Ylldren Ibrahimaj (born 24 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Norwegian club Lillestrøm. His primary position is a winger, but he can also play as an attacking or central midfielder. Born in Norway, Ibrahimaj represents Kosovo internationally.

Club career

Early career and Mjøndalen

Ibrahimaj was part of the youth team of IK Grane until December 2011. While from 2012, he played for the club of his birthplace,

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for five years and made 129 league appearances and scored fourteen goals. On 22 December 2017, Ibrahimaj signed a four-year contract with

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club Mjøndalen. On 2 April 2018, he made his debut against Florø after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 1–1 home draw.

Viking

On 20 July 2018, Ibrahimaj joined

side Viking, on a two and a half year contract. Two days later, he made his debut in a 4–1 home win against Jerv after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of

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Ural Yekaterinburg

On 16 January 2021, Ibrahimaj signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Ural Yekaterinburg and received squad number 17. On 28 February 2021, he made his debut in a 2–2 away draw against Krasnodar after being named in the starting line-up.

Lillestrøm

On 7 February 2022, Ibrahimaj signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien club Lillestrøm and received squad number 20.

International career

On 22 May 2019, Ibrahimaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Montenegro and Bulgaria, but he was not available for these matches after FIFA did not permit him to play for Kosovo due to problems with his documentation. His debut with Kosovo came on 13 January 2020 in a friendly match against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

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* Norwegian Cup:

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Individual

* Eliteserien Top assist provider:

References

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* 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Arendal Kosovan footballers Kosovo men's international footballers Kosovan expatriate footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Russia Norwegian footballers Norwegian expatriate footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Norwegian people of Kosovan descent Norwegian people of Albanian descent Men's association football midfielders Norwegian Third Division players Norwegian Second Division players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Arendal Fotball players Mjøndalen IF Fotball players Viking FK players Lillestrøm SK players Russian Premier League players FC Ural Yekaterinburg players {{Kosovo-footy-bio-stub