Valmir Berisha (born 6 June 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liria Prizren in Kosovo.
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| Date of birth | 6 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Deçan, FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Liria Prizren | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2013 | Halmstads | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Roma | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Cambuur | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Aalesund | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Fjölnir (loan) | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Velež Mostar | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Chindia Târgoviște | 44 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Sliema Wanderers | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Oțelul Galați | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Minaur Baia Mare | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | 1599 Șelimbăr | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Liria Prizren | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Sweden U17 | 16 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Sweden U18 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Sweden Olympic | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Roma
Having played for Halmstads BK as a youth, Berisha signed a 2.5-year contract with Roma in January 2014.[1]
Loan to Panathinaikos
He joined Panathinaikos on loan during the 2014–15 season. He made his Superleague debut on 3 May 2015 against PAE Kerkyra replacing Nikos Karelis after 80 minutes in a 1–1 draw.[2]
Cambuur
In July 2015, he again left Roma temporarily, moving to Dutch club SC Cambuur on loan for the 2015–16 with the option of a further season.[3]
Aalesund
After Cambuur, he moved to Aalesunds FK in 2017, but was loaned out to Fjölnir in 2018, where he stayed until his loan ended in January 2019.
Velež Mostar
On 19 February 2019, Berisha signed for First League FBiH club FK Velež Mostar on a 1-year contract with the possibility of an extension for one more year.[4] He made his debut for Velež on 16 March 2019, in a 2–0 home league win against NK Jedinstvo Bihać.[5]
He scored his first goal for Velež on 27 April 2019, in a 4–0 home league win against FK Rudar Kakanj.[6] On 25 May 2019, Berisha won the First League of FBiH with Velež after the club beat NK Bosna Visoko 0–2 away and got promoted to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7] He scored his first Premier League goal for Velež on 20 July 2019, in a 1–3 home loss against FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[8] Berisha left Velež in January 2020.[9]
Chindia Târgoviște
On 23 January 2020, Berisha signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Chindia Târgoviște.[10]
Sliema Wanderers
Berisha moved to Sliema, Malta with Sliema Wanderers F.C. for season 2021-22.[11]
International career
Berisha was a member of the Swedish under-17 national team that finished third at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and finished as the top scorer in the competition with seven goals.[12][13] He represented the Sweden Olympic football team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[12]
Personal life
He was born in Kosovo to Kosovo Albanian parents before moving to Sweden at a young age.[14]
Honours
Velež Mostar
- Sweden U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2013
Individual
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Boot: 2013 (7 goals)
References
External links
- Valmir Berisha at Soccerway
