Ermin Mahmić

Ermin Mahmić
Mahmić with SV Lafnitz in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005
Place of birth Wels, Austria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Celtic F.C.
Number 20
Youth career
2011–2012 ESV Intersport Wels
2012–2015 FC Pasching
2015–2019 LASK
2019–2023 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 SV Lafnitz 43 (4)
2025– Slovan Liberec 28 (7)
2026– Želješčar Sarajevo 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Austria U17 4 (0)
2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 2 (1)
2025–2026 Austria U21 2 (0)
2026– Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 July 2026

Ermin Mahmić (pronounced [ěrmin mâːxmitɕ]; born 14 March 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bosnia & Herzegovina Premier League club Želješčar Sarajevo. Born in Austria, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Mahmić started his professional career at SV Lafnitz, before joining Slovan Liberec in 2025.

A former Austrian youth international, Mahmić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2026.

Club career

Early career

Mahmić started playing football at his hometown club ESV Intersport Wels, which he joined in 2011. The following year, he switched to FC Pasching's youth setup. In 2015, he moved to LASK's youth academy. Four years later, he joined Rapid Wien's youth setup. In July 2023, Mahmić signed with SV Lafnitz. He made his professional debut against SV Stripfing on 20 October at the age of 18. On 23 August 2024, he scored his first professional goal against the same opponent.[2]

In June 2025, he moved to Czech team Slovan Liberec.[3]

In August 2026, he moved to Scottish team Celtic F.C. for a record breaking €7.5 Million.

International career

After representing Austria at various youth levels, and also Bosnia and Herzegovina at the under-19 level, Mahmić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[4]

In May 2026, his request to change sports citizenship from Austrian to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[5] Later that month, he received his first senior call up, for friendly games against North Macedonia and Panama.[6] He debuted against the former on 29 May.[7]

In June 2026, Mahmić was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[8] He made his tournament debut in the second group match against Switzerland on 18 June and managed to score a goal, his first senior international goal.[9]. After scoring against Qatar, Mahmić became the highest scoring Bosnia and Herzegovina player in World Cup history.[10]

Personal life

Born in Wels, Austria, Mahmić is of Bosnian descent. His father is from Mahmić Selo and his mother is from Pokoj, Bihac[11]: Mahmić is a Muslim.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 May 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SV Lafnitz 2023–24 2. Liga 18000–180
2024–25 2. Liga 25421–275
Total 43421–455
Slovan Liberec 2025–26 Czech First League 28721–308
Career total 711142–7513

International

As of match played 1 July 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
202652
Total52
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mahmić goal.
List of international goals scored by Ermin Mahmić[13]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 June 2026 SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States 3   Switzerland 1–3 1–4 2026 FIFA World Cup
2 24 June 2026 Lumen Field, Seattle, United States 4  Qatar 3–1 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Ermin Mahmić". fcslovanliberec.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ko je novi Zmaj Ermin Mahmić: Zbog BiH je dva puta "izdao" Austriju". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "ÖFB-Talent verlässt Absteiger Lafnitz in Richtung Tschechien". laola1.at (in German). 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Emir Spahić pronašao novo pojačanje za reprezentaciju BiH: Dobro nam došao sine bosanski". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "FSBiH se pohvalio velikom pobjedom: Bit će na raspolaganju selektoru Sergeju Barbarezu za predstojeće izazove". faktor.com (in Bosnian). 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sergej Barbarez objavio spisak igrača koji idu na Svjetsko prvenstvo". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 11 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Sergej Barbarez podijelio minutažu reprezentativcima, remi na Koševu". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 29 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Barbarez poslao konačan spisak FIFA-i: Jedno ime otputovalo u Ameriku, ali nije na listi". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Zmajevi se borili, pa poklekli protiv Švicarske; odluka pada protiv Katara, ali Barbarez ima veliki problem". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  10. ↑ https://www.espn.co.uk/football/ team/stats/_Jidf452/bosnia herzegovina
  11. ↑ Ermin_Mahmić_iznenadenje_Svjetskog_prven-stva_Dva_gola_i_maksimalan_ucinak [Ermin Mahmić, the surprise of the World Cup: Two goals and maximum impact] (Video) (in Bosnian). 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Ermin Mahmić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  13. 1 2 "Ermin Mahmić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
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