Fatmire Alushi
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Full name | Fatmire Alushi[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Fatmire Bajramaj[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 1 April 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth |
SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1998 | DJK/VfL Giesenkirchen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2004 | FSC Mönchengladbach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2009 | FCR 2001 Duisburg | 84 | (30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 40 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 |
1. FFC Frankfurt | 27 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 24 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 175 | (77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 |
Germany U15 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 |
Germany U17 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 |
Germany U19 | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2015 | Germany | 79 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fatmire "Lira" Alushi (née Bajramaj; born 1 April 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the Germany national team. She placed third in 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or competition, an annual award given to the world's best player.[3]
Club career
Alushi began her career at DJK/VfL Giesenkirchen. From 1997 to 2004, she played for FSC Mönchengladbach, before moving to the
After five seasons at Duisburg, Alushi moved to league rivals
Alushi came in third place for the
In 2014, she transferred to
Alushi announced her retirement on 28 February 2017.[10]
International career
Alushi made her debut for Germany’s senior national team in October 2005 against Scotland. One year later, she won 2006 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship at junior level.[3] At the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, the German team was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Alushi started in all four of the team's matches and scored three goals during the tournament.[11]
She won her first major international title at the
Personal life
Alushi's parents Ismet and Ganimete, who are
In June 2011, Alushi began dating fellow footballer
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alushi goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 29 July 2007 | Magdeburg, Germany | Denmark | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly
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2 | 21 August 2008 | Beijing, China | Japan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
3 | 2–0 | |||||
4 | 24 August 2009 | Tampere, Finland | Norway | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 |
5 | 4–0 | |||||
6 | 7 September 2009 | Helsinki, Finland | Norway | 3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 |
7 | 17 February 2010 | Duisburg, Germany | North Korea | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
8 | 15 September 2010 | Dresden, Germany | Canada | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
9 | 17 September 2011 | Augsburg, Germany | Switzerland | 1–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
10 | 2–0 | |||||
11 | 22 October 2011 | Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
12 | 19 November 2011 | Wiesbaden, Germany | Kazakhstan | 11–0 | 17–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
13 | 19 September 2012 | Duisburg, Germany | Turkey | 8–0 | 10–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
14 | 21 September 2013 | Cottbus, Germany | Russia | 5–0 | 9–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
15 | 26 October 2013 | Koper, Slovenia | Slovenia | 8–0 | 13–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
16 | 8 May 2014 | Osnabrück, Germany | Slovakia | 1–0 | 9–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
17 | 3–0 | |||||
18 | 6–0 |
Honours
FCR 2001 Duisburg
- UEFA Women's Cup: 2008–09
- 2007–08
- 2006–07
Turbine Potsdam
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2009–10
- Bundesliga: 2010–11
FFC Frankfurt
- UEFA Women's Champions League: runner-up 2011–12
- DFB-Pokal: 2013–14
- FIFA World Cup: 2007
- UEFA European Championship: 2009, 2013
- Olympic bronze medal: 2008
- UEFA Women's U-19 Championship: 2006
- Algarve Cup: 2014
Individual
- Women's Footballer of the Year: 2011
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007
- FIFA Ballon d'Or: third place 2010
References
- ^ Fatmire Alushi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Nationalspielerin Fatmire Bajramaj" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Portrait of the Footballer Fatmire Bajramaj: From Refugee to World Champion". En.qantara.de. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ VON CHRISTIAN SPOLDERS – zuletzt aktualisiert: 1 October 2007 (22 February 1999). "Weltmeisterin aus Giesenkirchen". Rp-online.de. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Fatmire Bajramaj wechselt zum 1. FFC Frankfurt" [Bajramaj transfers to FFC Frankfurt] (in German). womensoccer.de. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Turbine-Frauen gewinnen im Elfmeterschießen" (in German). Spiegel.de. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "Bajramaj-Wechsel läutet neue Ära ein" [Bajramaj-transfer starts a new era] (in German). womensoccer.de. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Alushi enticed by Paris". 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Weltmeisterin Alushi beendet ihre Karriere". dfb. 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Fatmire Bajramaj". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Film ab! Jetzt spielen auch die Eltern mit". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 23 June 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "Lira Bajramaj – My Goal into Life". randomhouse.de. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ Schöne Lira liebt diesen Zweitliga-Profi
- ^ "Liebe ist... ...ein gemeinsamer Kreuzbandriss" (in German). Bild.de. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Bajramaj, prej dje, Fatmire Alushi | albinfo.ch". Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Fatmire Alushi ist schwanger und fehlt bei der WM". kicker.de (in German). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
External links
- Fatmire Alushi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Fatmire Alushi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Fatmire Alushi at Soccerway
- Fatmire Alushi at DFB (also available in German)
- Fatmire Bajramaj at DFB at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-10-16)
- Fatmire Bajramaj at Olympics.com
- Lira Bajramaj at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- LiraB.com official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-10-31)