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Mërgim Berisha
Berisha 2020
Personal information
Full name Mërgim Berisha
Date of birth (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 (age 26)
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)
2017–2018LASK (loan) 18 (5)
20181. 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

  1. ^ https://newsroom.scra.at/de/scra/1.Mannschaft/mërgim-berisha-wechselt-zum-scra/
  2. ^ "Aufgepasst DFB! Dieses Talent steht bei vielen auf dem Zettel". Sport Bild. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Liefering besiegt mattersburg 3:1 und rückt LASK näher". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 7 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Mergim Berisha signs for the Red Bulls". Red Bull Salzburg. January 2017.
  5. ^ "Një Berishë tjetër debuton në Austri" (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Mërgim Berisha wechselt zum LASK" (in German). LASK Linz. 21 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Berisha verlässt den FCM" (in German). Volksstimme. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  8. ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Mergim Berisha goes on loan to SCR Altach". redbulls. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Red Bull Salzburg is the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League champion". OnceAMetro.com. 24 April 2017.