Emir Azemović

Emir Azemović (Serbian Cyrillic: Един Аземовић, born 6 January 1997) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays for Slovenian club Aluminij as a centre-back.

Emir Azemović
Personal information
Full name Emir Azemović
Date of birth (1997-01-06) 6 January 1997
Place of birth Novi Pazar, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Aluminij
Number 55
Youth career
AS Novi Pazar
2014–2015 Partizan
2015–2016 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Benfica B 0 (0)
2017 → Fafe (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018 Domžale 1 (0)
2018–2019 Zemun 26 (1)
2019–2020 Raków Częstochowa 12 (0)
2020– Aluminij 7 (0)
National team‡
2014 Serbia U17
2017–2018 Montenegro U21 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2018

Club career

Hailing from Novi Pazar, Azemović began his youth career at local club AS Novi Pazar, before joining Partizan's youth system, where he spent two years.

In August 2015, Azemović signed a five-year contract with Portuguese side Benfica, and was immediately assigned to their B team in the second-tier LigaPro.[1] His deal included a salary of 7,000 euros a month.[2] He made two appearances on the Benfica B bench in September, but did not earn a cap. Instead, he spent most of the season with the Benfica U19 team, appearing in three UEFA Youth League games.

In January 2017, Azemović was loaned out to Fafe, another LigaPro team, until the end of the season.[3] He made his professional debut four months later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3-1 win over Gil Vicente.[4]

On 5 August 2020, he returned to Slovenia and signed with Aluminij.[5]

International career

Born in Novi Pazar, capital of the Raška District in Southern Serbia and bordering Montenegro, Azemović represented Serbia in 2014 at U17 level.[6] However, by 2017, he was convinced by the Montenegrin FA to switch sporting nationality and represent Montenegro, having debuted in 2017 with their U21 level.[7]

References
  1. "Partizan Ostao Bez Bisera Benfika uzela Azemovića" (in Serbian). Informer. August 31, 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. "Iz Partizana u Benfiku" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. August 31, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  3. "Três empréstimos até ao final da época" (Press release) (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. January 4, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  4. "Gil Vicente 1 - 1 Fafe". Soccerway. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  5. "EMIR AZEMOVIĆ OKREPIL OBRAMBO RDEČE-BELIH" (in Slovenian). Aluminij. 5 August 2020.
  6. "Kadeti na okupu pred duele sa Rumunijom" (Press release) (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. February 18, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  7. Emir Azemovic at Soccerway
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