Besart Abdurahimi

Besart Abdurahimi (Macedonian: Бесарт Абдурахими, Albanian: Besart Abdurahimi, born 31 July 1990 in Zagreb) is a Macedonian-Croatian footballer of Albanian descent.

Besart Abdurahimi
Personal information
Full name Besart Abdurahimi
Date of birth (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990
Place of birth Zagreb, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Bravo
Number 7
Youth career
NK Zelengaj Zagreb
Lokomotiva Zagreb
2004–2008 NK Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 NK Zagreb 121 (24)
2013–2014 → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 24 (6)
2014–2016 Lokeren 38 (7)
2016 → Astana (loan) 7 (0)
2016 → Cerezo Osaka (loan) 3 (1)
2017 Shkëndija 32 (5)
2018 Partizani Tirana 13 (2)
2018–2019 Hermannstadt 4 (0)
2019– Bravo 11 (1)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2015

Early life

Abdurahimi was born in 1990 in Zagreb, Croatia to Albanian parents from Gradec, Vrapčište in North Macedonia, who had moved there five years earlier.[1][2]

Club career

In March 2016, Abdurahimi joined FC Astana on loan.[3]

International career

In February 2014 the Albanian media wrote about him as a good alternative for Albania's attack, since he is an ethnic Albanian.[1] 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.[4]. He scored his first international "winning" goal in the 92nd minute in their 3-2 win against Luxembourg on 9 October 2014.

International goals
Scores and results list Macedonia's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 October 2014Philip II Arena, Skopje Luxembourg3–23–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

References
  1. Asport (2 February 2014). "Abdurahimi zgjidhja për sulmin e kombëtares?". Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. 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.
  3. Бесарт Абдурахими пополнил ряды Астаны. fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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