Ermin Bičakčić
Ermin Bičakčić (; born 24 January 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Bičakčić started his professional career at VfB Stuttgart, playing mainly in its reserve team, before joining Eintracht Braunschweig in 2012. Two years later, he moved to 1899 Hoffenheim. Bičakčić represented Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth levels, but decided to represent the latter at senior level. He made his senior international debut in 2013, earning over 30 caps since. Bičakčić represented the nation at their first major championship , the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Club career. Early career. Because of the outbreak of Bosnian War, Bičakčić's family fled from his native Bosnia and Herzegovina and moved to Germany, where he started playing football at local clubs, SpVgg Möckmühl and FC Heilbronn, before joining VfB Stuttgart's youth academy in 2005. He made his professional debut against Chemnitzer FC on 27 October 2010 at the age of 20. On 29 July 2011, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Wehen Wiesbaden. In January 2012, he switched to Eintracht Braunschweig. 1899 Hoffenheim. In May 2014, Bičakčić was  transferred to 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the side in DFB-Pokal game against USC Paloma on 17 August and managed to score a goal. A week later, he made his league debut against FC Augsburg. On 4 February 2015, he scored his first league goal in a loss to Werder Bremen. In September 2016, he extended his contract until June 2020. Bičakčić helped 1899 Hoffenheim make their first historical UEFA Champions League appearance in 2018–19 season. On 23 October 2018, he debuted in the competition against Lyon. He played his 100th game  for the team on 19 December. Bičakčić signed a new three-year deal with the club in May 2019. In September 2020, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months. International career. Despite representing Germany at under-18 level, Bičakčić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at senior level. He was first part of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19 team. In August 2013, his request to change sports citizenship from German to Bosnian was approved by FIFA. Later that month, he received his first senior call -up, for friendly game against the United States, and debuted in that game on 14 August. On 10 September, in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Slovakia, Bičakčić scored his first senior international goal. In June 2014, Bičakčić was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup, country's first major competition. He made his tournament debut in the opening group match on 15 June, which ended in narrow loss to Argentina at the Maracanã Stadium.