Fatmir Hysenbelliu (born 4 April 1992, in

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) is an

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n businessman and retired

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who played as an

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Career

Fatmir's father Irfan Hysenbelli, is a businessman.

Early career

Hysenbelli began playing football as a young child in 2001 with

Partizani Tirana Futboll Klub Partizani, or FK Partizani for short, is an Albanian professional football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to the Albanian army. Partizani's curren ...

, before moving to another local team KF Olimpik Tirana in 2003 where he would remain until 2007 when he moved to

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. During his time in England he briefly played for both

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and

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. He then moved to

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to sign for

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, where he would go on to captain the youth team. In January 2011 he signed with

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but was immediately loaned out to Swiss side

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, playing for their U21 team but not featuring in any games during his 6-month loan period. He then rejoined AS Bari in the summer and began to train with the first team.

Partizani

Hysenbelliu was training with

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in the

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in order to maintain his fitness following his departure from

KF Tirana Klubi i Futbollit Tirana (KF Tirana) is an Albanian football club based in the country's capital city, Tirana. The men's football club is part of the multi-disciplinary sports club SK Tirana, and is the most successful in Albania, having won 54 ...

. Once he returned to Albania he signed a three-year contract with

on 16 January 2014 and was presented to the media, before joining the club on their winter training camp in

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Teuta

Following his departure from Partizani Tirana Hysenbelliu went on trial to the

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club

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, with whom he reportedly agreed terms with the club but problems arose regarding documentation, which paved the way for a move back to Albania with

Teuta Durrës Teuta ( Illyrian: *''Teutana'', 'mistress of the people, queen'; grc, Τεύτα; lat, Teuta) was the queen regent of the Ardiaei tribe in Illyria, who reigned approximately from 231 BC to 228/227 BC. Following the death of her spouse Agro ...

. He signed for the club in the closing stages of deadline day on 1 September 2014, and scored in his first game for the club in an internal friendly against the club's under-19 side during the international break. He made his official debut for the club in an

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fixture against Besëlidhja Lezhë on 1 October 2014, where he played the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 win. His second and last appearance for the club came in the return leg of the same Albanian Cup fixture against Besëlidhja Lezhë, where he started the game but was substituted off for

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in the 60th minute in the 3-2 win.Teuta 3-2 Besëlidhja
/ref> He left Teuta Durrës on 22 November 2014 without having made a league appearance for the club.

Dinamo

He joined

Dinamo Tirana Futboll Club Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital Tirana. They play in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football, in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1950 during the communist r ...

in the

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in January 2015 where he was limited to only 6 league appearances due to injury during his time with the 18 time champions. He left the club at the end of the 2014–15 campaign.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hysenbelliu, Fatmir 1992 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian footballers Association football midfielders S.S.C. Bari players KF Tirana players FK Partizani Tirana players KF Teuta Durrës players FK Dinamo Tirana players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players Albanian expatriate footballers Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Albanian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland