Ermin Bičakčić
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ermin Bičakčić | ||
Date of birth | 24 January 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Zvornik, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2005 | SpVgg Möckmühl | ||
2005 | FC Heilbronn | ||
2005–2010 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | VfB Stuttgart II | 23 | (0) |
2010–2012 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 79 | (5) |
2014–2023 | TSG Hoffenheim | 130 | (6) |
2023– | Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | (3) |
International career | |||
2008 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
2009 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 4 | (1) |
2013–2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024 |
Ermin Bičakčić (pronounced [ěrmin bǐtʃaktʃitɕ]; born 24 January 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig.
Bičakčić started his professional career at VfB Stuttgart, playing mainly in its reserve team, before joining Eintracht Braunschweig in 2012. Two years later, he moved to TSG Hoffenheim. In 2023, he returned to Eintracht Braunschweig.
Bičakčić represented Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth levels, but decided to represent the latter at the senior level. He made his senior international debut in 2013, earning over 30 caps since. Bičakčić represented the nation at their first major championship, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Early career
Because of the outbreak of the Bosnian War, Bičakčić's family fled from his native Bosnia and Herzegovina and moved to Germany, where he started playing football at local clubs, before joining VfB Stuttgart's youth academy in 2005. He made his professional debut against Chemnitzer FC on 27 October 2010 at the age of 20. On 29 July 2011, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Wehen Wiesbaden.
In January 2012, he switched to Eintracht Braunschweig.
TSG Hoffenheim
In May 2014, Bičakčić was transferred to TSG Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the team in a DFB-Pokal game against USC Paloma on 17 August and managed to score a goal. A week later, he made his league debut against FC Augsburg. On 4 February 2015, he scored his first league goal against Werder Bremen.
In September 2016, he extended his deal with the side until June 2020.
Bičakčić helped TSG Hoffenheim make their first historical UEFA Champions League appearance in the 2018–19 season. On 23 October 2018, he debuted in the competition against Lyon.
He played his 100th match for the club on 19 December.
Bičakčić put pen to paper on a new three-year contract with TSG Hoffenheim in May 2019.
In September 2020, he suffered a severe knee injury, which was diagnosed as an anterior cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for at least six months. He returned to the pitch on 14 May 2022, over 19 months after the injury.
In June, he signed a new one-year deal with the team.
Return to Eintracht Braunschweig
In October 2023, Bičakčić returned to Eintracht Braunschweig on a contract until June 2024. He played his first competitive game for the side since coming back on 27 October against Fortuna Düsseldorf. On 11 November, he scored first goal for Eintracht Braunschweig since his comeback against VfL Osnabrück, which secured the victory for his team.
International career
Despite representing Germany at the under-18 level, Bičakčić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level. He was first part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19 team.
In August 2013, his request to change sports citizenship from German to Bosnian was approved by FIFA. Earlier that month, he received his first senior call-up, for a friendly game against the United States, and debuted in that game on 14 August.
On 10 September, in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Slovakia, Bičakčić scored his first senior international goal.
In June 2014, Bičakčić was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, country's first major competition. He made his tournament debut in the opening group match against Argentina on 15 June.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 March 2024
Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VfB Stuttgart II | 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 12 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 3. Liga | 10 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
VfB Stuttgart | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2011–12 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Eintracht Braunschweig | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||
2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 35 | 3 | ||
2013–14 | Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | ||
Total | 79 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | 82 | 5 | |||
TSG Hoffenheim | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 28 | 2 | |
2015–16 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 130 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 147 | 7 | ||
Eintracht Braunschweig | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 3 | – | – | 16 | 3 | ||
Career total | 249 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 274 | 16 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 7 September 2020
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2013 | 6 | 1 |
2014 | 4 | 0 | |
2015 | 4 | 1 | |
2016 | 3 | 0 | |
2017 | 3 | 1 | |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 9 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 35 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bičakčić goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 September 2013 | Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia | 3 | Slovakia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 6 September 2015 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 | Andorra | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
3 | 25 March 2017 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17 | Gibraltar | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Zvornik
- Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims
- Bosnia and Herzegovina refugees
- Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Germany
- Naturalized citizens of Germany
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- VfB Stuttgart II players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- Eintracht Braunschweig players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
- 3. Liga players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players