Ermedin Demirovic

Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnian pronunciation: [ermedin demiroʋitɕ]; born 25 March 1998) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Demirovic started his professional career at RB Leipzig, playing mainly in its reserve team. In 2017, he joined Alaves, who loaned him to Sochaux the following year, to Almeria a year later and to St. Gallen later that year. Demirovic moved to SC Freiburg in 2020.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Demirovic made his senior international debut in 2021.

Club Career

Early career

Demirovic started playing football at his hometown club Hamburger SV, before joining RB Leipzig's youth academy in the summer of 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.

Alaves and loans

On 30 May 2017, Demirovic moved to Spanish side Alaves on a four-year contract. After initial problems with registration, he first played for Alaves B.

Demirovic made his first-team debut in a Copa del Rey win over Formentera on 3 January 2018 and scored a brace. He made his league debut against Barcelona three weeks later. He scored his first league goal in a defeat of Malaga on 6 May.

On 23 July 2018, Demirovic extended his contract until June 2021. The following day, he was loaned to French outfit Sochaux until the end of season.

In January 2019, he was sent on a six-month loan to Almeria.

On 2 September 2019, Demirovic was sent on a season-long loan to Swiss team St. Gallen.

SC Freiburg

In July 2020, Bundesliga club SC Freiburg announced Demirovic would join after the conclusion of the Swiss Super League season on 3 August. Media reported the transfer fee paid to Alaves as about €4 million plus bonuses. He made his competitive debut for the club in DFB-Poka

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