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Ismet Lushaku

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Ismet Lushaku
Personal information
Full name Ismet Lushaku
Date of birth (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AFC Eskilstuna
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2016 IFK Eskilstuna
2016–2019 AFC Eskilstuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– AFC Eskilstuna 13 (0)
2019 → IFK Eskilstuna (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2019– Kosovo U21 4 (0)
2020– Kosovo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2020

Ismet Lushaku (born 22 September 2000) is a Swedish-born Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club AFC Eskilstuna and the Kosovo national team.

Club career

AFC Eskilstuna

On 2 May 2019, Lushaku signed his first professional contract with Allsvenskan side AFC Eskilstuna after agreeing to a three-year deal.[1] On 18 May 2019, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Helsingborgs IF after coming on as a substitute at 60th minute in place of Wilhelm Loeper.[2]

International career

Under-21

On 27 May 2019, Lushaku received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Andorra U21 and Turkey U21.[3] On 6 June 2019, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a match against Andorra U21 after coming on as a substitute at 66th minute in place of Mirlind Daku.[4]

Senior

On 24 December 2019, Lushaku received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden[5] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 32nd minute in place of injured Florian Loshaj.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ismet Lushaku skriver A-lagskontrakt" [Ismet Lushaku signs A-team contract] (in Swedish). AFC Eskilstuna. 2 May 2019.
  2. ^ "AFC Eskilstuna vs. Helsingborg (1–1)". Soccerway. 18 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Prekazi publikon listën, beson te lojtarët e rinj" [Prekazi publishes the list, believes in new players] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 27 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Kosova U21 shkëlqen kundër Andorrës, fiton 4:0" [Kosovo U21 shines against Andorra, wins 4:0] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
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