Fiorin Durmishaj ( el, Φιορίν Ντουρμισάι; born 14 November 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Cypriot First Division club Olympiakos Nicosia, on loan from OFI. Born in Albania, he has represented the Greece.

Club career

Panionios

Durmishaj made his debut on 1 November 2014, as a substitute in a 2–2 away Superleague draw game against Veria.

Olympiacos

In December 2018,

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

' striker Fiorin Durmishaj is on the verge of officially joining

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

. In Nea Smyrni, Durmishaj has been making notable progress in the 2018–19 season. On 18 June 2019, he officially signed a contract with Greek powerhouse

. On 28 December 2019, Durmishaj who spent the first half of the season on loan at Waasland-Beveren in Belgium, spent the second half of the season with Aris. On 29 July 2020, he was loaned out to AEL.

OFI

On 26 August 2021, Durmishaj joined OFI on a three-year contract.

International career

Albania

Durmishaj received his first international call up at the Albania national under-21 team by coach Redi Jupi for the

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification The 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-21 football competition that determined the 11 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Poland in the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship tournament ...

match against Hungary U21 on 13 October 2015. Durmishaj was called up by coach

Alban Bushi Alban Bushi (born 20 August 1973) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Albania under-21 and under-20 team. He is nicknamed "Loku". During his playing career he played as a striker. Bushi ...

for the friendly match against France U21, on 5 June 2017 and the

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-21 football competition that determined the 11 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Italy in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tour ...

opening match against Estonia U21, on 12 June 2017. In the opening match of the qualifiers against Estonia U21, Durmishaj was an unused substitute in the bench for the entire match. He scored his first international goal for Albania U21, on 4 September 2017 against Iceland U21 in the 75th minute to give Albania U21 an away 2–3 victory, the first one of the competition.

Greece

In March 2019, Durmishaj was designated to represent Greece but one document remained to allow his participation. The young winger, who played for Albania as a youth international is a Greek citizen and the Hellenic Football Federation needed to assemble all the required documents that would enable the 22-year-old to play for the national team. The Albanian Football Association needed to provide that document, and it was expected to be done in time for Durmishaj to participate in the first two

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matches against Liechtenstein and Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 24 March 2019 and on the road, ahead of the crucial upcoming UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, head coach of the Greece national team,

Angelos Anastasiadis Angelos Anastasiadis (; born 8 March 1953) is a Greek football manager and former international footballer. He previously coached numerous clubs in Greece including PAOK, Panathinaikos, Platanias and PAS Giannina as well as the Greece and Cyp ...

summoned Durmishhaj to replace the injured Kostas Mitroglou. He made his debut on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against Turkey, as a 65th-minute substitute for Giorgos Masouras.

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at the Albanian Football Association * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Durmishaj, Fiorin 1996 births Living people Footballers from Vlorë Albanian footballers Association football forwards Greek footballers Greece international footballers Albania youth international footballers Albania under-21 international footballers Greek people of Albanian descent Albanian emigrants to Greece Naturalized citizens of Greece Panionios F.C. players Kallithea F.C. players PAS Lamia 1964 players Olympiacos F.C. players S.K. Beveren players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players OFI Crete F.C. players Olympiakos Nicosia players Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Belgian Pro League players Albanian expatriate footballers Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Belgium People from Vlorë