Besart Abdurahimi (Macedonian: Бесарт Абдурахими; born 31 July 1990) is a Macedonian-Croatian footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Bosnian club Zrinjski Mostar.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth |
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zrinjski Mostar | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Apollon Limassol | 17 | (2) |
| 2024– | Zrinjski Mostar | 6 | (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 11 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2015 | |||
Early life
editAbdurahimi 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
editIn 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
editIn 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 Macedonia national football team for the matches against Cameroon and Qatar on 26–30 May 2014. He had accepted the call up and will represent Macedonia at the international level. He made his debut on 26 May 2014 against Cameroon.[7] He scored his first international "winning" goal in the 92nd minute in their 3–2 win against Luxembourg on 9 October 2014.
International goals
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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
edit- 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)
