Mërgim Berisha

Mërgim Berisha
Berisha with Red Bull Salzburg in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Berchtesgaden, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 TSG Hoffenheim
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2016 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Liefering 41 (17)
2017–2021 Red Bull Salzburg 39 (16)
2017–2018 → LASK (loan) 18 (5)
2018 → 1. FC Magdeburg (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020 → Rheindorf Altach (loan) 31 (14)
2021–2023 Fenerbahçe 23 (5)
2022–2023 → FC Augsburg (loan) 23 (9)
2023 FC Augsburg 2 (0)
2023– TSG Hoffenheim 1 (0)
International career‡
2019–2021 Germany U21 13 (1)
2023– Germany 2 (0)
Medal record
 Germany U21
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:55, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:42, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Mërgim Berisha (born 11 May 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a Forward for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, on loan from Fenerbahçe. He was born in Berchtesgaden, Germany, to Kosovan parents.

Club career

Liefering

On 7 November 2014 Berisha made his debut as a professional footballer against Mattersburg. He came in as a substitute at 73rd minute in place of Daniel Ripić. 50 seconds after his substitution he scored the third goal during a 3–1 home win.

Red Bull Salzburg

On 28 December 2016 Berisha signed his first professional contract with Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg. On 3 April 2017 he made his debut in a 0–5 away win against SC Rheindorf Altach after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of Wanderson. Berisha helped his team winning the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League. He was one of the top scorers in the tournament, scoring seven goals in total.

Loan at LASK

On 21 August 2017 Berisha joined Austrian Bundesliga side LASK on a season-long loan. Five days later he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Rapid Wien.

Loan at 1. FC Magdeburg

On 19 June 2018 Berisha joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Magdeburg on a season-long loan. Two months later he made his debut with 1. FC Magdeburg in the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal first round against Darmstadt 98 .

Loan at SC Rheindorf Altach

On 10 January 2019Berisha joined Austrian Bundesliga side SC Rheindorf Altach on a season loan. On 23 February 2019, he made his debut in a 0–0 away draw against Wolfsberger AC.

Return to Red Bull Salzburg

2019–20 season

On 6 January 2020 Berisha returned to Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg. On 14 February 2020 he played the first game after the return in a 2–3 home defeat against former club LASK after coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute in place of Patrick Farkas.

2020–21 season
Berisha pointing to the sky following his one goal against Lokomotiv Moscow in the UEFA Champions League group stage in December 2020

On 13 September 2020 Berisha started his season with the club by winning in the opening match of 2020–21 season against Wolfsberger AC after being named in the starting line-up.

On 3 November Berisha scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 2–6 defeat against German side Bayern Munich in the 2020–21 season, he also scored in the away tie in Munich as Salzburg lost 3–1. On 1 December Berisha scored two goals against Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow, which allowed Red Bull Salzburg win the match 3–1. This secured third place in the group and the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase. On 1 May 2021 Berisha scored Salzburg's opening goal in the final of the Austrian Cup.

Fenerbahçe

On 2 September 2021 Berisha signed a four-year contract with Fenerbahçe and received squad number 11.

Loan at Augsburg

On 31 August 2022 Berisha joined Augsburg on loan with an option to buy.

1. FC Kaiserslautern

In early February 2026, Berisha moved to second division club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

International career

On 7 October 2019, he was called-up from Germany U21 for the friendly match against Spain U21 and 021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualificationmatch against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21. Three days later, he made his debut with Germany U21 in a friendly match against Spain U21 after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Janni Serra. At the European Under-21 Championship 2021 he became European Champion.

Personal life

Berisha was born in Berchtesgaden, Germany, to Kosovan parents from Suva Reka.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering 2014–15 Austrian First League 3100—31
2015–16 Austrian First League 8200—82
2016–17 Austrian First League 301400—3014
Total 411700—4117
Red Bull Salzburg 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 10100020
2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 00100010
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 811010101
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 2814431054222
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 21001031
Total 3916731255824
LASK (loan) 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 18521—206
1. FC Magdeburg (loan) 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 4010—50
Rheindorf Altach (loan) 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 14700—147
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 17732—209
Total 311432—3416
Fenerbahçe 2021–22 Süper Lig 2241083317
2022–23 Süper Lig 11000011
Total 2351083328
FC Augsburg (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 23900—239
FC Augsburg 2023–24 Bundesliga 2010—30
Total 25910—269
TSG Hoffenheim 2023–24 Bundesliga 1000—10
Career total 1826615620821780
  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, Turkish Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Eight appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 28 March 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 202320
Total20

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg Youth

Red Bull Salzburg

References

  1. ↑ "Mërgim Berisha". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Liefering besiegt Mattersburg 3:1 und rückt LASK näher" [Liefering defeated Mattersburg 3–1 and moved closer to LASK]. Sky Sport Austria (in German). 7 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mergim Berisha signs for the Red Bulls". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 28 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Një Berishë tjetër debuton në Austri" [Another Berisha debuts in Austria] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 3 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Red Bull Salzburg is the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League champion". OnceAMetro.com. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mergim Berisha wechselt zum LASK" [Mergim Berisha is switching to LASK] (in German). LASK. 21 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Rapid Wien vs. LASK 1–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "2. Bundesliga: Salzburgs Stürmer Mergim Berisha kommt auf Leihbasis zum 1. FC Magdeburg" [2. Bundesliga: Salzburg striker Mergim Berisha is on loan to 1. FC Magdeburg] (in German). Onefootball. 19 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "1. FC Magdeburg 0:1 SV Darmstadt 98" (in German). German Football Association. 17 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Mergim Berisha goes on loan to SCR Altach". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 10 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Wolfsberger AC vs. Rheindorf Altach 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  12. ↑ FC Red Bull Salzburg [@RedBullSalzburg] (6 January 2020). "OFFIZIELL: Youth League-Sieger Mergim #Berisha kehrt zurück von seiner Leihe beim SCR Altach und verstärkt ab sofort unsere Offensive. Willkommen zurück, Mergim! #WirSindZukunft" [OFFICIAL: Youth League winner Mergim #Berisha returns from his loan at SCR Altach and is now strengthening our offensive. Welcome back, Mergim! #WeAreThFuture] (Tweet) (in German) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Salzburg vs. LASK 2–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  14. ↑ "Wolfsberger AC vs. Salzburg 1–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "Salzburg–Bayern". UEFA. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Bayern Munich 3–1 Salzburg". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  17. 1 2 "U.S.'s Brenden Aaronson, Jesse Marsch lead Salzburg to Austrian Cup". ESPN. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  18. ↑ "Mergim Berisha Fenerbahçemizde" [Mergim Berisha in Fenerbahçe] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 2 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "FCA verpflichtet Mittelstürmer Mergim Berisha" (in German). Augsburg. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  20. ↑ 1. FC Kaiserslautern
  21. ↑ "Kiomourtzoglou und Berisha nachnominiert" [Kiomourtzoglou and Berisha nominated] (in German). German Football Association. 7 October 2019.
  22. ↑ "Spanien U 21–Deutschland U 21 1:1" [Spain U 21–Germany U 21 1:1] (in German). German Football Association. 10 October 2019.
  23. ↑ "Aufgepasst DFB! Dieses Talent steht bei vielen auf dem Zettel" [Attention DFB! Many people have this talent on the list] (in German). Sport Bild. 3 November 2016.
  24. ↑ Mërgim Berisha at Soccerway

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