Branimir Hrgota

Branimir Hrgota (Croatian pronunciation: [branimir xr̩gota]; born 12 January 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer[1] who plays as a striker for Greuther Fürth in the 2. Bundesliga.[2]

Branimir Hrgota
Hrgota with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993
Place of birth Zenica, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Greuther Fürth
Number 10
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 69 (7)
2016–2019 Eintracht Frankfurt 35 (5)
2019– Greuther Fürth 47 (15)
National team
2011–2012 Sweden U19 9 (3)
2012–2015 Sweden U21 14 (3)
2014 Sweden 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:24, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

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.

Eintracht Frankfurt

Hrgota scored in his first goal in the game in a 4–3 penalty shoot-out victory against 1. FC Magdeburg in the DFB-Pokal on 21 August 2016. On 20 December 2016, before the winter break, he scored a brace in a 3–0 win over 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga. Despite failing to score in the semi-final cup tie away from home against his former club Borussia Mönchengladbach on 25 April 2017, Hrgota slotted home the winning penalty in the shoot-out which Eintracht Frankfurt won 7–6, having drawn the game 1–1 in normal time.

Greuther Fürth

On 7 August 2019, Hrgota joined Greuther Fürth on a two-year deal.[7]

International career

Hrgota was eligible to play national team football for Sweden, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Croatia U21 coach Ivo Šušak contacted him during the fall of 2012 in an attempt to bring Hrgota over to his team.[8] However, 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 Sweden national team.[9]

Personal life

Hrgota was born in Zenica in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War. His parents are ethnic Croats. The family moved to Sweden when Branimir was a child, settling in Jönköping.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 August 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jönköpings Södra 2011 Superettan 251820—2718
2012 141000—1410
Total 392820004128
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 82——82
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2012–13 Bundesliga 133004[lower-alpha 1]0173
2013–14 30210—312
2014–15 1723210[lower-alpha 2]83012
2015–16 901200102
Total 697541488819
Eintracht Frankfurt 2016–17 Bundesliga 28521—306
2017–18 6020—80
2018–19 10000010
Total 3554100396
Greuther Fürth 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 321000—3210
Career total 1835211514820865
  1. One appearance in the Champions League and three in the Europa League
  2. Appearances in the Europa League

Honours

International

Sweden U21

Club

Eintracht Frankfurt

Individual

References
  1. "Wir sind Borussia. Herzlich willkommen. - Borussia Mönchengladbach". www.borussia.de.
  2. Officielt: Frankfurt sikrer sig Branimir Hrgota‚ fodbold-transfers.dk, 15 June 2016
  3. "Vem är Branimir Hrgota?". fotbollsoraklet.se. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  4. "Branimir Hrgota - Årets Spelare 2011". sodrasajten.se. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  5. "Supertalangen stannar - ska gå ut skolan". eurosport.se. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  6. "Branimir Hrgota" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. "Hrgota stürmt für's Kleebatt" (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  8. "Kroatien-rykten dementeras – ber om lugn och ro". fotbolldirekt.se. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  9. "Hrgota mållös i ligan på nytt". aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  10. Branimir Hrgota at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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