Bećir Omeragić (born 20 January 2002) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Montpellier and the Switzerland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Étoile Carouge | ||
| 2018 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Zürich | 104 | (0) |
| 2023– | Montpellier | 28 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U15 | 8 | (2) |
| 2017 | Switzerland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2020– | Switzerland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | Switzerland | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:57, 17 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 8 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOmeragić made his Swiss Super League debut for Zürich on 4 May 2019 in a game against Basel, as an 80th-minute substitute for Alain Nef.[1]
On 11 May 2023, following five years at Zürich, he signed with Ligue 1 side Montpellier HSC.[2]
International career
editOmeragić is a youth international for Switzerland.[3] In September 2020, he had called up to the Switzerland squad for UEFA Nations League fixtures against Ukraine and Germany. He made his debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Croatia.[4]
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.[5]
Personal life
editBorn in Switzerland to Bosniak parents, his father hails from Derventa and his mother hails from Prijedor. His football idols are Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva and Emir Spahić.[6] He is the brother of footballer Nedim Omeragić and cousin of Edin Omeragić.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 7 May 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zürich | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 99 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 106 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 99 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes games in the qualifiers of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League
Honours
editFC Zürich
References
edit- ^ "Basel v Zürich game report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Omeragic wechselt vom FCZ in die Ligue 1". Swiss Football League. 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Agent of Zurich starlet confirms talks with Milan and 'enthusiasm' of client regarding move". 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Switzerland v Croatia game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
- ^ https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
- ^ "EKSKLUZIVNO: Sa 17 igra za prvi tim, traže ga Manchester United i Bayern, a on kaže: Razgovarao bih o igranju za BiH!". Sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ ""Ni" et "Né", enfants de la guerre et pères de footballeurs". Le Temps (in French). 27 March 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ Bećir Omeragić at Soccerway
External links
edit
- Bećir Omeragić at Soccerway
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