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Swedish-born Kosovan footballer

Ismet Lushaku
Personal information
Full name Ismet Lushaku
Date of birth (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team IFK Norrköping
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2016 IFK Eskilstuna
2016–2019 AFC Eskilstuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 AFC Eskilstuna 65 (2)
2019 → IFK Eskilstuna (loan) 1 (0)
2022–2023 Varbergs BoIS 47 (0)
2024– IFK Norrköping 16 (1)
International career
2019–2021 Kosovo U21 10 (0)
2020 Kosovo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

Ismet Lushaku (born 22 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Kosovo national team.

Club career

AFC Eskilstuna

On 2 May 2019, Lushaku signed his first professional contract with Allsvenskan side AFC Eskilstuna after agreeing to a three-year deal. Sixteen days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Helsingborgs IF after coming on as a substitute at 60th minute in place of Wilhelm Loeper.

Varbergs BoIS

On 17 January 2022, Lushaku signed a four-year contract with Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS. His debut with Varbergs BoIS came on 19 February in the 2021–22 Svenska Cupen group stage against Sollentuna after being named in the starting line-up.

International career

Under-21

On 27 May 2019, Lushaku received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Andorra U21 and Turkey U21. Ten days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a match against Andorra U21 after coming on as a substitute at 66th minute in place of Mirlind Daku.

Senior

On 24 December 2019, Lushaku received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden, and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 32nd minute in place of injured Florian Loshaj.

References

  1. "Ismet Lushaku skriver A-lagskontrakt" [Ismet Lushaku signs A-team contract] (in Swedish). AFC Eskilstuna. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. "AFC Eskilstuna vs. Helsingborg 1–1". Soccerway. 18 May 2019.
  3. "Ismet Lushaku klar för BoIS" [Ismet Lushaku ready for BoIS] (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 17 January 2022.
  4. Varbergs BoIS (19 February 2022). "Cup-elvan! | #tillsammansärvibois" [Cup-eleven! | #togetherwearebois] (Tweet) (in Swedish) – via Twitter.
  5. "Prekazi publikon listën, beson te lojtarët e rinj" [Prekazi publishes the list, believes in new players] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 27 May 2019.
  6. "Kosova U21 shkëlqen kundër Andorrës, fiton 4:0" [Kosovo U21 shines against Andorra, wins 4:0] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 June 2019.
  7. "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
  8. "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.

External links

IFK Norrköping – current squad


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