Bećir Omeragić (born 20 January 2002) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Omeragić made his

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debut for Zürich on 4 May 2019 in a game against Basel, as an 80th-minute substitute for

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. On 11 May 2023, following five years at Zürich, he signed with

side Montpellier HSC.

International career

Omeragić is a youth international for Switzerland. In September 2020, he had called up to the

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squad for UEFA Nations League fixtures against Ukraine and Germany. He made his debut on 7 October 2020 in a

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against Croatia. In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament reaching the quarter-finals.

Personal life

Born in Switzerland to Bosnian parents, his father hails from Derventa and his mother hails from Prijedor. His football idols are

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, Thiago Silva and

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. He is the brother of footballer Nedim Omeragić and cousin of Edin Omeragić.

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* 2002 births Living people Swiss people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Footballers from Geneva Swiss men's footballers Men's association football defenders Switzerland men's international footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players FC Zürich players Montpellier HSC players Swiss Super League players Ligue 1 players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Swiss expatriate sportspeople in France {{Switzerland-footy-defender-stub