Mërgim Berisha

Mërgim Berisha (born 11 May 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a Forward for  club FC Augsburg, on loan from Fenerbahçe. He was born in Berchtesgaden, Germany, to Kosovan parents.

Club career
Liefering
On 7 November 2014  Berisha made his debut as a professional footballer against Mattersburg. He came in as a substitute at 73rd minute in place of Daniel Ripić. 50 seconds after his substitution he scored the third goal during a 3–1 home win.

Red Bull Salzburg
On 28 December 2016  Berisha signed his first professional contract with Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg. On 3 April 2017  he made his debut in a 0–5 away win against SC Rheindorf Altach after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of Wanderson. Berisha helped his team winning the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League. He was one of the top scorers in the tournament, scoring seven goals in total.

Loan at LASK
On 21 August 2017  Berisha joined Austrian Bundesliga side LASK  on a season-long loan. Five days later  he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Rapid Wien.

Loan at 1. FC Magdeburg
On 19 June 2018  Berisha joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Magdeburg  on a season-long loan. Two months later he made his debut with 1. FC Magdeburg in the  2018–19 DFB-Pokal first round against Darmstadt 98 .

Loan at SC Rheindorf Altach
On 10 January 2019Berisha joined Austrian Bundesliga side SC Rheindorf Altach  on a  season loan. On 23 February 2019, he made his debut in a 0–0 away draw against Wolfsberger AC.

Return to Red Bull Salzburg
2019–20 season
On 6 January 2020  Berisha returned to Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg. On 14 February 2020  he played the first game after the return in a 2–3 home defeat against former club LASK after coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute in place of Patrick Farkas.

2020–21 season
On 13 September 2020  Berisha started his season with the club by winning in the opening match of 2020–21 season against Wolfsberger AC after being named in the starting line-up.

On 3 November  Berisha scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 2–6 defeat against German side Bayern Munich in the 2020–21 season, he also scored in the away tie in Munich as Salzburg lost 3–1. On 1 December  Berisha scored two goals against Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow, which allowed Red Bull Salzburg win the match   3–1. This secured third place in the group and the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase. On 1 May 2021  Berisha scored Salzburg's opening goal  in the final of the Austrian Cup.

Fenerbahçe
On 2 September 2021  Berisha signed a four-year contract with  Fenerbahçe and received squad number 11.

Loan at Augsburg
On 31 August 2022 Berisha joined Augsburg on loan with an option to buy.

International career
On 7 October 2019, he was called-up from Germany U21 for the friendly match against Spain U21 and 021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualificationmatch against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21. Three days later, he made his debut with Germany U21 in a friendly match against Spain U21 after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Janni Serra. At the European Under-21 Championship  2021 he became European Champion.

Personal life
Berisha was born in Berchtesgaden, Germany, to Kosovan parents from Suva Reka.

Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLiefering2014–15Austrian First League3100—312015–16Austrian First League8200—822016–17Austrian First League301400—3014Total411700—4117Red Bull Salzburg2016–17Austrian Bundesliga101000202017–18Austrian Bundesliga001000102019–20Austrian Bundesliga8110101012020–21Austrian Bundesliga28144310542222021–22Austrian Bundesliga21001031Total3916731255824LASK (loan)2017–18Austrian Bundesliga18521—2061. FC Magdeburg (loan)2018–192. Bundesliga4010—50Rheindorf Altach (loan)2018–19Austrian Bundesliga14700—1472019–20Austrian Bundesliga17732—209Total311432—3416Fenerbahçe2021–22Süper Lig22410833172022–23Süper Lig11000011Total2351083328FC Augsburg (loan)2022–23Bundesliga23900—239FC Augsburg2023–24Bundesliga2010—30Total25910—269TSG Hoffenheim2023–24Bundesliga1000—10Career total1826615620821780

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGermany202320Total20

Honours
Red Bull Salzburg Youth
UEFA Youth League: 2016–17

Red Bull Salzburg
Austrian Bundesliga: 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21
Austrian Cup: 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21

References

Other websites

Category:1998 births
Category:Living people
Category:German footballers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:FC Liefering players
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:FC Augsburg players
Category:Austrian football champions