Valmir Berisha(born 6 June 1996) is a Swedish professionalfootballerwho plays as aforwardforLiria Prizrenin Kosovo.
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| Date of birth | 6 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Deçan,FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft10+1⁄2in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Liria Prizren | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2013 | Halmstads | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Roma | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | →Panathinaikos(loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Cambuur | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Aalesund | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | →Fjölnir(loan) | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Velež Mostar | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Chindia Târgoviște | 44 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Sliema Wanderers | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Oțelul Galați | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Minaur Baia Mare | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | 1599 Șelimbăr | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Liria Prizren | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Sweden U17 | 16 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Sweden U18 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Sweden Olympic | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editRoma
editHaving played forHalmstads BKas a youth, Berisha signed a 2.5-year contract withRomain January 2014.[1]
Loan to Panathinaikos
editHe joinedPanathinaikoson loan during the 2014–15 season. He made hisSuperleaguedebut on 3 May 2015 againstPAE KerkyrareplacingNikos Karelisafter 80 minutes in a 1–1 draw.[2]
Cambuur
editIn July 2015, he again left Roma temporarily, moving to Dutch clubSC Cambuuron loan for the 2015–16 with the option of a further season.[3]
Aalesund
editAfter Cambuur, he moved toAalesunds FKin 2017, but was loaned out toFjölnirin 2018, where he stayed until his loan ended in January 2019.
Velež Mostar
editOn 19 February 2019, Berisha signed forFirst League FBiHclubFK Velež Mostaron a 1-year contract with the possibility of an extension for one more year.[4]He made his debut for Velež on 16 March 2019, in a 2–0 home league win againstNK Jedinstvo Bihać.[5]
He scored his first goal for Velež on 27 April 2019, in a 4–0 home league win againstFK Rudar Kakanj.[6]On 25 May 2019, Berisha won the First League of FBiH with Velež after the club beatNK Bosna Visoko0–2 away and got promoted to thePremier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]He scored his first Premier League goal for Velež on 20 July 2019, in a 1–3 home loss againstFK Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[8]Berisha left Velež in January 2020.[9]
Chindia Târgoviște
editOn 23 January 2020, Berisha signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian clubChindia Târgoviște.[10]
Sliema Wanderers
editBerisha moved toSliema,MaltawithSliema Wanderers F.C.for season 2021-22.[11]
International career
editBerisha was a member of theSwedish under-17 national teamthat finished third at the2013 FIFA U-17 World Cupand finished as the top scorer in the competition with seven goals.[12][13]He represented theSweden Olympic football teamat the2016 Summer OlympicsinRio de Janeiro,Brazil.[12]
Personal life
editHe was born inKosovotoKosovo Albanianparents before moving to Sweden at a young age.[14]
Honours
editVelež Mostar
- Sweden U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cupthird place:2013
Individual
- FIFA U-17 World CupGolden Boot:2013(7 goals)
References
edit- ^Matthew Scott (2 February 2014)."Valmir Berisha rejected Borussia Dortmund and Juventus to join Roma".Goal.Retrieved25 March2018.
- ^"Kerkyra vs. Panathinaikos".Soccerway. 3 May 2015.Retrieved25 March2018.
- ^"Transfert: La Roma prête encore Valmir Berisha".L'Équipe(in French). 4 July 2015.Retrieved25 March2018.
- ^A. Pašić (19 February 2019)."Berisha i zvanično u FK Velež!"(in Bosnian). sportsport.ba.Retrieved19 February2019.
- ^"Velež Mostar vs Jedinstvo Bihać".us.soccerway.16 March 2019.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^S. Mlaćo (27 April 2019)."Rođeni briljirali: Velež razbio Rudar!"(in Bosnian). sportsport.ba.Retrieved27 April2019.
- ^K.H. (25 May 2019)."Velež se nakon tri godine vratio u Premijer ligu BiH"(in Bosnian). Klix.ba.Retrieved25 May2019.
- ^S. Mlaćo (20 July 2019)."Beganović nadmudrio Rahimića: Gorka dobrodošlica za FK Velež u Premijer ligu"(in Bosnian). sportsport.ba.Retrieved20 July2019.
- ^D.B. (20 January 2020)."Elmir Kuduzović i Valmir Berisha napustili Velež"(in Bosnian). Klix.ba.Retrieved20 January2020.
- ^Mihaitalazarica (23 January 2020)."Bun venit, Diallo și Berisha!"(in Romanian).Chindia Târgoviște.Retrieved23 January2020.
- ^"Gudja United stun Sliema Wanderers with second-half comeback for first win".19 September 2021.
- ^ab"Valmir Berisha - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll".svenskfotboll.se.(in Swedish).Retrieved6 July2021.
- ^""Mycket hype, när man blir skyttekung i VM"".aftonbladet.se(in Swedish). 28 November 2017.Retrieved6 July2021.
- ^"Då: Ungdomsproffs i Roma • Nu: På Island •" Har ett fantastiskt liv utomlands "".expressen.se(in Swedish). 15 August 2018.Retrieved6 July2021.
External links
edit- Valmir Berishaat Soccerway
