Besart Ibraimi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Besart Ibraimi | ||
Date of birth | 17 December 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Kičevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Shkëndija | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–2007 | Vlazrimi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Vlazrimi | 32 | (11) |
2007–2008 | Napredok | 43 | (19) |
2008–2010 | Renova | 42 | (25) |
2010–2011 | Schalke 04 | 6 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Sevastopol | 45 | (12) |
2011 | → Tavriya Simferopol (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2013 | → Metalurh Zaporizhya (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2014 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 8 | (6) |
2014–2015 | Ermis Aradippou | 23 | (2) |
2015– | Shkëndija | 124 | (87) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2017 | Macedonia | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2017 |
Besart Ibraimi (Macedonian: Бесарт Ибраими; born 17 December 1986 in Kičevo, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian professional football player of Albanian descent playing for Shkëndija.
Early life
Ibrahimi began playing football in his hometown Kičevo for the youth of FK Vëllazërimi.
Career
Ibrahimi began his professional career 2005 with FK Vëllazërimi, earning 32 caps and scoring 11 goals, before joining FK Napredok in January 2007. He played for FK Napredok for one season, 2007–08, playing 43 games and scoring 19 goals.[1] In September 2008, he signed for FK Renova.[2] He left Macedonia and his club FK Renova[3] on 12 January 2010 for German Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04.[4] He made his Schalke debut on 6 February 2010 in an away game against SC Freiburg coming on in the 77th minute as a substitute.[5]
Ibraimi only made six appearances for the first team of Schalke 04 before he was transferred to the Schalke 04 II team in the summer of 2010.[6] Ibraimi could participate in training with Schalke 04 II but since he is a non EU player, he could not play in league games for Schalke 04 II. After a half year, he signed on 26 January 2011 with the Ukrainian club PFK Sevastopol.[7]
In January 2014, Ibraimi ended his contract with PFK Sevastopol and joined the Cypriot club Enosis Paralimini. After showing his impressive qualities in Enosis Paralimini all "the elite" clubs in Cypriot First Division ran after Besart Ibraimi, he finally decided to move to Ermis Aradippou where he signed a contract for one year. He made his debut with Ermis Aradippou on 1 September 2014, in the 56th minute of the match against Apollon Limassol.
International career
Ibrahimi has earned fifteen caps for the Macedonia national football team and is a former member of the U-21 team.[8]
Honours
He was voted as the best player in Macedonia for 2009 and 2016.
References
- ^ "ALSAT-M – IBRAHIMI FUTBOLLIST I VITIT". alsat-m.tv.[dead link]
- ^ "Mazedonischer Nationalspieler Besart Ibraimi jetzt ein Schalker" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "FC Schalke 04: Neuzugang Nummer 6" (in German). Merkur Online. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Macedonia international Besart Ibraimi joins Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
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- ^ "Besart Ibraimi: FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010.
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- ^ "U-21, katër shqiptarë kundër Shqipërisë" (in Albanian). Parajsa.com. 26 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
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External links
- Profile at MacedonianFootball.com
- Besart Ibraimi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Use dmy dates from October 2011
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Macedonian footballers
- Macedonia international footballers
- Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia
- Macedonian expatriate footballers
- Bundesliga players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- FK Vëllazërimi 77 players
- FK Napredok players
- FK Renova players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- FC Schalke 04 II players
- FC Sevastopol players
- SC Tavriya Simferopol players
- FC Metalurh Zaporizhya players
- Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players
- Ermis Aradippou FC players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Macedonian expatriates in Germany
- Macedonian expatriates in Ukraine
- Macedonian expatriates in Cyprus
- People from Kičevo
- Association football forwards