Valmir Sulejmani

Valmir Sulejmani
Sulejmani with 1. FC Union Berlin in 2015
Personal information
Full name Valmir Bajram Sulejmani
Date of birth (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996
Place of birth Großburgwedel, Germany[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Waldhof Mannheim
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2005 SC Wedemark
2005–2013 Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Hannover 96 II 90 (13)
2014–2016 Hannover 96 11 (0)
2015 → 1. FC Union Berlin (loan) 6 (0)
2018– Waldhof Mannheim 0 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 Germany U17 5 (0)
2017– Kosovo U21 3 (0)
2015–2016 Kosovo 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2018

Valmir Bajram Sulejmani (born 1 February 1996) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club Waldhof Mannheim.

Club career

Hannover 96

Youth career

He started his youth career at Hannover 96's academy at age nine. He played for Hannover U-19 youth team for the 2012–13 season in the Under 19 Bundesliga and made it seven appearances and scored one goal against Holstein Kiel U-19 team on 12 May 2013, match finished in the victory 5–2.[2] He started the 2013–14 season on 11 August 2013, playing against Rot-Weiss Erfurt U-19 in the loss 3–1.[3] He managed to score 2 goals that season, were first came a week later after the opening season match, on 18 August 2013 against St. Pauli U-19 finished in the victory 4–2[4] and the season second goal on 1 September 2013 against Hamburg U-19, were the match finished in the victory 4–1.[5] Sulejmani finished playing the 2013–14 season with total of 6 appearances and 2 goals scored, as he gained entry with Hannover 96 II mading his debut on 19 October 2013 against Victoria Hamburg playing as a starter in the match finished in an away victory 0–2.[6]

First team

Sulejmani played on 26 October 2013 in the 9–2 destruction by Hannover 96 II of Werder Bremen II[7] before he was called up by the first Hannover 96 team for the match against Werder Bremen on 3 November 2013, where he was an unused substitute.[8] He made his debut for Hannover 96 at age 17, on 14 December 2013, in the match against Nürnberg, replacing Artur Sobiech in the 74th minute. Hannover came back from 3–0 down to draw 3–3, with Sulejmani assisting on Hannover's second goal scored by Mame Diouf in 87th minute.[9] In the next fixture match against Freiburg on 21 December 2013, Sulejmani included in the starting line up, playing a full first-half of the match and substituted off for second half by Artur Sobiech, as the match finished in the loss 2-1.[10]

Loan to Union Berlin

On 29 January 2015, Sulejmani was loaned to the 2. Bundesliga side Union Berlin until the end of the 2014–15 season as a replacement for long injured Maximilian Thiel, rejoining head coach Norbert Düwel, who had previously been assistant coach at Hannover 96.[11]

International

Germany

Under-17

Between 2012 and 2013. Sulejmani has played five matches for the Germany U17.[12]

Albania

Under-21

Sulejmani revealed to the Albanian sports media that he had been in contact with FSHF and was available for selection by the Albania, given his Albanian background, despite having played for Germany at the youth level.[13] On the other hand, Albania's coach, Gianni de Biasi, declared that Sulejmani is in his plans.[14]

On 1 August 2014 the Albania national under-21 football team's coach Skënder Gega declared that he has invited Sulejmani to join the Albania national U21 team for the friendly match on 6 August 2014 against Qatar U-20.[15] Two days later, on 3 August 2014, the media reported that his club, Hannover, had not given him permission to play for the Albania U-21, but Sulejmani himself declared that he would be part of the team in future matches.[16] On October 1, 2014 Sulejmani received another call-up from Albania under-21 for the friendly match against Romania U21,[17] but declined the invitation.

Kosovo

Senior

On 7 October 2015. Sulejmani received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Equatorial Guinea[18] coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute for Mërgim Brahimi.

