Florian Kamberi
Florian Kamberi (born 8 March 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian, as a forward. Kamberi has previously played for Grasshopper, Karlsruher SC and Rangers. He represented Switzerland at the under-21 level, and has since been selected for the Albania squad.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 March 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tuggen | |||
Rapperswil-Jona | |||
–2013 | Grasshopper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Rapperswil-Jona | 9 | (1) |
2014–2018 | Grasshopper II | 26 | (21) |
2015–2018 | Grasshopper | 32 | (3) |
2016–2017 | → Karlsruher SC (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2018 | → Hibernian (loan) | 14 | (9) |
2018– | Hibernian | 53 | (11) |
2020 | → Rangers (loan) | 6 | (1) |
National team | |||
2015 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Switzerland U21 | 4 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:21, 14 February 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Grasshoppers
Kamberi started his professional career with Swiss club Grasshoppers. On 31 August 2016, Kamberi was loaned to Karlsruher SC for the 2016–17 season in 2. Bundesliga.[1][2]
Hibernian
Kamberi went on trial with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in January 2018,[3] and moved there on loan on 31 January.[4] Kamberi made his debut for Hibernian later that day, and scored the first goal in a 2–1 win against Motherwell.[5] Kamberi scored a hat-trick for Hibs on 3 April, in a 3–1 win against Hamilton.[6][7]
In June 2018, Hibernian signed Kamberi to a three-year contract.[8] Kamberi scored a hat-trick in a Europa League qualifier against NSÍ Runavík on 12 July.[9]
Kamberi moved on loan to Rangers on 31 January 2020.[10]Following the end of this loan period, and after a period spent in Switzerland during the Covid 19 pandemic, Kamberi returned to Hibernian for pre-season training in June 2020.[11]
International career
Kamberi was born in Switzerland and is of Kosovan descent,[12][13][14] which made him eligible to represent Switzerland, Kosovo and Albania.[15] Kamberi played in youth internationals for Switzerland,[16] and he scored for their under-21 team in a 1–1 draw against England in March 2016.[17]
Kamberi was included in the Albania squad for the first time in November 2019.[18] Delays in processing the paperwork required to transfer his international status from Switzerland to Albania, and a slight ankle injury, meant that he was unable to play in their matches with Andorra and France.[19]
Career statistics
- As of 29 January 2020[20]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grasshopper | 2015–16[21] | Swiss Super League | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||
2016–17[22] | Swiss Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2017–18[23] | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
Karlsruher SC (loan) | 2016–17[22] | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
Hibernian (loan) | 2017–18[23] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 9 | |
Hibernian | 2018–19[24][note 1] | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 43 | 13 |
2019–20[25] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | 27 | 8 | ||
Total | 53 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 21 | ||
Career total | 114 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 137 | 34 |
- Appearances in the Europa League
Notes
References
- "KSC angelt sich Kamberi" (in German). kicker online. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- "GC leiht Stürmer Kamberi an Karlsruhe aus" (in German). St. Galler Tagblatt. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- "Florian Kamberi: Hibernian poised to sign Swiss striker on loan from Grasshoppers". BBC Sport. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "FLORIAN KAMBERI JOINS ON LOAN". Hibernian FC. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- "Hibernian 2-1 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- McLauchlin, Brian (3 April 2018). "Hibernian 3–1 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- "Hibernian 3-1 Hamilton: Florian Kamberi aims for second after hat-trick". BBC Sport. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- "Hibernian: Swiss striker Florian Kamberi signs three-year deal". BBC Sport. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- "Hibernian 6-1 NSÍ Runavík". BBC Sport. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- McLauchlin, Brian; Winton, Richard (31 January 2020). "Florian Kamberi: Rangers sign Hibs striker after Jermain Defoe injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Hibernian striker Florian Kamberi returns to Scotland ahead of pre-season training". Edinburghlive.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Kosovo football player Florian Kamberi, excels in the Swiss Super League". Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo.
- Blick. "Florian Kamberi: Das ist der junge GC-Derby-Held".
- "Hibs striker to face Saints despite grandfather's death". Edinburgh Evening News. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- Wales, Peter (7 November 2019). "Albania set to call up Hibs star Florian Kamberi". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- uefa.com. "Florian Kamberi – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
- "England Under-21s hold out in Switzerland despite Jordon Ibe red card". The Guardian. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "Konferencë për shtyp e trajnerit Reja për ndeshjet ndaj Andorrës dhe Francës". fshf.org (in Albanian). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- Atkinson, Mark (15 November 2019). "Hibs' Florian Kamberi withdraws from Albania squad due to paperwork issues and ankle niggle". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- Florian Kamberi at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- "Games played by Florian Kamberi in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Florian Kamberi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Florian Kamberi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Florian Kamberi in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Florian Kamberi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.