Ermin Bicakcic

Ermin Bicakcic (Bosnian pronunciation: [ermin bitʃaktʃiːtɕ]; 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.

Bicakcic 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.

Bicakcic represented Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth levels, but decided to represent the latter on senior level. He made his senior international debut in 2013, earning over 30 caps since. Bicakcic represented the nation at their first major championship, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club Career

Early career

Because of the outbreak of Bosnian War, Bicakcic's family fled from his native Bosnia and Herzegovina and moved to Germany, where he started playing football at local clubs, SpVgg Mockmuhl and FC Heilbronn, before joining VfB Stuttgart's youth academy in 2005. He made his professional debut in DFB-Pokal game 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, Bicakcic signed with Eintracht Braunschweig. He made his competitive debut for the team on 5 February against Eintracht Frankfurt.

1899 Hoffenheim

On 20 May 2014, Bicakcic was transferred to 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee. He scored on his official debut for the club in DFB-Pokal game against USC Paloma on 17 August. 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, Bicakcic extended his contract until June 2020.

Even though his playing time was limited, mostly because of injuries, he helped the team make their first historical UEFA Champions League appearance in 2018–19 season. On 23 October 2018, he debuted

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