Ermedin Demirović

Ermedin Demirović (Bosnian pronunciation: [ermědin děmiroʋitɕ]; born 25 March 1998) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club SC Freiburg and the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team.

Ermedin Demirović
Personal information
Full name Ermedin Demirović
Date of birth (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing 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 0 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 14 (4)
2015–2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 16 (5)
2017– Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 12 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

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.

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.[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 and loans

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 triumph 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]

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.[12][13][14]

International career

Demirović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels.[15]

In November 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for games against Austria and Spain.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 August 2020[17]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RB Leipzig II 2016–17 Regionalliga Nordost 11–––11
Alavés B 2017–18 Tercera División 126–––126
Alavés 2017–18 La Liga 3133––64
Sochaux (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 1640010–174
Almería (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 130–––130
St. Gallen (loan) 2019–20 Swiss Super League 281400––2814
SC Freiburg 2020–21 Bundesliga 0000––00
Career total 73263310–7729

References
  1. "Ermedin Demirović". scfreiburg.com (in German). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  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 23 April 2017.
  4. "Ermedin Demirović potpisao za Alavés". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. "Reprezentativac BiH konačno dobija šansu u La Ligi". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. "Atlético ubjedljiv u prvom meču, Demirović zabilježio debi iz snova za Alavés". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. "Messijeva čarolija za pobjedu Barcelone, Demirović zaigrao na Camp Nou". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  8. "Demirović strijelac i asistent u pobjedi Alavésa protiv Málage". avaz.ba. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  9. "Ermedin Demirović samo dan nakon produženja ugovora s Alavésom posuđen Sochauxu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  10. "Zvanično: Ermedin Demirović do kraja sezone na posudbi u novom klubu". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  11. "Ermedin Demirović prešao iz Španije u Švicarsku". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  12. Kleinmann, Patrick (28 July 2020). "Für 3,7 Millionen Euro: Freiburg angelt sich Demirovic". kicker (in German). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  13. "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.
  14. Dos Santos, Jon (23 July 2020). "Alavés: Ermedin Demirovic es nuevo jugador del Friburgo". Marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  15. "Ermedin Demirović dobio poziv u seniorsku selekciju BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  16. "Prosinečki objavio spisak za Austriju i Španiju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  17. "E. Demirović". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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