Imran Bunjaku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Imran Bunjaku | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Schaffhausen | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Grasshopper Zürich | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Grasshopper Zürich ll | 61 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Grasshopper Zürich | 5 | (0) |
| 2014– | FC Schaffhausen | 19 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2014 | Albania U-21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2014– | Kosovo | 3 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2015. | |||
Imran Bunjaku (born 18 October 1992 ) is a Kosovar[1] footballer who plays for Swiss Challenge League side FC Schaffhausen as a midfielder.[2][3]
International career
Originating from Kosovo with ethnic Albanian parents and born in Switzerland, Bunjaku was eligible to play for Switzerland, Albania and Kosovo if a national team should be formed, but in March 2011 he answered the call by Albania's Under-21 coach Artan Bushati for a non official friendly tournament held in Slovenia.[4]
He officially gained Albanian citizenship on 26 August 2011 along with his Grasshopper team mate Mërgim Brahimi, in order to compete in the UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[5][6]
Since 2014 Bunjaku also represented Kosovo national football team.[7] However, he yet to make his competitive debut.
References
- ↑ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2014/09/08/berisha-salutes-kosovos-maiden-win
- ↑ UEFA Profile
- ↑ Footballdatabase profile
- ↑ "Bushati merr 10 talentë në Slloveni" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ↑ "Brahimi e Bunjaku bëhen "shqiptarë"" (in Albanian). Koha. 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ↑ "Brahimi e Bunjaku bëhen "shqiptarë"" (in Albanian). RTV 21. 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ↑ "Më 31 gusht nis grumbullimi i Përfaqësueses" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.