Sinan Bytyqi

Sinan Bytyqi (born 15 January 1995) is a retired Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Sinan Bytyqi
Bytyqi with Austria U21 in November 2014
Personal information
Full name Sinan Bytyqi
Date of birth (1995-01-15) January 15, 1995
Place of birth Prizren, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City (loan scout)
Youth career
0000–2007 Kärnten
2007–2009 Austria Kärnten
2009–2012 Admira
2012–2017 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Admira II 2 (0)
2014–2017 Manchester City 0 (0)
2015 → Cambuur (loan) 9 (0)
2016 → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) 5 (0)
Total 16 (0)
National team
2011–2012 Austria U17 3 (0)
2012–2013 Austria U18 3 (2)
2013–2014 Austria U19 10 (7)
2014–2016 Austria U21 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Admira

His first inclusion in Admira II's matchday squad was as an unused substitute against Wiener in week 16 of the 2011–12 season in the Austrian Regional League East on 2 March 2012.[1] The following week he made his debut in the starting XI playing the first 55 minutes before being replaced by Daniel Maurer in a 1-0 home win against SV Schwechat.[2] In the third consecutive game, Bytyqi played again and as a starter on 16 March 2012 against Neusiedl am See 1919, which finished in a 4–1 loss, where he was substituted off in the 75th minute for David Peham.[3]

Manchester City

On 24 September 2014 Bytyqi made his debut with the Manchester City first team in a match on the 2014–15 Football League Cup against Sheffield Wednesday, which finished in a 7–0 victory. Bytyqi was an unused substitute and held the shirt number 75.[4]

After fellow Albanian player Bersant Celina, was provided a professional contract with Manchester City, on 9 January 2015 Bytyqi also signed a professional contract and subsequently was loaned to the Netherlands team Cambuur, which finished the 2014–15 Eredivisie in the seventh place, which ensured participation in the UEFA Europa League.[5] Unfortunately, Sinan's time in the Eredivisie was cut short when he sustained an injury in a game against Heracles Almelo in the spring. He made his long-awaited comeback for the EDS against Southampton F.C. in December 2015, helping the team finish out a strong season.[6]

Loan at Cambuur

On 17 January 2015. Bytyqi made it his first debut in professional level with Cambuur in a 2–2 away draw against ADO Den Haag, coming on as a substitute for Daniël de Ridder in the 64th minute.[7] On 28 February 2015, he suffered a season ending knee injury in a match against Heracles Almelo which sidelined him for approximately six months.

Loan at Go Ahead Eagles

He was again loaned to a Dutch club in summer 2016, joining Go Ahead Eagles. He injured his ankle after only a few games and did not return after he was diagnosed with heart problems in December 2016.[8]

Retirement

Following a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Bytyqi made the decision to retire from professional football. He now works as a loan scout for Manchester City.[9]

International career

Austria

Youth

Kosovo

On 2 October 2016. Bytyqi received a call-up from Kosovo for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Croatia and Ukraine.[10] Bytyqi was an unused bench in the two matches.

References
  1. Wiener SK vs. Admira II - 2 March 2012 - Soccerway
  2. Admira II vs. Schwechat - 9 March 2012 - Soccerway
  3. Neusiedl vs. Admira II - 16 March 2012 - Soccerway
  4. Manchester City vs. Sheffield Wednesday - 24 September 2014 - Soccerway
  5. Manchester City huazon talentin shqiptar te Cambuur Archived 2015-01-19 at Archive.today SuperSport.al
  6. Bytyqi Manchester City FC Profile
  7. ADO Den Haag vs. Cambuur - 17 January 2015 - Soccerway
  8. Go Ahead Eagles huurt Sinan Bytyqi - BN De Stem {nl|icon}}
  9. "Man City's Bytyqi impressed but was forced to retire with heart issue". Mail Online. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  10. "Bunjaki announces the list of players for the matches with Croatia and Ukraine". Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 October 2016.
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