Almen Abdi

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Almen Abdi
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Personal information
Date of birth 21 October 1986 (1986-10-21) (age 25)
Place of birth Prizren, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Udinese
Number 23
Youth career
Zürich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2009 Zürich 132 (31)
2009–2010 Le Mans 15 (0)
2010– Udinese 32 (0)
National team
2007–2008 Switzerland U-21 3 (0)
2008– Switzerland 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 February 2010

Almen Abdi (born 21 October 1986 in Prizren) is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Udinese.

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[edit] Career

He was part of the 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2008–09 Swiss Championship winning team with FC Zurich.[1] Abdi was awarded an improved contract until summer 2010 in June 2006.[2] Abdi was in November 2009 promoted to the reserve squad.[3] He signed on 8 December 2009 for Le Mans Union Club 72.[4][5]

[edit] Udinese

On April 7, 2010 the Swiss player Almen Abdi confirmed the rumours that he would be joining Udinese. during the summer of 2010,[6] due to happen after finishing his loan move with Le Mans and becoming a free agent.[7] He later signed for Udinese on a free transfer.[7]

In Udine he played 19 matches in the 2010-2011 season, most of them coming from the bench. In the 2011-2012 season, Abdi scored his first goal for the club on 29 September in the Europa League competition, after converting the penalty to equalise against Celtic at Celtic Park.[8]

[edit] International career

He made his senior Switzerland international debut against Cyprus on 20 August 2008.

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