Renato Hyshmeri

Renato Hyshmeri

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-03-04) 4 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Elbasan, Albania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sopoti
Youth career
2004–2006	Elbasani
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2011	Elbasani	97	(9)
2011–2013	Teuta Durrës	44	(4)
2013–2014	Partizani Tirana	16	(4)
2014–2015	Tirana	22	(2)
2015–2017	Bylis Ballsh	51	(6)
2017–2018	Elbasani	19	(0)
2018–2019	Trepça'89	23	(3)
2019	Dukagjini
2019–2020	Elbasani	8	(1)
2021–2023	AF Elbasani
2023–	Sopoti
International career
2007–2009	Albania U19	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2019

Renato Hyshmeri (born 4 March 1989) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sopoti. ^[1]

Club career

Partizani Tirana

On 23 July 2013, Hyshmeri joined newly promoted side Partizani Tirana on a free transfer, signing a contract which kept him at the club until July 2015. ^[2] During the course of 2013–14 season, Hyshmeri appeared 25 league matches and 4 cup matches, scoring 4 goals, as Partizani finished 5th in the championship and was eliminated in the second round of 2013–14 Albanian Cup.

Tirana

Hyshmeri become a free agent after his departure from Partizani, and on 22 August 2014, completed a transfer to with their archrivals Tirana by signing a one-year contract ahead of the 2014–15 Albanian Superliga season. ^[3] He made his debut just two days later in the opening game of the season in a 3–0 home win over Apolonia Fier, where he came on as an 81st-minute substitute and scored his first goal for the club. ^[4] Following the match, Hyshmeri dedicated the goal to his coach Gugash Magani for "believing" in him and "giving him the opportunity" to debut in the match. ^[5] He featured in 22 league games and scored twice during the 2014–15 season, but he only made 9 starts, as he was mainly used as a substitute by the head coach Magani. He left the club once his contract expired at the end of the season after making 28 appearances in all competitions and scoring two goals. ^[6]

Bylis Ballsh

After leaving Tirana in the summer of 2015, he became a free agent and eventually signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Albanian Superliga side Bylis Ballsh on 24 July 2015. ^[7] Hyshmeri made his debut on 23 August in team's opening league match of the season against Kukësi, starting and playing 63 minutes in an eventual 2–0 away defeat. ^[8] From March 2016 to April 2016, Hyshmeri didn't play in any match and wasn't even on the bench. ^[9] It was reported that he didn't train at all. ^[9] It was alluded that relationship between Hyshmeri and club's directors was broken and Hyshmeri was towards departure. ^[9] However he returned to the field on 25 April in the match against Laçi ^[10] and concluded his first season by making 32 appearances between league and cup, as Bylis was relegated after one season.

Elbasani return

In September 2017, Hyshmeri returned to his boyhood club Elbasani, now at the third tier to give his contribution for the promotion of the team. ^[11] On 8 October 2017, in the second matchday against Albpetrol, angry with a referee decision, Hyshmeri was sent off for unsportsmanlike conduct on referee. Disciplinary Committee suspended him with 10 matches. ^[12]

Trepça'89

On 7 July 2018, Hyshmeri was presented as the new player of Football Superleague of Kosovo's Trepça'89, rejoining his former manager Gugash Magani. ^[13]

KF Dukagjini

In July 2019 Hyshmeri joined KF Dukagjini. ^[14]

International career

Hyshmeri has represent Albania at youth level, playing for under-19. ^[15] He made his competitive debut with under-19 side on 18 October 2007 in a match against Spain valid for first qualifying round of UEFA European Under-19 Championship. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of 8 July 2018 ^{[1] [16]}

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Elbasani	2006–07	Albanian Superliga	4	1	0	0	—		4	1
	2007–08		8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2008–09		28	3	4	0	—		32	3
	2009–10	Albanian First Division	13	3	0	0	—		13	3
	2010–11	Albanian Superliga	28	0	0	0	—		28	0
	Total		81	7	4	0	—		81	7
Teuta Durrës	2011–12	Albanian Superliga	23	3	4	0	—		27	3
	2012–13		21	1	4	0	—		25	1
	2013–14		—		—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	Total		44	4	8	0	2	0	54	4
Partizani Tirana	2013–14	Albanian Superliga	26	4	4	0	—		30	4
Tirana	2014–15	Albanian Superliga	22	2	6	0	—		28	2
Bylis Ballsh	2015–16	Albanian Superliga	28	1	4	0	—		32	1
	2016–17	Albanian First Division	23	5	2	0	—		25	5
	Total		51	6	6	0	—		57	6
Elbasani	2017–18	Albanian Second Division	19	0	0	0	—		19	0
Trepça'89	2018–19	Football Superleague of Kosovo	19	0	0	0	—		19	0
Career total			243	23	28	0	2	0	273	23

1. All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

1. Renato Hyshmeri at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
2. "Partizani firmos me Hyshmerin dhe Mitraj" [Partizani signs with Hyshmeri and Mitraj] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
3. Adela Merko (23 August 2014). "Tirana arrin akordin me Renato Hyshmerin. Një tjetër "ish" i Partizanit vishet bardheblu" [Tirana reaches agreement with Renato Hyshmeri. Another Partizani "ex" becomes white&blue] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
4. "Tirana vs. Apolonia Fier 3 – 0". Soccerway. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
5. "Hyshmeri: Goli për Maganin, njeriun që besoi tek unë" [Hyshmeri: Goal for Magani, the man who trusted me] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
6. Ergis Tafalla (28 June 2015). "Hyshmeri, largimi i radhës nga bardheblutë" [Hyshmeri, the next departure from the white&blues] (in Albanian). Telesport.al. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
7. "Bylis s'ndalet, Hyshmeri firmos" [Bylis doesn't stop, Hyshmeri signs] (in Albanian). Sportal.al. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
8. "Kukësi e nis me fitore, mposht Bylisin 2-0, vendosin brazilianët Lima dhe Flores" [Kuksësi starts with win, beats Bylis 2-0, the brazilians Lima and Flores decides] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
9. "Nuk po stervitet me ekipin Hyshmeri kriset me drejtuesit" [Isn't train with the team, Hyshmeri flaw with management] (in Albanian). Shqipëria.com. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
10. "Bylis vs. Laçi 1 – 0". Soccerway. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
11. "Rikthim i bujshëm, Renato Hyshmeri do të luajë me Elbasanin në Kategorinë e Dytë" [Sensational return, Renato Hyshmeri will play with Elbasani in the Albanian Second Division] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
12. "Grushtet në Superiore, Disiplina 'godet' Mirakën dhe Dediç" [Punches in Superliga, Discipline ‘hits’ Miraka and Dedić] (in Albanian). Koha Jonë. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
13. "Vazhdon eksodi drejt Kosovës, mesfushori i Elbasanit firmos për Trepçën" [The exodus to Kosovo continues, the Elbasani midfielder signs for Trepça] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
14. Renato Hyshmeri te Dukagjini i Klinës, gazetaolle.com, 7 July 2019
15. "Renato Hyshmeri". UEFA.com. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
16. "Football : Renato Hyshmeri". Football Database. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

External links

• Renato Hyshmeri at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)
• Renato Hyshmeri – UEFA competition record ( archive )