Valon Zumberi

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Valon Zumberi
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-11-24) 24 November 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Hamburger SV
Number 37
Youth career
0000–2010 Norderstedter SV
2010–2021 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Hamburger SV II 41 (2)
2022– Hamburger SV 2 (0)
2024 → Schaffhausen (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 Kosovo U17 11 (1)
2020– Kosovo U21 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022

Valon Zumberi (born 24 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German 2. Bundesliga side Hamburger SV. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Kosovo.

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Club career

Hamburger SV

First season at second team

On 1 April 2021, Zumberi continues his contract with Hamburger SV for another two years. [1] In July 2021, he was officially promoted to Hamburger SV's second team competing in the Regionalliga Nord. On 15 August 2021, he made his debut with second team in a 2–4 home defeat against SV Drochtersen/Assel after being named in the starting line-up. [2] Three days after debut, Zumberi scored his first goal for second team in his second appearance for the club in a 1–0 away win over St. Pauli II in Regionalliga Nord. [3]

Promotion to the senior team

On 6 July 2022, Zumberi signed his first professional contract with 2. Bundesliga side Hamburger SV after agreeing to a two-year deal. [4] On 8 October 2022, he was named as a Hamburger SV substitute for the first time in a league match against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. [5] His debut with Hamburger SV came on 12 November in a 4–2 home win against SV Sandhausen after coming on as a substitute at 85th minute in place of Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer. [6] [7]

Loan to Schaffhausen

On 15 January 2024, Zumberi joined Swiss Challenge League side Schaffhausen, on a loan until the end of the season and received squad number 44. [8] He returns to Hamburg on 17 June 2024, [9] having made nine appearances in the Swiss Challenge League.

International career

Since 2017, Zumberi is part of Kosovo at youth international level, respectively part of the U17 and U21 teams and he with these teams played twenty matches and scored one goal. On 30 May 2022, he received a call-up from the Kosovo senior national team for training session before the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Cyprus, Greece and Northern Ireland, but did not make the final squad. [10]

In August 2023, Zumberi was included in the Kosovan senior squad for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Switzerland and Romania. [11] [12]

Personal life

Zumberi was born in Hamburg, Germany to Albanian parents from Preševo. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Valon Zumberi, edhe dy vjet te Hamburgu" [Valon Zumberi, two more years in Hamburg] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 1 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hamburger SV II vs. Drochtersen/Assel 2–4". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "St. Pauli II vs. Hamburger SV II 0–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "HSV bindet Valon Zumberi" [HSV ties Valon Zumberi] (in German). Hamburger SV. 6 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Hamburg vs. Kaiserslautern 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  6. ↑ @HSV (12 November 2022). "84' WECHSEL | Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Profidebüt, Valon #Zumberi!" [84' CHANGE | Congratulations on your pro debut, Valon #Zumberi!] (Tweet) (in German) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "Hamburg vs. Sandhausen 4–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Valon Zumberi neuer Verteidiger" [Valon Zumberi is a new defender] (in German). FC Schaffhausen. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Trainingsstart mit neuer Crew" [Training start with new crew] (in Swiss High German). FC Schaffhausen. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Dardanët vazhdojnë përgatitjet, Zeneli e Sahiti flasin me optimizëm" [The Dardanians continue their preparations, Zeneli and Sahiti speak with optimism] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Përzgjedhësi Gliha publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjet e shtatorit" [Selector Gliha publishes the list of footballers for the September matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Publikohet lista e Kombëtares së Kosovës për ndeshjet e shtatorit". Kosova Press (in Albanian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Talenti i madh i Kosovës, Valon Zumberi i bashkohet ekipit të parë të Hamburgut" [Kosovo's great talent, Valon Zumberi joins Hamburg's first team] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 15 April 2022.
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