Besart Ibraimi
Personal information | |||
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Full name |
Besart Ibraimi Бесарт Ибраими | ||
Date of birth | 17 December 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Kičevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Xanthi | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–2007 | Vlazrimi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Vlazrimi | 32 | (12) |
2007–2008 | Napredok | 43 | (23) |
2008–2010 | Renova | 42 | (29) |
2010–2011 | Schalke 04 | 6 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Sevastopol | 45 | (17) |
2011 | → Tavriya Simferopol (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2013 | → Metalurh Zaporizhya (loan) | 11 | (4) |
2014 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 8 | (6) |
2014–2015 | Ermis Aradippou | 23 | (9) |
2015–2021 | Shkëndija | 165 | (110) |
2021– | Xanthi | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2017 | North Macedonia | 15 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2017-06-11 |
Besart Ibraimi (Macedonian: Бесарт Ибраими; born 17 December 1986) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greek Super League 2 club Xanthi.
Early life[]
Born in Kičevo, SFR Yugoslavia and he is Macedonian. Ibraimi began playing football in his hometown Kičevo for the youth of FK Vëllazërimi.
Club career[]
Ibraimi began his professional career 2005 with FK Vëllazërimi, earning 32 caps and scoring 11 goals, before joining FK Napredok in January 2007. He played for FK Napredok for one season, 2007–08, playing 43 games and scoring 19 goals.[1] In September 2008, he signed for FK Renova.[2] He left Macedonia and his club FK Renova[3] on 12 January 2010 for German Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04.[4] He made his Schalke debut on 6 February 2010 in an away game against SC Freiburg coming on in the 77th minute as a substitute.[5]
Ibraimi only made six appearances for the first team of Schalke 04 before he was transferred to the Schalke 04 II team in the summer of 2010.[6] Ibraimi could participate in training with Schalke 04 II but since he is a non EU player, he could not play in league games for Schalke 04 II. After a half year, he signed on 26 January 2011 with the Ukrainian club PFK Sevastopol.[7]
In January 2014, Ibraimi ended his contract with PFK Sevastopol and joined the Cypriot club Enosis Paralimini. After showing his impressive qualities in Enosis Paralimini all "the elite" clubs in Cypriot First Division ran after Besart Ibraimi, he finally decided to move to Ermis Aradippou where he signed a contract for one year. He made his debut with Ermis Aradippou on 1 September 2014, in the 56th minute of the match against Apollon Limassol.
International career[]
Ibraimi chose Macedonia over Albania because, according to him, Macedonia is much more important. He did not and did not want to have anything to do with Albania. Ibraimi is a former member of the U-21 team.[8] He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against Scotland and has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals.[9]
Honours[]
Shkëndija
Individual
- Macedonian Footballer of the Year: 2009, 2016
References[]
- ^ "ALSAT-M – IBRAIMI FUTBOLLIST I VITIT". alsat-m.tv.[dead link]
- ^ "Mazedonischer Nationalspieler Besart Ibraimi jetzt ein Schalker" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "FC Schalke 04: Neuzugang Nummer 6" (in German). Merkur Online. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Macedonia international Besart Ibraimi joins Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Das Aluminium stellt sich in den Weg" (in German). kicker.de. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Besart Ibraimi: FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Ibraimi nga Schalke 04 kalon në Sevastopol". indeksonline.net.[dead link]
- ^ "U-21, katër shqiptarë kundër Shqipërisë" (in Albanian). Parajsa.com. 26 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
External links[]
- Profile at MacedonianFootball.com (in English)
- Besart Ibraimi at National-Football-Teams.com
- North Macedonia football league navigational boxes
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Kičevo
- Albanian footballers from North Macedonia
- Association football forwards
- Macedonian footballers
- North Macedonia international footballers
- FK Vëllazërimi 77 players
- FK Napredok players
- FK Renova players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- FC Schalke 04 II players
- FC Sevastopol players
- SC Tavriya Simferopol players
- FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players
- Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players
- Ermis Aradippou FC players
- KF Shkëndija players
- Macedonian First Football League players
- Bundesliga players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Ukrainian First League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Macedonian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus