Lorik Emini (born 29 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lichtensteiner club Vaduz in the Swiss Challenge League. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Zug, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vaduz | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | FC Rotkreuz | ||
| 2011–2013 | Zug 94 | ||
| 2013–2017 | Luzern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Luzern U21 | 52 | (11) |
| 2019–2023 | Luzern | 61 | (2) |
| 2023– | Vaduz | 40 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Switzerland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2021 | |||
Club career
editLuzern
editOn 29 September 2019, Emini was named as a Luzern substitute for the first time in a Swiss Super League match against Basel.[1] His professional debut with Luzern came on 1 December in a 1–4 home defeat against St. Gallen after coming on as a substitute at 90th minute in place of compatriot Idriz Voca.[2]
Vaduz
editOn 1 June 2023, Emini signed a two-season contract with Vaduz.[3]
International career
editDuring 2014, Emini has been part of Switzerland at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U15 and U16 teams and he with these teams played six matches. On 25 May 2021, Emini received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against San Marino and Malta.[4] Seven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against San Marino after coming on as a substitute at 71st minute in place of Besar Halimi.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Basel vs. Luzern 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "LUZ–SG | Super League 2019/2020". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "FC Vaduz verpflichtet Lorik Emini" [FC Vaduz signs Lorik Emini] (in German). Vaduz. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Challandes e publikon listën e futbollistëve për miqësoret kundër San Marinos e Maltës" [Challandes publishes the list of footballers for the friendlies against San Marino and Malta] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Kosova fiton me lehtësi ndaj San Marinos" [Kosovo easily wins against San Marino] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 June 2021.
External links
edit- Lorik Emini at Soccerway
- Lorik Emini at Swiss Football League
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