Admir Mehmedi
Mehmedi with the Bayer Leverkusen in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Admir Mehmedi | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Gostivar, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Second Striker / Centre Forward / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | AC Bellinzona | ||
| 2000–2006 | FC Winterthur | ||
| 2006–2008 | FC Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | FC Zürich | 84 | (19) |
| 2012–2014 | Dynamo Kyiv | 25 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 32 | (12) |
| 2014–2015 | SC Freiburg | 27 | (4) |
| 2015– | Bayer Leverkusen | 43 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Switzerland U16 | 3 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Switzerland U17 | 16 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Switzerland U19 | 26 | (11) |
| 2010 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U21 | 9 | (6) |
| 2011– | Switzerland | 49 | (7) |
| 2012 | Switzerland Olympic | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2016 |
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Admir Mehmedi (born 16 March 1991) is a Swiss international footballer of Albanian descent who plays as a second striker or centre forward for Bayer Leverkusen of the Bundesliga.
Mehmedi was born in Gostivar, SFR Yugoslavia. He is of Albanian heritage. At the age of two, his family emigrated to Switzerland and he soon joined local side Bellinzona, before signing for FC Winterthur, from where Zürich scouted him. In 2006 he moved to Zürich. Mehmedi came through the youth system after being spotted as a youngster and joined the senior team in 2008.
Mehmedi began his senior career with FC Zürich at the age of seventeen. Within two years he was included in the first-team squad and by 2010 he was a first-team regular. He made his senior side debut on 20 July 2008 and scored two goals in eleven appearances, in addition to winning the Swiss Super League in his debut season with the club.
Being a first team regular in 2010, Mehmedi established himself as a physical striker, excellent in the box as well as having a good turn of pace, he was also technically great. During his time with Zürich, Mehmedi scored nineteen goals and provided nine assists.
In the January transfer window in 2012, Mehmedi received transfer offers from Sunderland,Liverpool F.C. and 1. FC Nürnberg. However, Mehmedi moved to Dynamo Kyiv.
On 13 January 2012, Mehmedi signed for the Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv from FC Zürich on a five-year deal. During his season and a half with Kyiv, he mainly played coming off from the bench. Seeking more playing time and to be included again in the Switzerland national team, Mehmedi moved to Bundesliga team SC Freiburg.
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