Branimir Hrgota
 Hrgota with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Branimir Hrgota | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IK Tord | |||
| 2008–2011 | Jönköpings Södra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Jönköpings Södra | 39 | (28) |
| 2012–2013 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 8 | (2) |
| 2012–2016 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 64 | (7) |
| 2016– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Sweden U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2012–2015 | Sweden U21 | 14 | (3) |
| 2014– | Sweden | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2016. | |||
Branimir Hrgota (born 12 January 1993) is a Swedish footballer[1] who plays as a striker for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.[2]
Club career
Jönköpings Södra
Hrgota started his career as a youth player in lower league side IK Tord which he combined with competing in Karate. In 2008 he made the decision to give up martial arts and transferred to second division team Jönköpings Södra. He made his debut with the first team in 2011 and became the league top scorer that season, netting 18 goals in 25 games.[3] After the season Hrgota received the Player of the Year award from the club supporters.[4] Several clubs were interested in buying him after his successful debut year but Hrgota decided to stay with Jönköpings Södra so that he could finish school in the spring.[5] He went on to score 10 goals in 14 games the following season before moving to Germany in the summer.[6]
Borussia Mönchengladbach
On 4 July 2012, he completed his move to the German club Borussia Mönchengladbach. He made his Bundesliga debut against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim as 74th-minute substitute, replacing Mike Hanke. On 11 May 2013, he made the first eleven for the first time against 1. FSV Mainz 05. He made a big impact on the game scoring a hat-trick. His first ever Bundesliga goal was a converted penalty five minutes before half-time. In the second half he scored two more goals, both with his left foot. After 85 minutes he was substituted for Lukas Rupp. On 15 June 2016, it was announced that Hrgota would join fellow Bundesliga team Eintracht Frankfurt on a three-year contract.
International career
Hrgota is eligible to play national team football for Sweden, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. So far he has only represented Sweden but Croatia U21 coach Ivo Šušak contacted him during the fall of 2012 in an attempt to bring Hrgota over to his team.[7] In the summer of 2014, prior to Sweden's game against Austria in the UEFA European Championship qualifiers, Hrgota was called up to, and accepted to join, the Swedish national team.[8]
Honours
International
Sweden U21
References
- ↑ Official Borrusia Mönchengladbach
- ↑ Officielt: Frankfurt sikrer sig Branimir Hrgota‚ fodbold-transfers.dk, 15 June 2016
- ↑ "Vem är Branimir Hrgota?". fotbollsoraklet.se. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "Branimir Hrgota - Årets Spelare 2011". sodrasajten.se. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ↑ "Supertalangen stannar - ska gå ut skolan". eurosport.se. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ↑ "Branimir Hrgota" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Kroatien-rykten dementeras – ber om lugn och ro". fotbolldirekt.se. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ↑ "Hrgota mållös i ligan på nytt". aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
External links
- Swedish FA Profile (Swedish)