Mërgim Berisha
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mërgim Berisha | ||
Date of birth | 11 May 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Berchtesgaden, Germany | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
SCR Altach (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2016 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Liefering | 41 | (17) |
2017– | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → LASK (loan) | 18 | (5) |
2018 | → 1. FC Magdeburg (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2019– | → SCR Altach (loan) | 14 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Germany U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019 |
Mërgim Berisha (born 11 May 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for SCR Altach, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.[1]
Early life
Berisha was born in Berchtesgaden, Germany from Kosovo Albanian parents from Kosovo.[2]
Club career
Liefering
On 7 November 2014. He did debut for the Liefering as professional footballer, when came into play as substitution in the 78th minute against Mattersburg. Just 50 seconds after his substitution, he scored his first goal in professional football at 16 years of age, five months and 27 days.[3]
Red Bull Salzburg
In January 2017, Berisha also signed a contract with Red Bull Salzburg until June 2020.[4] On 3 April 2017, He made his debut for the "Bulls" in the Austrian Bundesliga, when he came into play as a substitution in the 77th minute against Altach.[5] He helped his team winning the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League by being one of the top scorers in the tournoument, scoring 7 goals in total.
Loan at LASK Linz
On 21 August 2017, Berisha joined Austrian Bundesliga side LASK Linz, on a season-long loan.[6] On 26 August 2017, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Rapid Wien after being named in the starting line-up.
Loan at 1. FC Magdeburg
He joined 1. FC Magdeburg on loan for 2017–18 and played there for 6 months. After he found limited chances, he returned to Red Bull Salzburg at the end of the year.[7]
Loan at SCR Altach
On 10 January 2019, Berisha joined SCR Attach on a 1.5-year loan deal.[8]
Honours
Club
Red Bull Salzburg
References
- ^ https://newsroom.scra.at/de/scra/1.Mannschaft/mërgim-berisha-wechselt-zum-scra/
- ^ "Aufgepasst DFB! Dieses Talent steht bei vielen auf dem Zettel". Sport Bild. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Liefering besiegt mattersburg 3:1 und rückt LASK näher". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Mergim Berisha signs for the Red Bulls". Red Bull Salzburg. January 2017.
- ^ "Një Berishë tjetër debuton në Austri" (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "Mërgim Berisha wechselt zum LASK" (in German). LASK Linz. 21 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Berisha verlässt den FCM" (in German). Volksstimme. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Mergim Berisha goes on loan to SCR Altach". redbulls. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Red Bull Salzburg is the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League champion". OnceAMetro.com. 24 April 2017.
External links
- Mërgim Berisha at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Berchtesgaden
- German people of Albanian descent
- German people of Kosovan descent
- Kosovo Albanians
- Association football midfielders
- Albanian footballers
- Kosovan footballers
- German footballers
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- FC Liefering players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- LASK Linz players
- 1. FC Magdeburg players
- SC Rheindorf Altach players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Austrian Football Second League players
- Kosovan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- German expatriate footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in Austria