Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 November 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | IF Elfsborg | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2022 | IF Elfsborg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | IF Elfsborg | 16 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Kosovo U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023 |
Besfort Zeneli (born 21 November 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg.
On 6 January 2022, Zeneli signed his first professional contract with Allsvenskan side IF Elfsborg after agreeing to a two-year deal. [1] On 21 July 2022, he was named as an IF Elfsborg substitute for the first time in a 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round against Molde. [2] His debut with IF Elfsborg came seven days later in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round again against Molde after coming on as a substitute at 73rd minute in place of Michael Baidoo. [3] On 11 September 2022, Zeneli made his league debut in a 2–0 away win against GIF Sundsvall after coming on as a substitute at last minutes again in place of Michael Baidoo. [4]
Zeneli is eligible to represent two countries on international level, either Sweden or Kosovo. On 18 October 2021, Zeneli declared through an interview for Koha Ditore that he is waiting for a call-up from Football Federation of Kosovo to represent Kosovo at the under-21 level and that he had refused to represent Sweden at the youth level even though he had the opportunity to choose. [5] On 15 September 2022, Zeneli received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a training camp held in Antalya, Turkey and for the hybrid friendly match against Greenland. [6]
On 18 March 2023, Zeneli received again a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Moldova and Turkey. [7] His official debut with Kosovo U21 came six days later in the friendly match against Moldova after coming on as a substitute in place of Veton Tusha.
Born and raised in Sweden, Zeneli is of Kosovo Albanian origin from Selac, a village near Mitrovica. [8] He is the younger brother of Kosovo international Arbër Zeneli. [9]
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I lindur më 25 shkurt të vitit 1995, në qytetin Säter të Suedisë, Arbëri i ka prindërit nga Kosova, konkretisht nga Selaci i Mitrovicës