Orhan Ademi (born 28 October 1991) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as

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for

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club 1. FC Bocholt.

Early life and career

Ademi is of Macedonian Albanian descent. His parents emigrated to St. Gallen, Switzerland from

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. Adami began his footballing career as a teenager at Au- Berneck before moving to

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Club career

Ademi started his senior career in Austria, playing for

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from 2008 until 2012. For the

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season he transferred to

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side

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

. During his first season with his new club, Braunschweig and Ademi won promotion to the

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. Ademi scored his first goal in the Bundesliga against

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on 19 October 2013. In January 2015, Ademi joined

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on a six-month loan deal. On 31 August 2016, he transferred to Austrian club

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. In September 2020, he moved to

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. He left Duisburg in the summer of 2022. On 11 July 2022, he joined

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. On 1 February 2023, Ademi joined

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club

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. In October 2023, he joined 1. FC Bocholt on a contract until the end of the season.

International career

On 2 October 2012, Ademi received his first call up to the

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for the two UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 2013 qualification play-off games against

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, although he did not see the field in either play-off game.

Career statistics

Honours

Würzburger Kickers *

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: 2018–19

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ademi, Orhan Living people 1991 births People from Altstätten Swiss people of Macedonian descent Swiss people of Albanian descent Sportspeople of Albanian descent Footballers from the canton of St. Gallen Swiss men's footballers Men's association football forwards Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Liga I players SC Rheindorf Altach players Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players VfR Aalen players SV Ried players FC Würzburger Kickers players MSV Duisburg players FC UTA Arad players VfB Oldenburg players 1. FC Bocholt players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania