Ismet Lushaku (born 22 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismet Lushaku | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Eskilstuna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Norrköping | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | IFK Eskilstuna | ||
| 2016–2019 | AFC Eskilstuna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | AFC Eskilstuna | 65 | (2) |
| 2019 | → IFK Eskilstuna (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Varbergs BoIS | 47 | (0) |
| 2024– | IFK Norrköping | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Kosovo U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021 | |||
Club career
editAFC Eskilstuna
editOn 2 May 2019, Lushaku signed his first professional contract with Allsvenskan side AFC Eskilstuna after agreeing to a three-year deal.[1] Sixteen days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Helsingborgs IF after coming on as a substitute at 60th minute in place of Wilhelm Loeper.[2]
Varbergs BoIS
editOn 17 January 2022, Lushaku signed a four-year contract with Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS.[3] His debut with Varbergs BoIS came on 19 February in the 2021–22 Svenska Cupen group stage against Sollentuna after being named in the starting line-up.[4]
International career
editUnder-21
editOn 27 May 2019, Lushaku received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Andorra U21 and Turkey U21.[5] Ten days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a match against Andorra U21 after coming on as a substitute at 66th minute in place of Mirlind Daku.[6]
Senior
editOn 24 December 2019, Lushaku received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden,[7] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 32nd minute in place of injured Florian Loshaj.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Ismet Lushaku skriver A-lagskontrakt" [Ismet Lushaku signs A-team contract] (in Swedish). AFC Eskilstuna. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "AFC Eskilstuna vs. Helsingborg 1–1". Soccerway. 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Ismet Lushaku klar för BoIS" [Ismet Lushaku ready for BoIS] (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 17 January 2022.
- ^ Varbergs BoIS [@VarbergsBoISFC] (19 February 2022). "Cup-elvan! | #tillsammansärvibois" [Cup-eleven! | #togetherwearebois] (Tweet) (in Swedish) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Prekazi publikon listën, beson te lojtarët e rinj" [Prekazi publishes the list, believes in new players] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Kosova U21 shkëlqen kundër Andorrës, fiton 4:0" [Kosovo U21 shines against Andorra, wins 4:0] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
External links
edit- Ismet Lushaku at Soccerway
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