Ylber Ramadani

Ylber Ramadani

Personal information
Full name	Ylber Latif Ramadani [1]
Date of birth	(1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Starnberg, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lecce
Number	20
Youth career
	Ferizaj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Ferizaj	42	(3)
2014–2015	Prishtina	14	(1)
2015–2016	Drita	17	(1)
2016–2017	Partizani	35	(0)
2017–2021	Vejle BK	117	(5)
2021–2022	MTK Budapest	30	(2)
2022–2023	Aberdeen	37	(1)
2023–	Lecce	34	(1)
International career‡
2014–2015	Kosovo U19	1	(1)
2015–2016	Kosovo U21	0	(0)
2016–2018	Albania U21	8	(1)
2018–	Albania	38	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:42, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Ylber Latif Ramadani (born 12 April 1996) is a German-born Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A side Lecce. Born in Germany, he represents Albania at international level. ^[2]

Club career

Ferizaj

He began his senior career at his hometown club Ferizaj, where he made a total of 42 appearances and scored 3 goals in the 2013–14 season.

Prishtina

In the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Ramadani signed for Prishtina where he made a total of 14 appearances and scored 1 goal for the club.

Drita

On 1 August 2015, Ramadani signed for Drita. ^[3] During the first part of 2015–16 season, he made 17 league appearances as Drita later finished 10th, avoiding relegation by defeating Flamurtari 4–2 on penalties at the relegation play-offs. ^[4]

Partizani

In December 2015, it was reported that Ramadani was set to join Kategoria Superiore side Partizani during the January transfer window, ^[5] and he began training with the side before signing a three-year deal on 10 January 2016. ^[6] However, the move was soon put on hold as Drita refused to release Ramadani, but the clubs were able to reach an agreement over the transfer and the move was made official one month later on 10 February. ^[7] Following the end of the season, in which Ramadani made 42 appearances in all competitions, he was named Kategoria Superiore Best Young Player. ^[8]

Vejle

On 14 June 2017, Danish 1st Division side Vejle announced the transfer Ramadani from Partizani Tirana for a fee of €200,000. The player was presented the same day and signed for the next four years. ^[9] On 26 November 2017, Ramadani scored his first goal abroad against the second placed team Vendsyssel as Vejle took a 4–1 win to maintain the leading of the rankings after 19 weeks with 38 points. ^[10] On 23 May 2021, the club announced that after four years at the club, Ramadani would not be signing a new contract. ^[11]

MTK Budapest

On 14 June 2021, Ramadani signed with Hungarian side MTK Budapest on free transfer. ^[12]

Aberdeen

On 8 June 2022, Ramadani signed for Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal. ^[13] Spending just 1 season with the reds, Ramadani played a crucial part in the side that clinched third place in the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. ^[14]

International career

Kosovo

Ramadani received his first call-up from Kosovo under-19 manager Ramiz Krasniqi for the friendlies against Albania in October 2015. He played in the first match on 13 October, scoring in the 2–0 win. ^[15]

He was also part of Kosovo under-21 squad. ^[16]

Albania

Youth

On 27 August 2017, Ramadani received his first call up at the Albania under-21 by coach Redi Jupi for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Greece. ^[17] He debuted later on 10 October in the final qualifying match against Israel which was lost 4–0. ^[18]

Ramadani continued to be part of under-21 side for the next qualifying campaign, as he was called in June 2017 for the friendly against France and the opening qualifying match against Estonia. ^[19] He scored his first under-21 goal 10 November in the matchday 5 versus Northern Ireland as Albania missed out victory by conceding in the last minutes. ^[20]

Senior

Ramadani received his first senior call-up by manager Christian Panucci for the friendly against Turkey on 13 November 2017. ^[21] He described his first call-up as a "dream come true". ^[22] He was an unused substitute as Albania won 3–2 away. ^[23] Ramadani made his international debut for the Albania national football team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Norway on 26 March 2018. ^[24]

Personal life

Ramadani was born in Starnberg, Germany to ethnic Albanian parents from the village Vojnoc in Shtime. He grew up in Vojnoc. ^[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 May 2024 ^{[2] [26] [27]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ferizaj	2013–14	Kosovo Superleague	29	1	—		—		—		29	1
	2014–15		13	2	—		—		—		13	2
	Total		42	3	—		—		—		42	3
Prishtina	2014–15	Kosovo Superleague	14	1	—		—		—		14	1
Drita	2015–16	Kosovo Superleague	17	1	—		—		—		17	1
Partizani B	2015–16	Kategoria e Dytë	7	0	—		—		1 [a]	0	8	0
Partizani	2015–16	Kategoria Superiore	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	2016–17		32	0	3	0	7 [b]	0	—		42	0
	Total		35	0	4	0	7	0	—		46	0
Vejle Boldklub	2017–18	Danish 1st Division	31	1	1	0	—		—		32	1
	2018–19	Danish Superliga	26	0	1	0	—		1 [c]	0	28	0
	2019–20	Danish 1st Division	31	3	—		—		—		31	3
	2020–21	Danish Superliga	29	1	3	0	—		—		32	1
	Total		117	5	5	0	—		1	0	123	5
MTK Budapest	2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság	30	2	1	0	—		—		31	2
Aberdeen	2022–23	Scottish Premiership	37	1	7	0	—		—		44	1
Lecce	2023–24	Serie A	34	1	2	0	—		—		36	1
Career total			333	14	19	0	7	0	2	0	361	14

