Enis Alushi (born 22 December 1985) is a Kosovan retired professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Club career
1. FC Nürnberg
On 28 July 2016, Alushi joined
2. Bundesliga
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side
1. FC Nürnberg. His debut with 1. FC Nürnberg came on 6 August in first matchday of
2016–17 2. Bundesliga against
Dynamo Dresden
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, starting the match before being substituted off in the last minute for
Even Hovland
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Club career
In his youth, Hovland played for the local clubs Vadheim IL and IL ...
.
Loan at Maccabi Haifa
On 17 January 2017, Alushi joined
Israeli Premier League
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side
Maccabi Haifa
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, on a five-month-long loan. On 30 January 2017, he made his debut in a 2–2 home draw against
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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after being named in the starting line-up.
Return from loan
On 5 August 2017, Alushi after return from loan made his debut with
reserve team
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in a 4–0 home win against
FC Pipinsried
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The club's greatest success came in 2013 when it qualified for the southern division of the Bayernliga, the fifth tier of the German football league ...
, starting the match before being substituted off in the 74th minute for Issaka Mouhaman. On 19 May 2018, it was confirmed that Alushi had left 1. FC Nürnberg.
Retirement
On 17 June 2019, His wife,
Fatmire Alushi
Fatmire "Lira" Alushi (; born 1 April 1988) is a German former professional Association football, footballer who played as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder. She placed third in 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or competition, an annual ...
via a photo on their official
Instagram account announced the retirement of Enis and the starting the work as
football agent.
International career
Kosovo
On 2 March 2014, Alushi received a call-up from
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 ...
for the
first permitted by FIFA match against
Haiti and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.
Personal life
Alushi was born in Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia from Kosovo Albanian parents. In June 2011, he began dating fellow footballer
Fatmire Bajramaj
Fatmire "Lira" Alushi (; born 1 April 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. She placed third in 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or competition, an annual award given to the world's best player.
Club career
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and the couple announced its engagement the following year. Shortly after, in September 2012, both suffered
anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of a pair of cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligaments (also cruciform ligaments) are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee joint and th ...
injuries in matches within 72 hours of each other. The couple got married in December 2013.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Mitrovica, Kosovo
Kosovo Albanians
Kosovan footballers
Kosovo international footballers
German footballers
German people of Kosovan descent
German people of Albanian descent
Germany youth international footballers
Association football midfielders
Regionalliga players
Oberliga (football) players
1. FC Köln II players
SV Wehen Wiesbaden players
1. FC Kaiserslautern II players
1. FC Nürnberg II players
3. Liga players
SC Paderborn 07 players
2. Bundesliga players
1. FC Köln players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
FC St. Pauli players
1. FC Nürnberg players
Israeli Premier League players
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Kosovan expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Israel
Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Israel