Besir Demiri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Besir Demiri | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Republic of Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Defensive midfielder Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FK Shkendija | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Shkupi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Shkupi | ||
| 2014– | Shkendija | 42 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Macedonia U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2016– | Macedonia | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2016. | |||
Besir Demiri (Macedonian: Бесир Демири; born 1 August 1994) is a Macedonian professional footballer of Albanian ethnicity who plays for Shkendija as a defensive midfielder or left back.
Club career
Demiri started playing football in the youth club of FK Shkupi, and in 2013 he also joined their first team to perform in the Macedonian Second Football League. After two years playing for Shkupi, in January 2015 he transferred to FK Shkendija to play in Macedonia's top division.
International career
Demiri made his debut for the Macedonian U21 national team in 2014 and he has been a regular player in the following 2 years after that. On 27 June 2016, after his great performance and debut goal in the Euro U21 qualifying match against Ukraine U21,[1] Demiri received an additional call up for the Macedonian A team. Only 2 days later, he already made his debut for the National Team in the 3:1 win against Azerbaijan where he was substituted in for Bojan Najdenov in the 83rd minute.[2]
References
- ↑ "Ukraine U21 vs Macedonia U21". UEFA. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan vs. Macedonia". MacedonianFootball. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
External links
- Besir Demiri profile at Soccerway
- National-football-team profile