1. Appearance in Kategoria e Parë play-out
2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Danish Superliga relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 24 June 2024 ^[28]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Albania	2018	4	0
	2019	3	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	6	0
	2022	9	0
	2023	8	0
	2024	6	0
Total		38	1

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first. ^[28]

List of international goals scored by Ylber Ramadani

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 June 2019	Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania	Moldova	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Individual

• Kategoria Superiore Best Young Player: 2016–17 ^[29]

References

1. Dekret për dhënie të shtetësisë shqiptare nr. 9724 President.al
2. Ylber Ramadani at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
3. "KF 'Drita' përforcohet me tre futbollistë" [KF Drita reinforced with three footballers] (in Albanian). KosovaLive360. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
4. "DRITA TRIUMFON – MBETET ENDE NË SUPERLIGË" [Drita triumphs – Remains in Superleague] (in Albanian). Insajderi.com. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
5. "Ylber Ramadani drejt Partizanit të Tiranës" [Ylber Ramadani towards Partizani Tirana] (in Albanian). Gazeta Olle. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
6. "Partizani, Ylber Ramadani firmos për 3 vjet" [Partizani, Ylber Ramadani signs for 3 years] (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
7. "Përfundon telenovela Ramadani" [Telenovela Ramadani ends] (in Albanian). Korneri.net. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
8. "Ylber Ramadani shpallet talenti i vitit në Shqipëri" [Ylber Ramadani named talent of the year in Albania] (in Albanian). Gazeta Olle. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
9. "Zyrtare / Ramadani pasuron Partizanin, por përfundon në kategorinë e dytë në Danimarkë" [Official / Ramadani enriches Partizani, but ends up in the second division in Denmark] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
10. "Muaji i artë i Ramadanit, vjen goli i parë jashtë Shqipërisë" [Ramadani's golden month, comes the first goal out of Albania] (in Albanian). Albsport.al. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
11. "Albansk midtbanekriger stopper i Nørreskoven" [Albanian midfielder ends in Nørreskov] (in Danish). Vejle-Boldklub.dk. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
12. "Válogatott játékos a legújabb igazolásunk" [National team player is our latest signing] (in Hungarian). MTKBudapest.hu. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
13. "Ramadani becomes a red". www.afc.co.uk. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
14. "Lecce complete signing of Ylber Ramadani from Aberdeen for undisclosed fee". 4 August 2023.
15. "Kosova mposht Shqipërinë" [Kosovo defeats Albania] (in Albanian). Telegrafi.com. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
16. "Grumbullohen përfaqësueset U-21 dhe U-19" [National teams of U-21 and U-19 are gathered] (in Albanian). Sporti1. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
17. "U-21 zbardhet lista per sfiden ndaj Greqise" [U-21, the list for the match against Greece is unveiled] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
18. "Israel U21 vs. Albania U21 4 – 0". Soccerway. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
19. "Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë" [Alban Bushi announces the under-21 list for France and Estonia] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
20. "Shqipëri e pafat, e pësojmë sërish në fund" [Albania unlucky, concedes again at the end] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
21. "TRAJNERI PANUCCI SHPALL LISTËN PËR MIQËSOREN E 13 NËNTORIT, TURQI-SHQIPËRI" [Manager Panucci announces the list for the friendly of 13 November, Turkey-Albania] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
22. "Ramadani: Kombëtaren e kam ëndërruar që fëmijë, dua të luaj nga minuta e parë" [Ramadani: I have dreamed about national team since I was a kid, I want to play from the first minute] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
23. "Shqipëria sulmuese mposht 3-2 Turqinë në miqësoren e Antalias" [The attacking Albania defeats 3-2 Turkey in the Antalya friendly] (in Albanian). Top-Channel.tv. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
24. "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
25. "Ylber Ramadani nderohet në vendlindje nga shokët e Shkollës Fillore në Vojnoc të Shtimes" (in Albanian). lajmi.net. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
26. Ylber Ramadani – UEFA competition record ( archive )
27. "Ylber Ramadani profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
28. "Ylber Ramadani". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
29. Ylber Ramadani shpallet talenti i vitit në Shqipëri. Gazeta Olle.

External links

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