Blerta Smaili

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Blerta Smaili
Personal information
Full name Blerta Smaili
Date of birth (2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 (age 21) [1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder [1]
Team information
Current team
FC Basel Frauen
Youth career
0000–2018 VfL Sindelfingen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 VfL Sindelfingen 21 (4)
2021–2022 VfB Obertürkheim 16 (1)
2023–2024 Sundsvalls 26 (1)
2024– Basel 0 (0)
International career
2018 Germany U17 1 (0)
2020– Kosovo 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2024 [2]

Blerta Smaili (born 8 May 2002) is a Kosovan-Albanian German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club FC Basel and the Kosovo national team.

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References

  1. 1 2 Blerta SmailiUEFA competition record (archive)
  2. Blerta Smaili at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2020.