Drmić with Switzerland in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Josip Drmić | ||
Date of birth | 8 August 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Lachen, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2009 | FC Zürich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | FC Zürich II | 26 | (26) |
2010–2013 | FC Zürich | 62 | (18) |
2013–2014 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 33 | (17) |
2014–2015 | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | (6) |
2015– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 13 | (1) |
2016 | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 6 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Switzerland U19 | 7 | (6) |
2011–2013 | Switzerland U21 | 11 | (6) |
2012 | Switzerland Olympic | 3 | (0) |
2012– | Switzerland | 25 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015 |
Josip Drmić (born 8 August 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a striker for Borussia Mönchengladbach, and the Switzerland national football team.
He began his career at FC Zürich and moved to 1. FC Nürnberg in 2013. His 17 goals in his first Bundesliga season then earned him a transfer to Bayer Leverkusen, where he again spent one campaign before being signed by Mönchengladbach.
A full international since 2012, Drmić has earned over 20 caps for Switzerland, representing them at the 2012 Olympics and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Born to Croatian parents in Lachen in the canton of Schwyz, Drmić began his playing career at FC Zürich and rose through the youth ranks, soon playing regularly for Zürich's reserve team. He eventually made his league debut on 6 February 2010 against Neuchâtel Xamax, coming on as a substitute. He scored his first Swiss Super League goal in a 1–1 away draw against FC Luzern on 4 February 2012.
During the 2012–13 season, he scored 13 goals in 31 Super League matches and 19 goals from 39 matches in all competitions.
In July 2013, Drmić joined Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg on a four-year contract. On 18 August, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 2–2 draw against Hertha BSC. He finished his first season with 17 league goals, the third most by any player in the league, but his team was relegated.