Armin Gigović Explained

Armin Gigović
Birth Date:6 April 2002
Birth Place:Lund, Sweden
Height:1.87 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Holstein Kiel
Clubnumber:37
Youthyears1:2013–2017
Youthclubs1:Landskrona BoIS
Youthyears2:2017–2019
Youthclubs2:Helsingborgs IF
Years1:2019–2020
Clubs1:Helsingborgs IF
Caps1:34
Goals1:1
Years2:2020–2024
Clubs2:Rostov
Caps2:30
Goals2:1
Years3:2022
Clubs3:Helsingborgs IF (loan)
Caps3:16
Goals3:2
Years4:2022
Clubs4:OB (loan)
Caps4:9
Goals4:1
Years5:2023–2024
Clubs5:Midtjylland (loan)
Caps5:42
Goals5:0
Years6:2024–
Clubs6:Holstein Kiel
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Sweden U17
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2019
Nationalteam2:Sweden U19
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2020–2024
Nationalteam3:Sweden U21
Nationalcaps3:21
Nationalgoals3:2
Nationalyears4:2023–2024
Nationalteam4:Sweden
Nationalcaps4:2
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2024–
Nationalteam5:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationalcaps5:2
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:20 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:9 June 2024

Armin Gigović (pronounced as /bs/; born 6 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Gigović started his professional career at Helsingborgs IF, before joining Rostov in 2020. He was loaned back to Helsingborgs IF in 2022, to OB later that year and to Midtjylland in 2023. The following year, he signed with Holstein Kiel.

A former Swedish youth international, Gigović also made his senior international debut for Sweden, before switching his allegiance to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024.

Club career

Early career

Gigović started playing football at Landskrona BoIS, before joining Helsingborgs IF's youth setup in 2017.[1] He made his professional debut against IK Sirius on 15 July 2019 at the age of 17.[2] On 6 July 2020, he scored his first professional goal against Djurgårdens IF.[3]

Rostov

In October 2020, Gigović signed a five-year deal with Russian side Rostov.[4] He made his official debut for the team on 25 October against Khimki.[5] On 17 March 2021, he scored his first goal for Rostov in a triumph over Rotor Volgograd.[6]

In March 2022, Gigović was loaned to his former club Helsingborgs IF until the end of the season.[7]

In August 2022, he was sent on a six-month loan to Danish outfit OB.[8]

In January 2023, he was loaned to Midtjylland for the remainder of the campaign. In June, his loan was extended for an additional season.[9]

Holstein Kiel

In July 2024, Gigović was transferred to German team Holstein Kiel for an undisclosed fee.[10]

International career

After representing Sweden at all youth levels and captaining them at the under-21 level under coach Daniel Bäckström, Gigović made his senior international debut in a friendly game against Iceland on 12 January 2023. However, in April 2024, he decided that he would play for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the future.[11]

In May, his request to change sports citizenship from Swedish to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[12] Later that month, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against England and Italy.[13] He debuted against the former on 3 June.[14]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Helsingborgs IF2019Allsvenskan14000140
2020Allsvenskan20110211
Total34010350
Rostov2020–21Russian Premier League17100171
2021–22Russian Premier League13000130
Total30000300
Helsingborgs IF (loan)2022Allsvenskan16200162
OB (loan)2022–23Danish Superliga9110101
Midtjylland (loan)2022–23Danish Superliga1502010180
2023–24Danish Superliga2702061351
Total420208110531
Holstein Kiel2024–25Bundesliga000000
Career total13154081101446

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden
202310
202410
Total20
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202420
Total20
Career total40

Honours

Midtjylland[15]

2023–24

Notes and References

  1. News: Nogometni savez BiH razgovarao s talentovanim Gigovićem o igranju za Zmajeve. klix.ba. 22 February 2021. 23 February 2021. Bosnian.
  2. News: "Henkes" Helsingborg fortfarande obesegrat. expressen.se. 15 July 2019. 18 July 2019. Swedish.
  3. News: Första målen för året – när HIF kom ikapp. expressen.se. 6 July 2020. 8 July 2020. Swedish.
  4. News: Potencijalni 18-godišnji reprezentativac BiH Armin Gigović novi član Rostova. klix.ba. 15 October 2020. 18 October 2020. Bosnian.
  5. News: Dennis Hadžikadunić odigrao svih 90 minuta za Rostov, debitovao i Armin Gigović. reprezentacija.ba. 25 October 2020. 28 October 2020. Bosnian.
  6. News: Armin Gigović postigao prvijenac za Rostov. avaz.ba. 17 March 2021. 18 March 2021. Bosnian.
  7. News: Potencijalni reprezentativac BiH napustio Rusiju i vratio se kući. sportsport.ba. 31 March 2022. 1 April 2022. Bosnian.
  8. News: OB henter dagens anden midtbanespiller. tipsbladet.dk. 31 August 2022. 1 September 2022. Danish.
  9. News: Potencijalni Zmaj na kojeg računa i Hadžibegić potpisao!. sportske.ba. 5 June 2023. 8 June 2023. Bosnian.
  10. News: Novi reprezentativac Bosne i Hercegovine potpisao za ekipu iz Bundeslige. radiosarajevo.ba. 23 July 2024. 24 July 2024. Bosnian.
  11. News: Gigović: Porodica i ja smo bili oduševljeni kad su nas nazvali Barbarez i Spahić, jedva čekam debi. avaz.ba. 31 May 2024. 1 June 2024. Bosnian.
  12. News: Spahić: Gigović je napravio veliki pritisak na savez Švedske i mi smo dobili papire. scsport.ba. 16 May 2024. 17 May 2024. Bosnian.
  13. News: Barbarez objavio spisak za Englesku i Italiju: Četiri nova reprezentativca, poziv i Džeki. faktor.ba. 16 May 2024. 18 May 2024. Bosnian.
  14. News: Borbeni reprezentativci BiH poklekli u finišu, Engleska ubjedljivo slavila. oslobodjenje.ba. 3 June 2024. 6 June 2024. Bosnian.
  15. Web site: A. Gigović. soccerway.com. 20 May 2024.
  16. Web site: Armin Gigović. eu-football.info. 9 June 2024.