# Armin Gigović

Armin Gigović (pronounced; born 6 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Gigović started his professional career at Helsingborgs IF, before joining Rostov in 2020. He was loaned back to Helsingborgs IF in 2022, to OB later that year and to Midtjylland in 2023. The following year, he signed with Holstein Kiel.
A former Swedish youth international, Gigović also made his senior international debut for Sweden, before switching his allegiance to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024.

## Club career
### Early career

Gigović started playing football at Landskrona BoIS, before joining Helsingborgs IF's youth setup in 2017. He made his professional debut against IK Sirius on 15 July 2019 at the age of 17. On 6 July 2020, he scored his first professional goal against Djurgårdens IF.

### Rostov

In October 2020, Gigović signed a five-year deal with Russian side Rostov. He made his official debut for the team on 25 October against Khimki. On 17 March 2021, he scored his first goal for Rostov in a triumph over Rotor Volgograd.
In March 2022, Gigović was loaned to his former club Helsingborgs IF until the end of the season.
In August 2022, he was sent on a six-month loan to Danish outfit OB.
In January 2023, he was loaned to Midtjylland for the remainder of the campaign. In June, his loan was extended for an additional season.

### Holstein Kiel

In July 2024, Gigović was transferred to German team Holstein Kiel for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut for the squad against VfL Wolfsburg on 31 August. On 14 September, he scored his first goal for Holstein Kiel against Bayern Munich.

## International career

After representing Sweden at all youth levels and captaining them at the under-21 level under coach Daniel Bäckström, Gigović made his senior international debut in a friendly game against Iceland on 12 January 2023. However, in April 2024, he decided that he would play for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the future.
In May, his request to change sports citizenship from Swedish to Bosnian was approved by FIFA. Later that month, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against England and Italy. He debuted against the former on 3 June.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Helsingborgs IF | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 |
| Helsingborgs IF | Total | Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 0 |
| Rostov | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 1 |
| Rostov | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Rostov | Total | Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 0 |
| Helsingborgs IF (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 2 |
| OB (loan) | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| Midtjylland (loan) | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Midtjylland (loan) | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 1 |
| Midtjylland (loan) | Total | Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Holstein Kiel | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 156 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 10 |
* ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Danish Cup, DFB-Pokal
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Danish Superliga play-offs for UEFA Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden |
| Sweden | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Sweden | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Sweden | Total | 2 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Total | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | 10 | 0 |

## Honours

Midtjylland
* Danish Superliga: 2023–24