Admir Mehmedi facts for kids
Mehmedi with Antalyaspor in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 16 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Gostivar, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m | ||
| Playing position | Second striker, centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Bellinzona | ||
| 2000–2006 | Winterthur | ||
| 2006–2008 | Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2012 | Zürich | 84 | (19) |
| 2012–2014 | Dynamo Kyiv | 25 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 32 | (12) |
| 2014–2015 | SC Freiburg | 27 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | Bayer Leverkusen | 62 | (7) |
| 2018–2022 | VfL Wolfsburg | 72 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Antalyaspor | 17 | (1) |
| Total | 319 | (53) | |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Switzerland U16 | 3 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Switzerland U17 | 16 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Switzerland U19 | 26 | (11) |
| 2010 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U21 | 9 | (6) |
| 2011–2021 | Switzerland | 76 | (10) |
| 2012 | Switzerland Olympic | 4 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2023–2024 | Schaffhausen (sporting director) | ||
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Admir Mehmedi (born 16 March 1991) is a Swiss former professional footballer. He played as a second striker or centre forward. Admir was born in North Macedonia. He played for the Swiss national team. After retiring from playing, he became a sporting director.
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Admir Mehmedi's Early Life
Admir Mehmedi was born in Gostivar, which is in North Macedonia. His family is from Albania. When he was two years old, his family moved to Switzerland. In 2006, he moved to the city of Zürich.
Admir Mehmedi's Club Career
Admir Mehmedi played for several football clubs during his career. He was known as a strong attacker. He was good at scoring goals and moving quickly with the ball.
Playing for Zürich
In 2010, Mehmedi became a regular player for Zürich. He was a key player for the team. During his time at Zürich, he scored 19 goals. He also helped set up 9 goals for his teammates. In January 2012, Mehmedi moved to Dynamo Kyiv.
Time at Freiburg
On 11 July 2013, Mehmedi joined SC Freiburg. The club was very happy to have him. They said he was a "versatile attacking player." This means he could play well in different attacking roles. He also understood the game very well. He had already shown he could play at a high level.
Mehmedi had a great first season with Freiburg. He scored 12 goals in 32 games. Because of his good performance, Freiburg decided to buy him permanently in May 2014.
Moving to Bayer Leverkusen
On 11 June 2015, Mehmedi moved to Bayer Leverkusen. This happened after Freiburg was moved down to a lower league.
Joining VfL Wolfsburg
On 31 January 2018, Mehmedi signed a four-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg.
Antalyaspor and Retirement
On 14 January 2022, Mehmedi joined Antalyaspor, a club in Turkey. He signed a contract for two and a half years.
At the end of the 2022–23 season, he decided to leave the club. On 30 August 2023, Admir Mehmedi announced he was retiring from professional football. He said he wanted to spend more time with his family. He also wanted to start a career in coaching.
Admir Mehmedi's International Career
Admir Mehmedi played for Switzerland at different age levels. He then played for the main Swiss national team.
Playing for the Under-21 Team
Mehmedi was a very important player for the Swiss Under-21 team. This was during the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He scored three goals in the tournament. He won the "silver boot" award for his goals. He was also chosen for the UEFA Euro U-21 2011 Team of the Tournament.
Playing for the Senior Team
Mehmedi was part of the Swiss team that played in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
He played his first game for the Swiss national team against England. This was a qualifying match for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament. He came into the game as a substitute. Mehmedi scored his first goal for Switzerland in a game against Germany. Switzerland won that game 5–3. It was a big win because Switzerland had not beaten Germany since 1956.
On 15 June 2014, he played in Switzerland's first game at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He came on at half-time against Ecuador. Just two minutes later, he scored a goal with his head. This goal tied the game, and Switzerland eventually won 2–1.
Two years later, on the same date, Mehmedi scored another important goal. This was in the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. He scored Switzerland's goal in a 1–1 draw against Romania.
After playing in the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, Mehmedi decided to retire from the national team. This was on 16 July 2021. Switzerland reached the quarter-finals in that tournament.
Admir Mehmedi's Life After Playing Football
Just three months after he stopped playing football, Admir Mehmedi started a new job. On 5 December 2023, he became the sporting director for FC Schaffhausen. His main goal was to help the team stay in the Swiss Challenge League. He was successful in this mission. However, he left the role on 27 May 2024. He could not agree with the club's plans to reduce their budget.
Admir Mehmedi's Personal Life
In 2016, Admir Mehmedi and his father helped a family in need. They arranged to build a new house for a family in Padalište. Mehmedi said he was thankful for what he had. He wanted others to feel good too.
Admir Mehmedi is married and has two children.
Admir Mehmedi's Honours
Switzerland U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2011
See Also
In Spanish: Admir Mehmedi para niños
