List of Kosovo international footballers born outside Kosovo

The list of Kosovo international footballers born outside Kosovo includes all the players who were born outside Kosovo, including the Kosovan diaspora. This has happened officially since 2014, when the national team was given permission by FIFA to play against FIFA member associations in international friendlies. The first non-Albanian international football player, Adis Nurković was born in Velika Kladuša, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) and he represented Kosovo during the 2010s. The majority of these players were born in Germany and Switzerland.

The following players:

1. have played at least one full international match with national senior team.
2. were born outside Kosovo.
3. This list includes players who have dual citizenship with Kosovo and/or have become naturalized Kosovan citizens.
4. This list includes only players who have played with Kosovo from the first permitted by FIFA match against Haiti[1] and until their last match against Azerbaijan,
   on 10 June 2019.[2]

The players are ordered per modern-day country of birth or if the country at the time of birth differs from the current, this is indicated with a subsection.

Players

Players in bold are still active at international level.

List of players As of 29 May 2018 Below is the list of the 27 players who have born outside Kosovo. Name Place of birth City/town Country Goalkeepers Adis Nurković Velika Kladuša  Yugoslavia (now  Bosnia and Herzegovina) Arijanet Muric Schlieren   Switzerland Bledar Hajdini Fürstenfeldbruck  Germany Defenders Alban Pnishi Zürich   Switzerland Avni Pepa Kristiansand  Norway Fidan Aliti Preševo  Serbia and Montenegro (now  Serbia) Florent Hadergjonaj Langnau im Emmental   Switzerland Leart Paqarada Bremen  Germany Lum Rexhepi Turku  Finland Midfielders Alban Bunjaku Romford  England Arbër Zeneli Säter  Sweden Benjamin Kololli Aigle   Switzerland Besar Halimi Frankfurt  Germany Edon Zhegrova Herford  Germany Eroll Zejnullahu Berlin  Germany Gjelbrim Taipi Bujanovac  Serbia and Montenegro (now  Serbia) Hekuran Kryeziu Luzern   Switzerland Herolind Shala Porsgrunn  Norway Imran Bunjaku Zürich   Switzerland Idriz Voca Stans   Switzerland Suad Sahiti Belgrade  Serbia and Montenegro (now  Serbia) Valon Berisha Malmö  Sweden Zymer Bytyqi Sint-Truiden  Belgium Forwards Albion Avdijaj Zürich   Switzerland Donis Avdijaj Osnabrück  Germany Elba Rashani Hillerstorp  Sweden Enis Bunjaki Offenbach am Main  Germany Flamur Kastrati Oslo  Norway Shkelqim Demhasaj Schaffhausen   Switzerland Valmir Sulejmani Großburgwedel  Germany

By country of birth As of 29 May 2018 Below is the list of the 9 countries where players were born. Country Total   Switzerland 9  Germany 8  Norway 3  Serbia and Montenegro (now  Serbia) 3  Sweden 3  Belgium 1  England 1  Finland 1  Yugoslavia (now  Bosnia and Herzegovina) 1

References

1. "Kosovo (0–0) Haiti". eu-football.info. 5 March 2014.
2. "Bulgaria (2–3) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 10 June 2019.

External links

• Official website (in Albanian and English)
• Kosovo at National Football Teams
• Kosovo at RSSSF