Valmir Berisha (born 6 June 1996) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Minaur Baia Mare Club Sportiv Minaur Baia Mare, commonly known as CS Minaur Baia Mare, Minaur Baia Mare or simply as Minaur, is a Romanian sports society from Baia Mare, Romania, founded in 1974 by Lascăr Pană, after he took over the old entity (''Minerul'') in ...

Club career

Roma

Having played for

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as a youth, Berisha signed a 2.5-year contract with

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in January 2014.

Loan to Panathinaikos

He joined

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

on loan during the 2014–15 season. He made his Superleague debut on 3 May 2015 against

PAE Kerkyra PAE Kerkyra ( el, ΠΑΕ Κέρκυρα), was a Greek football club based in Corfu, Greece. The club played in the Gamma Ethniki, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system, following changes to the league structure in 2019. It played ...

replacing Nikos Karelis after 80 minutes in a 1–1 draw.

Cambuur

In July 2015, he again left Roma temporarily, moving to Dutch club

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...

on loan for the 2015–16 with the option of a further season.

Aalesund

After Cambuur, he moved to

Aalesunds FK Aalesunds Fotballklubb, commonly known as Aalesund or AaFK, is a Norwegian football club from the town of Ålesund, that competes in the Eliteserien, the first tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was founded on 25 June 1914. A ...

in 2017, but was loaned out to

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in 2018, where he stayed until his loan ended in January 2019.

Velež Mostar

On 19 February 2019, Berisha signed for First League FBiH club

FK Velež Mostar Fudbalski klub Velež Mostar ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Beлеж Мостар; English: Football club Velež Mostar) is a professional football club based in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club has a history of being one of the ...

on a 1-year contract with the possibility of an extension for one more year. He made his debut for Velež on 16 March 2019, in a 2–0 home league win against

NK Jedinstvo Bihać Nogometni klub Jedinstvo Bihać is a professional association football club based in the city of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club's stadium is called Pod Borićima Stadion and it has capacity for 7,500 spectators. The fans of NK Jedinstv ...

. He scored his first goal for Velež on 27 April 2019, in a 4–0 home league win against

FK Rudar Kakanj Fudbalski klub Rudar Kakanj is a professional association football club from the city of Kakanj that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. FK Rudar was founded on 3 May 1920 in the city of Kakanj. Currently, the club plays in the First League of ...

. On 25 May 2019, Berisha won the First League of FBiH with Velež after the club beat

NK Bosna Visoko Nogometni klub Bosna Visoko ( en, Bosna Football Club) is a professional association football club from the city of Visoko that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently, Bosna plays in the Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and H ...

0–2 away and got promoted to the

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. He scored his first Premier League goal for Velež on 20 July 2019, in a 1–3 home loss against

FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj Fudbalski klub Mladost Doboj Kakanj, commonly referred to as simply Mladost (), is a professional association football club from the village of Doboj near the town of Kakanj that is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club currently p ...

. Berisha left Velež in January 2020.

Chindia Târgoviște

On 23 January 2020, Berisha signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Chindia Târgoviște.

Sliema Wanderers

Berisha moved to

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with

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for season 2021-22.

International career

Berisha was a member of the Swedish under-17 national team that finished third at the

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and finished as the top scorer in the competition with seven goals. He represented the Sweden Olympic football team at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

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, Brazil.

Personal life

He was born in

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 ...

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parents before moving to Sweden at a young age.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Velež Mostar * First League of FBiH: 2018–19 ;Sweden U17 *

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third place:

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Individual *

Golden Boot:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berisha, Valmir 1996 births Living people Swedish footballers Sweden youth international footballers Association football forwards Super League Greece players Eredivisie players Eliteserien players

Valmir Berisha Valmir Berisha (born 6 June 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Minaur Baia Mare. Club career Roma Having played for Halmstads BK as a youth, Berisha signed a 2.5-year contract with Roma in January 2014. Loan ...

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