Destan Bajselmani (born 8 February 1999) is a professional

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who last played as a

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for Dutch club

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. Born in the Netherlands, he represents

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

at international level.

Club career

PEC Zwolle

On 5 October 2019, Bajselmani made his debut as a professional footballer in a 1–0 away defeat against

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after coming on as a substitute at 33rd minute in place of injured

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. On 16 June 2020, he signed his first professional contract with

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side

after agreeing to a two-year deal.

International career

Under-21

On 6 November 2020, Bajselmani received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a

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matches against Albania U21 and Turkey U21, but due to injury, could not be part of the national team.

Senior

On 25 May 2021, Bajselmani received a call-up from

for the

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against

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, Guinea and Gambia. Seven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against San Marino after being named in the starting line-up.

Personal life

Bajselmani was born in Enschede, Netherlands to Kosovo Albanian parents from Suva Reka and

Skenderaj Skenderaj ( sq-definite, Skënderaj or ''Skënderaji'') or Srbica ( sr-Cyrl, Србица) is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Skënderaj has 9,372 inhabitants, while ...

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* 1999 births Living people Footballers from Enschede Kosovan men's footballers Kosovo men's international footballers Dutch men's footballers Dutch people of Kosovan descent Dutch people of Albanian descent Men's association football fullbacks Eredivisie players PEC Zwolle players {{Kosovo-footy-bio-stub