Ermedin Demirović

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.

Ermedin Demirović
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Augsburg
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2014 Hamburger SV
2014–2017 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 RB Leipzig II 1 (1)
2017–2020 Alavés 3 (1)
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 38 (13)
International career‡
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 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Demirović started his professional career at RB Leipzig, playing mainly in its reserve team, before joining Alavés in 2017. He was loaned to Sochaux in 2018, to Almería in 2019 and to St. Gallen later that year. In 2020, he moved to SC Freiburg. Two years later, he switched to FC Augsburg.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Demirović made his senior international debut in 2021, earning over 20 caps since.

Club career

Early career

Demirović started playing football at his hometown club Hamburger SV, before joining RB Leipzig's youth academy in 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]

Alavés

In May, Demirović signed a four-year contract with Spanish side Alavés.[4] He made his official debut for the team in a Copa del Rey game against Formentera on 3 January 2018 and scored a brace.[5] Three weeks later, he made his league debut against Barcelona.[6] On 6 May, he scored his first league goal in a triumph over Málaga.[7]

In July, Demirović was loaned to French outfit Sochaux until the end of season.[8]

In January 2019, he was sent on a six-month loan to Almería.[9]

In September, he was sent on a season-long loan to Swiss side St. Gallen.[10]

SC Freiburg

In July 2020, Demirović was transferred to SC Freiburg for an undisclosed fee.[11] He made his competitive debut for the club in a DFB-Pokal match against Waldhof Mannheim on 13 September.[12] Two weeks later, he made his league debut against VfL Wolfsburg.[13] On 20 December, he scored his first goal for SC Freiburg in a defeat of Hertha BSC.[14]

FC Augsburg

In July 2022, Demirović moved to FC Augsburg on a four-year deal.[15] He debuted officially for the team in a DFB-Pokal tie on 31 July against Blau-Weiß Lohne.[16] A week later, he made his league debut against SC Freiburg.[17] On 20 August, he scored his first goal for FC Augsburg against Mainz 05.[18]

In August 2023, he was named club captain.[19]

International career

Demirović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.[20]

In November 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League game against Austria and a friendly game against Spain,[21] but had to wait until 24 March 2021 to make his debut in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Finland.[22]

On 23 September 2022, in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League game against Montenegro, Demirović scored his first senior international goal.[23]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 October 2023[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RB Leipzig II 2016–17 Regionalliga Nordost 11––11
Alavés 2017–18 La Liga 3133–64
Sochaux (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 1640010174
Almería (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 130––130
St. Gallen (loan) 2019–20 Swiss Super League 281400–2814
SC Freiburg 2020–21 Bundesliga 30520–325
2021–22 Bundesliga 31261–373
Total 61781–698
FC Augsburg 2022–23 Bundesliga 30820–328
2023–24 Bundesliga 8510–95
Total 381330–4113
Career total 160401441017544

International
As of match played 16 October 2023[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2021100
202251
202360
Total211
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Demirović goal.[25]
List of international goals scored by Ermedin Demirović
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 September 2022 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 14  Montenegro 1–0 1–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League

References
  1. "Ermedin Demirović". fcaugsburg.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. "Ermedin Demirović: Moj cilj je da budem kao Edin Džeko". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. "Demirović: Razmatram ponudu Leipziga, ali i drugih klubova". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. "Ermedin Demirović potpisao za Alavés". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  5. "Atlético ubjedljiv u prvom meču, Demirović zabilježio debi iz snova za Alavés". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. "Demirović zaigrao protiv Barcelone, na kraju razmijenio dres s Rakitićem". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  7. "Demirović zablistao u pobjedi Alavésa protiv Málage". sportsport.ba. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  8. "Deportivo Alavés posudio Ermedina Demirovića u Sochaux". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  9. "Ermedin Demirović posuđen Almeríji do kraja sezone". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 17 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  10. "Ermedin Demirović na posudbi u St. Gallenu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  11. "Ermedin Demirović potpisao za Freiburg, Alavésu 4 miliona eura obeštećenja". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  12. "Ermedin Demirović odigrao prvu zvaničnu utakmicu za Freiburg". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  13. "Ermedin Demirović upisao bundesligaški debi, Freiburg remizirao s Wolfsburgom". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  14. "Freiburg pobijedio Herthu, Ermedin Demirović zabio prvi pogodak u Bundesligi". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  15. "Ermedin Demirović napustio Freiburg, ali će i dalje igrati u Bundesligi". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  16. "Kup Njemačke: Demirović starter, Augsburg rutinski prošao u 1/16 finala". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  17. "Demirovićev debi za Augsburg u sjeni teškog poraza od njegovog bivšeg kluba Freiburga". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  18. "Ermedin Demirović postigao spektakularan gol petom u Bundesligi, prvijenac za novi klub". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  19. "Velika čast: Ermedin Demirović postao kapiten Augsburga". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  20. "Ermedin Demirović: Vjerujem da ću pokazati da nisam slučajno ovdje". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  21. "Prosinečki objavio spisak za Austriju i Španiju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  22. "Remi na startu kvalifikacija: Zmajevi poveli, pa spašavali bod u Helsinkiju". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  23. "Veličanstvena noć reprezentacije Bosne i Hercegovine na Bilinom polju!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  24. "E. Demirović". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  25. "Ermedin Demirović". eu-football.info. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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