Ibrahim Drešević (; born 24 January 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Born in Sweden, he represented that nation at

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international levels but in 2019 switched to play for Kosovo national team.

Club career

Elfsborg

His debut with Elfsborg came on 25 August 2016 in a 0–7 biggest away win in the

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of 2016–17 Svenska Cupen against IK Gauthiod after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute in place of Joakim Nilsson. Drešević made his first

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appearance on 10 September after being named in the starting line-up in a 1–1 home draw against

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Heerenveen

On 31 January 2019, Drešević signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with

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club

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. His debut with Heerenveen came sixteen days later in a 2–2 home draw against PSV after coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute in place of Jizz Hornkamp.

Fatih Karagümrük

On 24 June 2022, Drešević signed a two-year contract with

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club Fatih Karagümrük. His debut with Fatih Karagümrük came on 21 August in a 4–1 away defeat against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

Machida Zelvia

On 18 January 2024, Drešević was announced at Machida Zelvia.

International career

Youth

From 2014, until 2017, Drešević has been part of

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international level, respectively has been part of the U17 and U19 teams and he with these teams played thirteen matches and scored one goal.

Senior

On 22 May 2019, Drešević received a call-up from

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for the

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matches against

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and

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, but he was not available for these matches after

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did not permit him to play for Kosovo due to problems with his documentation. On 23 August 2019, FIFA gave permission for Drešević to play for Kosovo. His debut with Kosovo came on 10 October 2019 in a

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against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

Personal life

Drešević was born in Fuxerna, Lilla Edet, Sweden, to Albanian parents from

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, Montenegro.

Career statistics

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International

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drešević, Ibrahim 1997 births Living people People from Lilla Edet Municipality Footballers from Västra Götaland County Kosovan men's footballers Kosovo men's international footballers Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Japan Kosovan people of Montenegrin descent Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Swedish people of Kosovan descent Swedish people of Albanian descent Swedish people of Montenegrin descent Men's association football central defenders Allsvenskan players IF Elfsborg players Eredivisie players SC Heerenveen players Süper Lig players Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers J1 League players FC Machida Zelvia players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen