Admir Mehmedi
Admir Mehmedi (born 16 March 1991 Gostivar ) is a Swiss football player of Macedonian descent.
Career
The striker emigrated with his family, Macedonian origin, in 1993 from Gostivar, Macedonia to Switzerland. After seven years in Bellinzona, where he also starred in the youth of AC Bellinzona, he moved to FC Winterthur.
FC Zurich
In 2006 he moved from FC Winterthur in the youth department of FC Zurich. Since 2008, he was able to win the trust of head coach Bernard Challandes. This was enough to some part inserts in the A-team, where he was able to achieve two goals. In addition Mehmedi was charged with 11 league inserts in the 2008 /09 season, Swiss champion. During the 2010/11 season Mehmedi regulars was FCZ and shot in 33 national and also international matches ten goals.
One of his career highlights was winning the Blue Stars / FIFA Youth Cup in early May 2008. 0-2 After a gap with the next generation of FC Basel scored Admir Mehmedi all three goals for a 3-2 victory.
FK Dynamo Kiev
On 6 January 2012, the FC Zurich announced on his website that Mehmedi will leave the club with immediate effect in the direction of Kiev. He signed with the Ukrainian club Dynamo Kiev FK a contract until 2016. Via the transfer fee was not disclosed by the two clubs agreed. Already on the opening day of the second half of the Premjer - Liha 2011/12 he made his debut in the starting line-up against Arsenal Kyiv (1:0). His first goal came Mehmedi on his second deployment to Krivoy Rog, when he scored the 3-0.
SC Freiburg
On July 9, 2013 FK Dynamo Kiev announced that Mehmedi will be loaned for one season at SC Freiburg. After the deadline, the Breisgauer have a purchase option for the Swiss. On the 3rd Round, in the 90th minute, the Swiss got his first red card in the Bundesliga shown.
National
After numerous operations in the U- 17 and U-21 national team of Switzerland he was first called up in May 2011 for the senior national team and had 4 June 2011 his first cap with the Swiss national team in the European Championship qualifier England - Switzerland ( 2:2 ).
With the Swiss U- 21 team before he could qualify for the U-21 European Championship 2011 in the year. In May 2011, he was nominated by U-21 coach Pierluigi Tami for the preliminary squad. In the end, he also managed the final squad. Mehmedi came in two group matches are used. Against Belarus, he scored two goals. In the semi-final against the Czech Republic Mehmedi scored in the 114th minute of the 1-0 winning goal, making Switzerland reached the finals. This one, however, lost 0-2 against Spain.
Achievements
As a club player
With FC Zurich
- Blue Stars / FIFA Youth Cup: 2008
- Swiss Champion: 2009
- Swiss Axpo Super League runner-up: 2011
As a national player
With the U -21 in Switzerland
- Second in the U-21 European Championship 2011