Enis Bardhi

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Enis Bardhi
Енис Барди.jpg
Bardhi playing for Macedonia in 2017
Personal information
Full name Enis Bardhi[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Skopje, Macedonia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Number 10
Youth career
–2012 Shkupi
2013 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Prespa Birlik 10 (5)
2014–2017 Újpest 79 (20)
2017– Levante 131 (23)
National team‡
2012–2013 Macedonia U17 1 (0)
2013–2014 Macedonia U19 4 (0)
2014–2017 Macedonia U21 14 (4)
2015– North Macedonia 41 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2021

Enis Bardhi (Macedonian: Енис Барди; born 2 July 1995) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Spanish club Levante and the North Macedonia national team.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Skopje to an Albanian father and a Kosovan mother, Bardhi started his early career at KF Shkupi. He later joined the Brøndby IF's youth system in 2013. In November of that year, however, he agreed to a one-year professional deal with Swedish Football Division 2 club KSF Prespa Birlik.[2] He featured in ten matches and scored five goals for the club during his spell, helping in their narrow escape from relegation.[3]

Újpest[]

In August 2014, Bardhi moved to Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ujpest on trial,[4] and signed a three-year contract late in the month.[5]

Levante[]

On 17 July 2017, Bardhi agreed to a three-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD for an estimated €1.5 million.[6][7] He made his La Liga debut on August 21, starting in a 1–0 home win against Villarreal CF.[8]

On 26 August 2017, he scored his debut goal in the top tier, a direct free kick in a 2–2 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[9]

International career[]

For Bardhi, born in Macedonia to an Albanian-Kosovar family was eligible to represent North Macedonia (Macedonia), Albania or Kosovo. Bardhi desired to represent Albania, stating "I do not believe there is an Albanian born in Skopje, with Albanian families, who would not want to play for Albania".[10] Redi Jupi, who was appointed as scouting manager for the Albanian Football Association, never approached Bardhi or responded to Bardhi's agents. With Football Federation of Macedonia showing genuine interest and Bardhi viewing the Albanian Football Association's handling of the situation and response as unprofessional, accepted the call-up for Macedonia.[10]

However, Jetmir Salihu, a representative for the Albanian Football Association, dismissed Bardhi's claim, unveiling all the text messages between him and the player, replying that Bardhi was never interested to come to Albania in the first place.[11] He also accused the player of trying to damage the image of the association with the aim to be seen as hero to Albanian people, stating: "Since 2010 I've had hundreds of such cases, footballers that have refused the national team and at the end they came out with such statements because they want to make FSHF guilty so they can win the sympathy of Albanians."[11]

Bardhi represented Macedonia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels before making his full international debut on 27 March 2015, coming on as a first-half substitute for Artim Položani in a 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying home loss against Belarus.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 6 November 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Prespa Birlik 2014 Swedish Division 2 10 5 — — 10 5
Újpest 2014–15 NB I 21 2 6 0 3 0 30 2
2015–16 29 6 5 1 — 34 7
2016–17 29 12 4 1 — 33 13
Total 79 20 15 2 3 0 97 22
Levante 2017–18 La Liga 26 9 4 0 — 30 9
2018–19 36 3 2 0 — 38 3
2019–20 30 7 2 0 — 32 7
2020–21 26 1 4 1 — 30 2
2021–22 7 2 0 0 — 7 2
Total 125 22 12 1 — 137 23
Career total 214 47 27 3 3 0 244 50

International[]

As of match played 11 November 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
North Macedonia 2015 4 0
2016 2 0
2017 5 1
2018 8 2
2019 8 2
2020 4 0
2021 10 4
Total 41 9
Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bardhi goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Enis Bardhi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 October 2017 Stadion Mladost, Strumica, North Macedonia  Liechtenstein 3–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 16 November 2018 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–0 2–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
3 19 November 2018 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia  Gibraltar 1–0 4–0
4 25 March 2019 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Slovenia 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
5 9 September 2019 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 2–0 2–0
6 28 March 2021 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia  Liechtenstein 1–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 11 November 2021 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia 2–0 5–0
8 3–0
9 5–0

Honours[]

Újpest

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Valencia" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Ekskluzive: Bardhi prej sot te KSF Prespa në Suedi" [Exclusive: Bardhi from today of KSF Prespa from Sweden] (in Macedonian). PortAlb. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Grattis Enis!" [Thanks Enis!] (in Swedish). KSF Prespa. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Leigazoljuk Enis Bardhi-t" [Enis Bardhi on trial] (in Hungarian). Újpest FC. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Ekskluzive: Enis Bardhi te Ujpesti i Hungarisë" [Exclusive: Enis Bardhi to Újpest in Hungary] (in Macedonian). PortAlb. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. ^ "North Macedonia - E. Bardhi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Bardhi se compromete con el Levante UD por las próximas tres temporadas" [Bardhi signs with Levante UD for the following three seasons] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  8. ^ "La Liga echaba de menos a Morales" [La Liga was missing Morales] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  9. ^ "El Levante rescata un punto con polémica" [Levante rescue a point with controversy] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  10. ^ a b "E vërteta e talentit Enis Bardhi: Desha të luaja për Shqipërinë, shkova te Maqedonia prej Redi Jupit". Panorama Sport. 18 September 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Përfaqësuesi i FSHF publikon mesazhet e Enis Bardhit: Pretendove të dalësh hero, dole palaço (FOTO)" [Representative of FSHF publishes Elis Bardhi's messages: You pretended to be a hero, but you become a clown] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Belarus get the better of FYR Macedonia". UEFA.com. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  13. ^ Enis Bardhi at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Enis Bardhi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

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