Enis Alushi (born 22 December 1985) is a Kosovan retired professional

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who played as a

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Club career

1. FC Nürnberg

On 28 July 2016, Alushi joined

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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

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, starting the match before being substituted off in the last minute for

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Loan at Maccabi Haifa

On 17 January 2017, Alushi joined

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side

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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

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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

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in a 4–0 home win against

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, 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 ...

and the couple announced its engagement the following year. Shortly after, in September 2012, both suffered

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injuries in matches within 72 hours of each other. The couple got married in December 2013.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alushi, Enis 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