Valmir Berisha

Valmir Berisha

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-06-06) 6 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Deçan, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Liria Prizren
Number	9
Youth career
0000–2013	Halmstads
2014	Roma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Roma	0	(0)
2014–2015	→ Panathinaikos (loan)	1	(0)
2015–2016	Cambuur	6	(0)
2017–2019	Aalesund	23	(0)
2018	→ Fjölnir (loan)	18	(2)
2019–2020	Velež Mostar	9	(1)
2020–2021	Chindia Târgoviște	44	(4)
2021–2022	Sliema Wanderers	21	(3)
2022	Oțelul Galați	12	(0)
2023	Minaur Baia Mare	7	(1)
2023–2024	1599 Șelimbăr	8	(1)
2024–	Liria Prizren	10	(1)
International career
2013	Sweden U17	16	(10)
2014	Sweden U18	2	(1)
2014–2015	Sweden U19	8	(5)
2016	Sweden Olympic	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Sweden FIFA U-17 World Cup 2013 UAE U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Valmir Berisha (born 6 June 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liria Prizren in Kosovo.

Club career

Roma

Having played for Halmstads BK as a youth, Berisha signed a 2.5-year contract with Roma in January 2014. ^[1]

Loan to Panathinaikos

He joined Panathinaikos on loan during the 2014–15 season. He made his Superleague debut on 3 May 2015 against PAE Kerkyra replacing Nikos Karelis after 80 minutes in a 1–1 draw. ^[2]

Cambuur

In July 2015, he again left Roma temporarily, moving to Dutch club SC Cambuur on loan for the 2015–16 with the option of a further season. ^[3]

Aalesund

After Cambuur, he moved to Aalesunds FK in 2017, but was loaned out to Fjölnir in 2018, where he stayed until his loan ended in January 2019.

Velež Mostar

On 19 February 2019, Berisha signed for First League FBiH club FK Velež Mostar on a 1-year contract with the possibility of an extension for one more year. ^[4] He made his debut for Velež on 16 March 2019, in a 2–0 home league win against NK Jedinstvo Bihać. ^[5]

He scored his first goal for Velež on 27 April 2019, in a 4–0 home league win against FK Rudar Kakanj. ^[6] On 25 May 2019, Berisha won the First League of FBiH with Velež after the club beat NK Bosna Visoko 0–2 away and got promoted to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ^[7] He scored his first Premier League goal for Velež on 20 July 2019, in a 1–3 home loss against FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj. ^[8] Berisha left Velež in January 2020. ^[9]

Chindia Târgoviște

On 23 January 2020, Berisha signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Chindia Târgoviște. ^[10]

Sliema Wanderers

Berisha moved to Sliema, Malta with Sliema Wanderers F.C. for season 2021-22. ^[11]

International career

Berisha was a member of the Swedish under-17 national team that finished third at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and finished as the top scorer in the competition with seven goals. ^{[12] [13]} He represented the Sweden Olympic football team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ^[12]

Personal life

He was born in Kosovo to Kosovo Albanian parents before moving to Sweden at a young age. ^[14]

Honours

Velež Mostar

• First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2018–19

Sweden U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2013

Individual

• FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Boot: 2013 (7 goals)

References

1. Matthew Scott (2 February 2014). "Valmir Berisha rejected Borussia Dortmund and Juventus to join Roma". Goal.com . Retrieved 25 March 2018.
2. "Kerkyra vs. Panathinaikos". Soccerway. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
3. "Transfert: La Roma prête encore Valmir Berisha". L'Équipe (in French). 4 July 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
4. A. Pašić (19 February 2019). "Berisha i zvanično u FK Velež!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
5. "Velež Mostar vs Jedinstvo Bihać". us.soccerway.com. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
6. S. Mlaćo (27 April 2019). "Rođeni briljirali: Velež razbio Rudar!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
7. K.H. (25 May 2019). "Velež se nakon tri godine vratio u Premijer ligu BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
8. S. Mlaćo (20 July 2019). "Beganović nadmudrio Rahimića: Gorka dobrodošlica za FK Velež u Premijer ligu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
9. D.B. (20 January 2020). "Elmir Kuduzović i Valmir Berisha napustili Velež" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
10. Mihaitalazarica (23 January 2020). "Bun venit, Diallo și Berisha!" (in Romanian). Chindia Târgoviște . Retrieved 23 January 2020.
11. "Gudja United stun Sliema Wanderers with second-half comeback for first win". 19 September 2021.
12. "Valmir Berisha - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
13. ""Mycket hype, när man blir skyttekung i VM"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
14. "Då: Ungdomsproffs i Roma • Nu: På Island • "Har ett fantastiskt liv utomlands"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-07-06.

External links

• Valmir Berisha at Soccerway