| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mërgim Hereqi | ||
| Date of birth | May 12, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FK Ørn-Horten | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Vindbjart FK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Strømsgodset | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Drafn (loan) | ||
| 2007-2009 | → Mjøndalen (loan) | ||
| 2010 | Lillestrøm | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Tønsberg | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | Ørn-Horten | ||
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Norway U-15 | 5 | (2) |
| 2008 | Norway U-16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Norway U-17[2] | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mërgim Hereqi (Serbian: Мергим Херећи, Mergim Hereći) (born 12 November 1992) is a Kosovo-born footballer, who has represented Norway at international youth level, and is playing for FK Ørn-Horten in the Norwegian Second Division.
Hereqi was born in Pristina, Yugoslavia[3], but moved to Norway and began his career with Vindbjart FK. In 2006 he joined the youth-ranks of Strømsgodset IF.[4] In the spring 2007 he was loaned out to the fifth-tier team SBK Drafn, before he moved on to the third-tier team Mjøndalen IF in the summer 2007.[5] After the two loan spells he moved back to Strømsgodset, and made his professional debut on 21 June 2009, when he came on as a substitute in the Tippeliga-match against Tromsø IL.[6][7]
In March 2010, Heregi left Strømsgodset[8] and signed for Lillestrøm SK.[9] After one year at Lillestrøm, where he only played for the reserve-team, he signed for FK Tønsberg on 20 December 2010.[10] On 07 June 2011 announced his movement to FK Ørn-Horten[11] and played his debut on 14 June.[12]
Hereqi is former U-15 and U-16 member of the Norwegian football association.[13] He made his debut for the Norway national under-17 football team in summer 2008,[14] in the Qualification for the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship on 24 September 2008 against Ukraine.[15]