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Armin Gigović
Gigović with Holstein Kiel in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Lund, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Holstein Kiel
Number 37
Youth career
2013–2017 Landskrona BoIS
2017–2019 Helsingborgs IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Helsingborgs IF 34 (1)
2020–2024 Rostov 30 (1)
2022 → Helsingborgs IF (loan) 16 (2)
2022 → OB (loan) 9 (1)
2023–2024 → Midtjylland (loan) 42 (0)
2024– Holstein Kiel 30 (5)
International career‡
2019 Sweden U17 7 (0)
2019 Sweden U19 3 (1)
2020–2024 Sweden U21 21 (2)
2023–2024 Sweden 2 (0)
2024– Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2025

Armin Gigović (pronounced [ǎrmin ɡîːgoʋitɕ]; 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, earning 10 caps since.

Club career

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Early career

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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

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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

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In July 2024, Gigović was transferred to German team Holstein Kiel for an undisclosed fee.[10] He made his competitive debut for the squad against VfL Wolfsburg on 31 August.[11] On 14 September, he scored his first goal for Holstein Kiel against Bayern Munich.[12]

International career

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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.[13]

In May, his request to change sports citizenship from Swedish to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[14] Later that month, he received his first senior call up, for friendly matches against England and Italy.[15] He debuted against the former on 3 June.[16]

On 21 March 2025, in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Romania, Gigović scored his first senior international goal, which secured the victory for his team.[17]

Personal life

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Gigović's younger brother Ervin is also a professional footballer.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 May 2025[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Helsingborgs IF 2019 Allsvenskan 14 0 0 0 – – 14 0
2020 Allsvenskan 20 1 1 0 – – 21 1
Total 34 0 1 0 – – 35 0
Rostov 2020–21 Russian Premier League 17 1 0 0 – – 17 1
2021–22 Russian Premier League 13 0 0 0 – – 13 0
Total 30 0 0 0 – – 30 0
Helsingborgs IF (loan) 2022 Allsvenskan 16 2 0 0 – – 16 2
OB (loan) 2022–23 Danish Superliga 9 1 1 0 – – 10 1
Midtjylland (loan) 2022–23 Danish Superliga 15 0 – 2[b] 0 1[c] 0 18 0
2023–24 Danish Superliga 27 0 2 0 6[d] 1 – 35 1
Total 42 0 2 0 8 1 1 0 53 1
Holstein Kiel 2024–25 Bundesliga 30 5 1 0 – – 31 5
Career total 161 10 5 0 8 1 1 0 175 11
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Danish Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Danish Superliga play-offs for UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played 24 March 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden
2023 1 0
2024 1 0
Total 2 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024 8 0
2025 2 1
Total 10 1
Career total 12 1
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gigović goal.
List of international goals scored by Armin Gigović[20]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 March 2025 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania 9  Romania 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Midtjylland[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Nogometni savez BiH razgovarao s talentovanim Gigovićem o igranju za Zmajeve". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Henkes Helsingborg fortfarande obesegrat". expressen.se (in Swedish). 15 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Första målen för året – när HIF kom ikapp". expressen.se (in Swedish). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Potencijalni 18-godišnji reprezentativac BiH Armin Gigović novi član Rostova". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 15 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Dennis Hadžikadunić odigrao svih 90 minuta za Rostov, debitovao i Armin Gigović". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 25 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Armin Gigović postigao prvijenac za Rostov". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 17 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Potencijalni reprezentativac BiH napustio Rusiju i vratio se kući". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  8. ^ "OB henter dagens anden midtbanespiller". tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Potencijalni Zmaj na kojeg računa i Hadžibegić potpisao". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Novi reprezentativac Bosne i Hercegovine potpisao za ekipu iz Bundeslige". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Bundesliga: Demirović ušao s klupe, Tabaković i Gigović upisali debitantske nastupe". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Armin Gigović postigao sjajan gol protiv Bayerna iz Minhena". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 14 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Gigović otkrio kako je "otpisao" Šveđane: Rekao sam im da želim samo svoju zemlju". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Spahić: Gigović je napravio veliki pritisak na savez Švedske i mi smo dobili papire". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Sergej Barbarez objavio spisak za Englesku i Italiju, pozvan i Džeko". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Engleska slavila protiv BiH: Zmajevi u Barbarezovom debiju za pola sata potopljeni u Newcastleu". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Početak kvalifikacija kao iz snova: Zmajevi srušili Rumuniju usred Bukurešta". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 21 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  18. ^ "Brat bh. reprezentativca produžio sadadnju sa švedskim klubom". tvarenasport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  19. ^ a b "A. Gigović". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  20. ^ a b "Armin Gigović". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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