Bećir Omeragić

Bećir Omeragić (born 20 January 2002) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Montpellier and the Switzerland national team.

Bećir Omeragić
Omeragić in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002
Place of birth Geneva, Switzerland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2017 Étoile Carouge
2018 Servette
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Zürich 104 (0)
2023– Montpellier 0 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Switzerland U15 8 (2)
2017 Switzerland U16 2 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U17 12 (0)
2020– Switzerland U21 4 (0)
2020– Switzerland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023

Club career

Omeragić made his Swiss Super League debut for Zürich on 4 May 2019 in a game against Basel, as an 80th-minute substitute for Alain Nef.[1]

On 11 May 2023, following five years at Zürich, he signed with Ligue 1 side Montpellier HSC.[2]

International career

Omeragić is a youth international for Switzerland.[3] In September 2020, he had called up to the Switzerland squad for UEFA Nations League fixtures against Ukraine and Germany. He made his debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Croatia.[4]

In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals.[5]

Personal life

Born in Switzerland to Bosnian parents, his father hails from Derventa and his mother hails from Prijedor. His football idols are Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva and Emir Spahić.[6] He is the brother of footballer Nedim Omeragić and cousin of Edin Omeragić.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 May 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zürich 2018–19 Swiss Super League 5000——50
2019–20 1901000—200
2020–21 29010——300
2021–22 27010——280
2022–23 190103[lower-alpha 1]0—230
Total 9904000—1060
Career total 9904030001060
  1. Includes games in the qualifiers of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Basel v Zürich game report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 4 May 2019.
  2. "Omeragic wechselt vom FCZ in die Ligue 1". Swiss Football League. 11 May 2023.
  3. "Agent of Zurich starlet confirms talks with Milan and 'enthusiasm' of client regarding move". 25 February 2020.
  4. "Switzerland v Croatia game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
  5. https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
  6. "EKSKLUZIVNO: Sa 17 igra za prvi tim, traže ga Manchester United i Bayern, a on kaže: Razgovarao bih o igranju za BiH!". Sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  7. ""Ni" et "Né", enfants de la guerre et pères de footballeurs". Le Temps (in French). 27 March 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  8. Bećir Omeragić at Soccerway
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