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.
 Omeragić in 2020 | |||
| 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 | 7 | (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 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023 | |||
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.
On 11 May 2023, following five years at Zürich, he signed with Ligue 1 side Montpellier HSC.
International career
Omeragić is a youth international for Switzerland. 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.
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 Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva and Emir Spahić. He is the brother of footballer Nedim Omeragić and cousin of Edin Omeragić.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 May 2023
| 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 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 99 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 106 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 99 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | ||
Honours
References
External links
- Bećir Omeragić at Soccerway