Ermedin Demirović (Bosnian pronunciation: [ermědin děmiroʋitɕ]; born 25 March 1998) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Augsburg | ||
Number | 9 | ||
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) |
2020–2022 | SC Freiburg | 61 | (7) |
2022– | FC Augsburg | 11 | (5) |
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 | 14 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:43, 24 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:39, 23 September 2022 (UTC) |
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. Two years later, he switched to FC Augsburg.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Demirović made his senior international debut in 2021.
Demirović started playing football at his hometown club Hamburger SV, before joining RB Leipzig's youth academy in the summer of 2014.[2] 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.[3]
On 30 May 2017, Demirović moved to Spanish side Alavés on a four-year contract.[4] After initial problems with registration, he first played for Alavés B.[5]
Demirović made his first-team debut in a Copa del Rey win over Formentera on 3 January 2018 and scored a brace.[6] He made his league debut against Barcelona three weeks later.[7] He scored his first league goal in a defeat of Málaga on 6 May.[8]
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.[9]
In January 2019, he was sent on a six-month loan to Almería.[10]
On 2 September 2019, Demirović was sent on a season-long loan to Swiss team St. Gallen.[11]
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.[12][13][14] He made his competitive debut for the club in DFB-Pokal game against Waldhof Mannheim on 13 September.[15] Two weeks later, he made his league debut against VfL Wolfsburg.[16] On 20 December, he scored his first goal for SC Freiburg in a victory over Hertha BSC.[17]
In July 2022, Demirović moved to FC Augsburg on a four-year deal with Michael Gregoritsch moving the other way as part of the transfer.[18]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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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 | |
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 37 | 3 | ||
Total total | 61 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 8 | ||
Career total | 134 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 37 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2021 | 10 | 0 |
2022 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 14 | 1 |
FC Augsburg – current squad | |
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