Elvi Berisha

Elvi Berisha

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Fier, Albania
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Left midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bylis
Youth career
2012–2014	Apolonia Fier
2014–2017	Tirana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Tirana	0	(0)
2017–2018	Leganés B	4	(3)
2018–2020	Laçi	24	(0)
2020–2022	Skënderbeu Korçë	67	(7)
2022–2023	Tirana	15	(0)
2023–2024	Flamurtari Vlorë	8	(0)
2024–	Bylis	7	(0)
International career
2014–2015	Albania U17	3	(1)
2016–2017	Albania U19	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024

Elvi Berisha (born 2 March 1999) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a wide midfielder for Bylis.

Club career

Early career

Berisha started his youth career aged 12 with FK Fieri under-13. After spending one season there, he moved at fellow Fieri club KF Apolonia Fier under-15. During the 2014 Summer window transfers, Berisha signed with KF Tirana. ^[1]

On 20 June 2016 Berisha had a trial by Roma in a Serie D club. ^{[2] [3]}

Leganés

On 12 August 2017, Berisha started a trial at Spanish side CD Leganés. In his first trial game with the reserves he scored twice against Guadalajara in a 4–2 win, where he wore the shirt number 7. ^[4] Following that, the club was convinced to sign him three days later. ^[5] Berisha agreed a four-year contract joining on a free transfer since he had no professional contract with Tirana. Tirana were, however, entitled to €90,000 due to FIFA's rules that the club where a player was raised earns €30,000 for each year the player was part of the club. ^[6]

Berisha was subsequently assigned to the B-team in the regional leagues. On 12 November 2017, he scored a hat-trick for the side in a 5–2 home routing of CDV Rayo Serranillos. ^[7]

International career

Albania U17

Berisha was called up by Albania national under-17 football team coach Džemal Mustedanagić to participate in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification where Albania U17 was placed in Group 9. ^[8] He made his debut on 8 October 2014 in the opening match against Norway coming on as a second-half substitute in the 47th minute in place of Gezim Pepsi in an eventual 3–0 defeat. ^[9] He played also as a second-half substitute in the closing match against San Marino U17 on 13 October replacing Rubin Hebaj in the 60th minute and managed to score a goal in the 74th minute to sign the 5–1 victory. ^[10]

Berisha was re-called at Albania under-17 by coach Džemal Mustedanagić to participate in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 October 2015. ^[11] He played 1 match as a starter against Netherlands U17 on 24 October and was substituted off in the half-time for Arlind Demaj. ^[12]

Albania U19

He was called up at Albania national under-19 football team by coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification from 6–11 October 2016. ^[13] He was an unused substitute in the opening match against Republic of Ireland U19 and played two full 90-minutes matches against Germany U19 in 3–2 loss and against Gibraltar U19 in a 1–0 victory. ^[14]

Berisha was re-called at Albania under-19 by new coach Erjon Bogdani for a gathering in Durrës, Albania in April 2017 where they also played two friendly matches. ^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 August 2017 ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe [a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tirana	2015–16	Albanian Superliga	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2017–18	Albanian First Division	—		—		2 [b]	0	—		2	0
	Total		0	0	—		2	0	—		2	0
Leganés B	2017–18	Segunda Regional	4	3	—		—		—		4	3
Career total			4	3	—		2	0	—		6	3

1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Tirana

• Albanian Supercup: 2022
• Albanian Cup
  • Runner-up: 2023

References

1. Elvi Berisha profile Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
2. Elvi Berisha, një 16-vjeçar bardheblu në provë tek Roma AlbanianSport.net
3. Roma merr talentin e Tiranës? Archived 2015-06-23 at the Wayback Machine Gazeta Olle
4. "Nga Tirana në Spanjë, Berisha debuton me dy gola te Leganes" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
5. "Zyrtare: Futbollisti i Tiranës firmos në Spanjë (Foto)" (in Albanian). Gazeta Olle. 15 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
6. "Zyrtarizohet futbollisti i dytë i Tiranës në La Liga, bardheblutë fitojnë 90 mijë euro" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
7. "El Leganés 'C' se coloca en puestos de ascenso en un fin de semana en el que el Juvenil A y el Cadete A volvieron a ganar a domicilio" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017. Leganés 'C' put themselves into promotion places in a weekend which the Juvenil A and the Cadete A returned to win away from home)
8. "Kombëtarja U-17, gati per Eliminatoret" [Under-17 national team, ready for the qualifying] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
9. "Norway U17 3 – 0 Albania U17". Soccerway. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
10. Albania U17 vs. San Marino U17 - 13 October 2014 Soccerway
11. Kombëtarja U-17, vazhdon përgatitjet Archived 2016-12-16 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
12. Albania U17 vs. Netherlands U17 - 24 October 2015 Soccerway
13. Grumbullohet ekipi kombëtar U-19 Archived 2017-08-19 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
14. Elvi Berisha matches Soccerway
15. Bogdani nis grumbullimin e kombetares U-19 Archived 2017-08-19 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
16. Elvi Berisha at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
17. Elvi Berisha – UEFA competition record ( archive )
18. Elvi Berisha Scoresway
19. "E. Berisha - Leganés B". resultados-futbol.com (in Spanish). Resultados de Fútbol. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

External links

• Elvi Berisha at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)
• Elvi Berisha at Soccerway
• Elvi Berisha – UEFA competition record ( archive )