Under-21

On 5 June 2017, Sulejmani received his first call-up from the Kosovo U21 team when he was named to the starting line-up for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against the Norwegian U21 team.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 May 2018[20]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hannover 96 II 2013–14 Regionalliga Nord 10000—100
2014–15 16000—160
2015–16 23400—234
2016–17 28400—284
2017–18 13500—135
Total 901300—9013
Hannover 96 2013–14 Bundesliga 6000—60
2014–15 0000—00
2015–16 4000—40
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 1000—10
Total 11000—110
1. FC Union Berlin (loan) 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 60001[lower-alpha 1]070
Total 60001070
Waldhof Mannheim 2018–19 Regionalliga Südwest 00000000
Total 00000000
Career total 10713001010813
  1. ↑ One appearance with 1. FC Union Berlin II

International

As of 9 October 2016[21]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo
201520
201620
Total40

References

  1. ↑ "Player's Profile: Valmir Sulejmani" (in German). Hannover 96. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hannover 96 U19 vs. Holstein Kiel U19 - 12 May 2013 - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  3. ↑ "Rot-Weiß Erfurt U19 vs. Hannover 96 U19 - 11 August 2013 - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  4. ↑ "Hannover 96 U19 vs. St. Pauli U19 - 18 August 2013 - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  5. ↑ "Hannover 96 U19 vs. Hamburger SV U19 - 1 September 2013 - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  6. ↑ "Victoria Hamburg vs. Hannover 96 II - 19 October 2013 - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  7. ↑ "Hannover 96 II vs. Werder Bremen II - 26 October 2013 - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  8. ↑ "Werder Bremen vs. Hannover 96 - 3 November 2013 - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  9. ↑ "Hannover 96 vs. Nürnberg - 14 December 2013 - Soccerway". Soccerway. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "Freiburg vs. Hannover 96 - 21 December 2013 - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  11. ↑ "1. FC Union Berlin leiht Valmir Sulejmani von Hannover 96 aus" [1. FC Union Berlin loans Valmir Sulejmani from Hannover 96] (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "U 17-Junioren: Valmir Sulejmani" [U 17-juniors: Valmir Sulejmani] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  13. ↑ Asport (November 6, 2013). "17-vjeçari Sulejmani : Krenar të luaj në klubin e Altin Lalës. Kombëtarja? Kurrë mos thuaj kurrë". Asport. Retrieved 28 January 2014. Është e vërtetë që kam pasur kontakt me Federatën Shqiptare të Futbollit, respektivisht me Jetmir Salihun (red. përfaqësues i FSHF-së në Kosovë). Por në atë kohë unë kisha ftesë nga Kombetarja Gjermane, ftesë të cilën s’mund ta refuzoja. Ama kjo nuk do të thotë që unë një ditë të mos bëhem pjesë e Shqipërisë, pasi nuk mund të harroj origjinën time.
  14. ↑ Gazeta Start (August 1, 2013). "De Biazi: Valmir Sulejmani është në planet e mia". Retrieved 28 January 2014. Sulejmani? Po, e njoh shumë mirë. E kam ndjekur prej kohësh, madje e kam parë me kujdes në takimin me Fraiburgun. Nuk ka dyshime që është futbollist shumë interesant dhe në planet e mia. Nuk diskutohet që ai mund të luajë me ekipin U-21, por edhe më shumë, mund të jetë një alternativë e mirë për Ekipin A.
  15. ↑ "Gega "vesh" kuq e zi Sylejmanin e Paqaraden". aSport.al. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  16. ↑ "Hannoveri e ndalon Sylejmanin ti bashkohet Shqipërisë për ndeshjen me Katarin". aSport.al. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  17. ↑ "U-21 ben gati miqesoren kunder Rumanise". Fshf.org. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  18. ↑ "Bunjaku bënë publike listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjen kundër Guinesë Ekuatoriale". Botapress (in Albanian). 7 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Kombëtarja U21 filloi përgatitjet për sfidën me Norvegjinë" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 5 June 2017.
  20. ↑ "Valmir Sulejmani". Soccerway.
  21. ↑ "Valmir Sulejmani". National-Football-Teams.
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