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Bećir Omeragić

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.

Club career

Omeragić 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

Omeragić 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

Born 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

Club

As of 7 May 2023[8]
  1. ^ Includes games in the qualifiers of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League

Honours

FC Zürich

References

  1. ^ "Basel v Zürich game report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 4 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Omeragic wechselt vom FCZ in die Ligue 1". Swiss Football League. 11 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Agent of Zurich starlet confirms talks with Milan and 'enthusiasm' of client regarding move". 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Switzerland v Croatia game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
  5. ^ https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ ""Ni" et "Né", enfants de la guerre et pères de footballeurs". Le Temps (in French). 27 March 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  8. ^ Bećir Omeragić at Soccerway

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