površno, zaboravljaju da iza svega stoje ljudi s emocijama". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. ^ "VfB siegt dank Harniks Dreierpack". kicker.de (in German). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Kuzmanovic entlastet die Stuttgarter Not-Abwehr". kicker.de (in German). 29 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Bičakčić iz Stuttgarta prešao u Braunschweig". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 8 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Ermin Bičakčić novi fudbaler Hoffenheima". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Hoffenheim ponizio Palomu, gol Bičakčića, pet Schipplocka". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Bičakčić zacementirao odbranu TSG-a, povreda Kolašinca". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Bičakčić pogodio, ostalih bh. igrača ni na mapi, BVB poražen". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Bičakčić produžio ugovor sa Hoffenheimom do juna 2020. godine". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 23 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Završena Bundesliga: Hoffenheim i Dortmund u Ligi prvaka, HSV ispao iz lige nakon 55 godina". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Bičakčiću i Hoffenheimu bod u fantastičnoj utakmici protiv Lyona". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 23 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Ermin Bičakčić odigrao 100. meč za Hoffenheim". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 21 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Ermin Bičakčić potpisao novi ugovor sa Hoffenheimom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Bičakčiću stradali križni ligamenti, slijedi duža pauza". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Bičakčić i Kolašinac: Srce je reklo Bosna i Hercegovina". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 15 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  18. ^ "Ermin Bičakčić može igrati zvanične utakmice za BiH". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  19. ^ "Safet Sušić objavio imena fudbalera za meč protiv SAD". nezavisne.com (in Bosnian). 1 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  20. ^ "Rano upisana pobjeda i Altidore su nas kaznili". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  21. ^ "Od očaja do vrata Brazila: Veliki preokret Zmajeva u Žilini". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  22. ^ "Sušić objavio konačan spisak za Brazil". aljazeera.net (in Bosnian). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  23. ^ "Argentina prejaka, ali poslana je lijepa slika u svijet". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  24. ^ "E. Bičakčić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  25. ^ a b "Ermin Bičakčić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

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