The list of Kosovo international footballers born outside Kosovo includes all the players who were born outside Kosovo, including the Kosovan diaspora. This has happened officially since 6 February 2013, when the national team was given permission by FIFA to play against FIFA member associations in international friendlies. [1] The first non-Albanian international football player, Adis Nurković was born in Velika Kladuša, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) and he represented Kosovo during the 2017. [2] The majority of these players were born in Switzerland.
The following players:
The players are ordered per modern-day country of birth or if the country at the time of birth differs from the current, this is indicated with a subsection.
Below is the list of the 70 (63 eligible + 7 ineligible) players who have born outside Kosovo.
Name | Place of birth | Origin | Pos. | First call-up | Last call-up | ||
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Opponent | Date | Opponent | Date | ||||
Kreshnik Krasniqi | ![]() | Gjakova | MF | ![]() | |||
Andi Hoti | ![]() | Ratkoc | DF | ![]() | 9 September 2023 | ![]() | 12 September 2023 |
Valon Zumberi | ![]() | Preševo | DF | ![]() | 2 June 2022 | ![]() | 12 September 2023 |
Shkelqim Vladi | ![]() | Ferizaj | FW | ![]() | 24 September 2022 | ![]() | 27 September 2022 |
Bashkim Ajdini | ![]() | Veliki Trnovac | DF | ![]() | 1 June 2021 | ![]() | 4 June 2021 |
Dren Feka | ![]() | Vushtrri | MF | ![]() | |||
Labinot Kabashi | ![]() | Poljance | MF | ![]() | 6 October 2016 | ![]() | 9 October 2016 |
Name | Place of birth | Origin | Pos. | Caps | Goals | First cap or call-up | Last cap or call-up | Ref | ||
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Opponent | Date | Opponent | Date | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | Shtime | MF | 2 | 1 | ![]() | 16 November 2022 | ![]() | 19 November 2022 | [P 57] |
![]() | ![]() | FW | 2 | 0 | ![]() | 16 November 2022 | ![]() | 19 November 2022 | [P 58] | |
Gledi Mici | ![]() | Pristina (by naturalization) | DF | Has not debuted | ![]() | 8 June 2021 | ![]() | 11 June 2021 | — | |
![]() | ![]() | Gjilan | FW | 2 | 0 | ![]() | 25 May 2014 | ![]() | 7 September 2014 | [P 59] |
![]() | ![]() | Gjakova | FW | 2 | 0 | ![]() | 21 May 2014 | ![]() | 25 May 2014 | [P 60] |
![]() | ![]() | Prizren | DF | Has not debuted | ![]() | 2 June 2022 | ![]() | 12 June 2022 | — | |
![]() | ![]() | Kamenica | DF | ![]() | 7 September 2018 | ![]() | 10 September 2018 |
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