Besir_Demiri
Besir Demiri
Albanian professional footballer
Besir Demiri (born 1 August 1994) is a Kosovo professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or left-back for SC Gjilani.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Besir Demiri | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Republic of Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gjilani | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Shkupi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Shkupi | ||
| 2014–2016 | Shkëndija | 52 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Vardar | 26 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Mariupol | 33 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Žilina | 21 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Kukësi | 33 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Dinamo Tirana | 33 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Shkupi | 11 | (1) |
| 2023– | Gjilani | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Macedonia U21 | 16 | (1) |
| 2016 | Macedonia | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 | |||
Demiri started playing football in the youth club of Shkupi Čair, and in 2013 he also joined their first team to perform in the Macedonian Second Football League. After two years playing for Shkupi, in January 2015 he transferred to Shkendija Tetovo to play in Macedonia's top division. In December 2016 he transferred to Vardar Skopje. In February 2018 he moved to Ukrainian Premier League club FC Mariupol.[1]
Demiri made his debut for the Macedonia U21 national team in 2014 and he has been a regular player in the following 2 years after that. On 27 June 2016, after his great performance and debut goal in the Euro U21 qualifying match against Ukraine U21,[2] Demiri received an additional call up for the Macedonia A team. Only 2 days later, he already made his debut for the National Team in the 3–1 win against Azerbaijan where he was substituted in for Bojan Najdenov in the 83rd minute.[3] On 2 September 2018, he was called-up to Albania national football team for 2018–19 UEFA Nations League matches.[4]
- "Бесир Демири - игрок ФК Мариуполь" (in Russian). FC Mariupol. 13 February 2018.
- "Ukraine U21 vs Macedonia U21". UEFA. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- "Azerbaijan vs. Macedonia". MacedonianFootball. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- "Trajneri Panucci shpall listën për ndeshjet zyrtare me Izraelin dhe Skocinë: "Tani nis një epokë e re për kombëtaren shqiptare" [Coach Panucci announces the list of official matches with Israel and Scotland: "Now is a new era for the Albanian national team"] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 1 September 2018.
- Besir Demiri at Soccerway
- Besir Demiri at National-Football-Teams.com
- Besir Demiri at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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