Mërgim Berisha
![]() Berisha with Liefering in 2016 | |||
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 |
1. FC Magdeburg (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 Linz (loan) | 18 | (5) |
2018– | → 1. FC Magdeburg (loan) | 0 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2018 |
Mërgim Berisha (born 11 May 1998) is an Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club 1. FC Magdeburg, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.
Early life
Berisha was born in Berchtesgaden, Germany from Kosovo Albanian parents from Kosovo.[1]
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.[2]
Red Bull Salzburg
In January 2017, Berisha also signed a contract with Red Bull Salzburg until June 2020.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] On 26 August 2017, he making his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Rapid Wien after being named in the starting line-up.
Honours
Club
- Red Bull Salzburg
References
- ^ "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 Germann). 7 November 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "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.
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External links
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- Mërgim Berisha at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Albanian footballers
- German footballers
- German people of Albanian descent
- German people of Kosovan descent
- Kosovo Albanians
- Austrian Football Second League players
- FC Liefering players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- Association football midfielders
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Kosovan expatriates in Austria
- Kosovan expatriate footballers
- Kosovan footballers
- 2. Bundesliga players