Qëndrim Zyba (born 3 February 2001) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech First League club Slovan Liberec and the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Suva Reka, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slovan Liberec | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Ballkani | ||
| 2017–2019 | Prishtina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Prishtina | 56 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Ballkani | 44 | (4) |
| 2024 | → Legia Warsaw (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Legia Warsaw II (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2024– | Slovan Liberec | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Kosovo U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Kosovo U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Kosovo U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Kosovo | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024 | |||
Club career
editPrishtina
editOn 1 November 2017, Zyba signed his first professional contract with Kosovo Superleague side Prishtina after agreeing to a three-year deal with the possibility of extension for another two years,[1] even though he signed the professional contract with the senior team most of the time he was part of the U17 and later U19 teams. His debut with Prishtina came on 27 June 2019 in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League preliminary round against St Joseph's after coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute in place of Ergyn Ahmeti.[2]
Ballkani
editOn 6 June 2022, Zyba returned to Kosovo Superleague side Ballkani after agreeing to a three-year deal.[3] His debut with Ballkani came a month later in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round against Žalgiris after coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute in place of Nazmi Gripshi.
Legia Warsaw
editOn 2 February 2024, Zyba was loaned to Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw for six months, with a preemptive option to buy for another two-and-a-half years.[4] On the eve of the last matchday of the 2023–24 season, Legia announced Zyba would return to Ballkani at the conclusion of his loan.[5]
Slovan Liberec
editOn 10 July 2024, Zyba signed a contract with Slovan Liberec until 2027.[6]
International career
editFrom 2017 until 2022, Zyba represented Kosovo at youth international level, with the U17, U19 and U21 teams, appearing in fifteen matches and scoring once across all age groups. On 6 October 2023, Zyba received a call-up to the senior team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Andorra and Israel.[7] His debut came six days later against Andorra after being named in the starting line-up.[8]
Honours
editPrishtina[9]
Ballkani[9]
References
edit- ^ "Prishtina nënshkruan me talentin 16-vjeçar" [Prishtina signed the 16-year-old talent] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Qendrim Zyba debutoi me Prishtinën në moshën 18 vjeçare në Ligën e Evropës" [Qendrim Zyba debuted with Pristina at the age of 18 in the European League] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 28 June 2019.
- ^ "ZYRTARE: KF Ballkani nënshkruan me Qendrim Zybën" [FC Ballkani signed with Qendrim Zyba]. Sinjali.com (in Albanian). 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Qendrim Zyba piłkarzem Legii". Legia Warszawa (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Qëndrim Zyba odchodzi z Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 24 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Knopp, Šimon (10 July 2024). "Do Slovanu přichází kosovský reprezentant Qëndrim Zyba". FC Slovan Liberec (in Czech). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Përzgjedhësi Gliha publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjet kundër Andorrës dhe Izraelit" [Selector Gliha publishes the list of footballers for the matches against Andorra and Israel] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Andorra–Kosova, formacionet zyrtare" [Andorra–Kosova, official line-ups] (in Albanian). Klan Kosova. 12 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Qëndrim Zyba". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
External links
edit- Qëndrim Zyba at Soccerway
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