Ermedin Demirović (; born 25 March 1998) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club

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and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Demirović started his professional career at

RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bul ...

, playing mainly in its

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. In 2017, he joined Alavés, who loaned him to

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the following year, to

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a year later and to

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later that year. Demirović moved to SC Freiburg in 2020. Two years later, he switched to FC Augsburg. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Demirović made his senior international debut in 2021.

Club career

Early career

Demirović started playing football at his hometown club

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, before joining RB Leipzig's youth academy in the summer of 2014. He made his professional debut playing for RB Leipzig II against

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on 13 April 2017 at the age of 19 and managed to score a goal.

Alavés and loans

On 30 May 2017, Demirović moved to Spanish side Alavés on a four-year contract. After initial problems with registration, he first played for Alavés B. Demirović made his first-team debut in a

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win over Formentera on 3 January 2018 and scored a brace. He made his league debut against

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three weeks later. He scored his first league goal in a defeat of Málaga on 6 May. On 23 July 2018, Demirović extended his contract until June 2021. The following day, he was loaned to French outfit

until the end of season. In January 2019, he was sent on a six-month loan to

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

SC Freiburg

In July 2020,

club

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announced Demirović would join after the conclusion of the Swiss Super League season on 3 August. Media reported the transfer fee paid to Alavés as about €4 million plus bonuses. He made his competitive debut for the club in

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game against

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on 13 September. Two weeks later, he made his league debut against

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. On 20 December, he scored his first goal for SC Freiburg in a victory over Hertha BSC.

FC Augsburg

In July 2022, Demirović moved to

on a four-year deal with Michael Gregoritsch moving the other way as part of the transfer.

International career

Demirović represented

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on all youth levels. In November 2018, he received his first senior call-up, for a

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match against

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and a friendly match against

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, but had to wait until 24 March 2021 to make his debut in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Demirović goal.''

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