Besart Abdurahimi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Besart Abdurahimi | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth |
SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Apollon Limassol | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NK Zelengaj Zagreb | |||
|
Lokomotiva Zagreb | |||
| 2004–2008 | NK Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | NK Zagreb | 121 | (29) |
| 2013–2014 | → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Lokeren | 32 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Astana (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 |
Shkëndija | 26 | (5) |
| 2018 | Partizani Tirana | 13 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Hermannstadt | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bravo | 18 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | NK Rudeš | 26 | (12) |
| 2021–2023 | Akritas Chlorakas | 31 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | → Pafos (loan) | 25 | (8) |
| 2023– | Apollon Limassol | 16 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Croatia U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2006 | Croatia U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2008 | Croatia U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | Croatia U19 | 8 | (5) |
| 2009 | Croatia U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Croatia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Macedonia | 12 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2015 | |||
Besart Abdurahimi (Macedonian: Бесарт Абдурахими, born 31 July 1990) is a Macedonian-Croatian footballer of Albanian descent, who plays for Apollon Limassol.[1]
Early life
Abdurahimi was born in 1990 in Zagreb, Croatia to Albanian parents from Gradec, Vrapčište in North Macedonia, who had moved there five years earlier.[2][3]
Club career
In March 2016, Abdurahimi joined FC Astana on loan.[4]
In October 2020, Abdurahimi returned to Croatia to join second-tier NK Rudeš in his hometown of Zagreb.[5]
On 30 September 2022, Pafos announced the signing of Abdurahimi on loan from Akritas Chlorakas.[6]
International career
In February 2014 the Albanian media wrote about him as a good alternative for Albania's attack, since he is an ethnic Albanian.[2] On 14 May 2014 Besart had received a call up by the
International goals
- Scores and results list Macedonia's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 October 2014 | Philip II Arena, Skopje |
 Luxembourg |
3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
References
- ^ "registracije 12.10.2020" (PDF). Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b Asport (2 February 2014). "Abdurahimi zgjidhja për sulmin e kombëtares?". Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Parajsa (15 March 2010). "Ekskluzive Besart Abdurahimi (NK Zagreb): Dua të bëhem si Ardian Kozniku". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Бесарт Абдурахими пополнил ряды Астаны. fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 28 March 2016. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "registracije 12.10.2020" (PDF). Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "PAFOS FC announce the signing of the Croatian footballer Besart Abdurahimi, on loan". FC Pafos. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links
- Profile at MacedonianFootball.com
- Besart Abdurahimi at Soccerway
- Besart Abdurahimi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Besart Abdurahimi at the Croatian Football Federation
- Besart Abdurahimi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
