Bičakčić with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015
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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) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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1899 Hoffenheim | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2004 | SpVgg Möckmühl | ||
2005–2006 | FC Heilbronn | ||
2006–2009 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | VfB Stuttgart II | 23 | (0) |
2010–2012 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 79 | (5) |
2014– | 1899 Hoffenheim | 52 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
2009 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 4 | (1) |
2013– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 July 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 october 2015 |
Ermin Bičakčić (born 24 January 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for German club 1899 Hoffenheim and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
On 27 October 2010, Bičakčić made his debut for the VfB Stuttgart first team, during the second round of the 2010–11 DFB-Pokal against Chemnitzer FC. On 1 December 2010, he had his first appearance in the Europa League against Young Boys. On 19 December 2010, he made his Bundesliga debut against Bayern München.
On 8 January 2012, Bičakčić moved to Eintracht Braunschweig. In Braunschweig he became a regular starter in the 2. Bundesliga, missing only one league game between February 2012 and May 2013. At the end of the 2012–13 2. Bundesliga season, Bičakčić and his team won promotion to the Bundesliga.
On 20 May 2014, after relegation of Eintracht Braunschweig to 2. Bundesliga, Bičakčić signed for 1899 Hoffenheim.
Bičakčić acquired a German passport on 16 May 2008 and made his debut for the German under-18 on 22 May 2008, in a game against Turkey under-19.
On 21 April 2009, Bičakčić made his first appearance for Bosnia and Herzegovina under-19, playing against Slovenia under-19. After his 21st birthday, Bičakčić renounced his Bosnian citizenship to comply with German nationality laws. In June 2013, he regained his Bosnian citizenship and now holds dual citizenship. In July 2013 he received his first senior call-up for Bosnia and Herzegovina and subsequently made his debut in a friendly against the United States on 14 August 2013. He scored his first international goal against Slovakia on 10 September 2013, in a 2–1 away win.