Ermedin Demirović

Ermedin Demirović (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.
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. 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.
Alavés
In May, Demirović signed a four-year contract with Spanish side Alavés. He made his official debut for the team in a Copa del Rey game against Formentera on 3 January 2018 and scored a brace. Three weeks later, he made his league debut against Barcelona. On 6 May, he scored his first league goal in a triumph over Málaga.
In July, Demirović was loaned to French outfit Sochaux until the end of season.
In January 2019, he was sent on a six-month loan to Almería.
In September, he was sent on a season-long loan to Swiss side St. Gallen.
SC Freiburg
In July 2020, Demirović was transferred to SC Freiburg for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut for the club in a DFB-Pokal match against Waldhof Mannheim on 13 September. Two weeks later, he made his league debut against VfL Wolfsburg. On 20 December, he scored his first goal for SC Freiburg in a defeat of Hertha BSC.
FC Augsburg
In July 2022, Demirović moved to FC Augsburg on a four-year deal. He debuted officially for the team in a DFB-Pokal tie on 31 July against Blau-Weiß Lohne. A week later, he made his league debut against SC Freiburg. On 20 August, he scored his first goal for FC Augsburg against Mainz 05.
In August 2023, he was named club captain.
International career
Demirović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.
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, but had to wait until 24 March 2021 to make his debut in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Finland.
On 23 September 2022, in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League game against Montenegro, Demirović scored his first senior international goal.
Career statistics
Club
International
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Demirović goal.
References
External links
1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Hamburg
German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
RB Leipzig II players
Deportivo Alavés players
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
UD Almería players
FC St. Gallen players
SC Freiburg players
FC Augsburg players
Regionalliga players
La Liga players
Ligue 2 players
Segunda División players
Swiss Super League players
Bundesliga players
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in France
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland