Armin Gigović
 Gigović with FC Rostov in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Lund, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rostov | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| 2017–2019 | Helsingborgs IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Helsingborgs IF | 34 | (1) |
| 2020– | Rostov | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019– | Sweden U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2020– | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020 | |||
Armin Gigović (born 6 April 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian club FC Rostov. Born in Sweden, Gigović is of Bosnian descent.
Career
Early career
Gigović started his football career in Landskrona BoIS. When he as 15 years old he moved to the rival club Helsingborgs IF and played in the youth teams.
Helsingborgs IF
In the beginning Gigović played for the academy in HIF and in the summer 2018 he played SM for 16 year olds in Gothenburg, which was arranged by Gothia Cup. Almost exactly one year later, on 15 July 2019 he played his debut for the senior Helsingborgs IF team. [1] He got subbed in at the 75th minute against David Boysen, and HIF won the match against IK Sirius with 1–0. In August 2019 Armin extended his contract with HIF until the end of 2021. Already back then there was a big interest from other clubs in Europe about him, among them Genoa, Wolves, CSKA Moscow and Amiens.
On 15 October 2020, the Swedish newspaper Sport Expressen revealed that Gigović and Pontus Almqvist were going to the Russian club Rostov. Later that evening the transfer got confirmed from Helsingborgs IF and Rostov. The transfer fee was one of the biggest in HIFs history and according to rumours it gave the club roughly 2.9 million euros, which the club desperately needed.
Rostov
On 15 October 2020, he signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club Rostov.[2]
Personal life
Gigović's father, Almir, was a footballer from Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]
On 24 August 2020, Armin Gigović tested positive for COVID-19.[4]
References
- ^ "Helsingborg vs. Sirius – 15 July 2019 – Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Армин Гигович — игрок «Ростова»" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Svenske 17-åringen jagas av storklubbar". www.expressen.se (in Swedish).
- ^ "Jättetalangen testades positivt för coronavirus". www.expressen.se (in Swedish).
External links
- Armin Gigović at Soccerway
- Svensk Fotboll Profile
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lund
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden youth international footballers
- Sweden under-21 international footballers
- Swedish people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Association football midfielders
- Helsingborgs IF players
- FC Rostov players
- Allsvenskan players
- Russian Premier League players
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Russia