Besar Halimi

Besar Halimi (born 12 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for SV Sandhausen and the Kosovo national team.

Besar Halimi
Halimi with VfB Stuttgart II in September 2013
Personal information
Full name Besar Halimi
Date of birth (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994
Place of birth Frankfurt, Germany
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 SV Sandhausen
Number 26
Youth career
2000–2007 Eintracht Frankfurt
2007–2009 SV Darmstadt 98
2009–2013 1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 1. FC Nürnberg II 19 (1)
2013–2014 VfB Stuttgart II 14 (1)
2014–2015 Stuttgarter Kickers 37 (2)
2015–2018 Mainz 05 0 (0)
2015–2016 → FSV Frankfurt (loan) 26 (4)
2016–2018 → Mainz 05 II 24 (4)
2017–2018 → Brøndby (loan) 29 (7)
2018–2019 Brøndby 21 (2)
2019– SV Sandhausen 17 (1)
National team‡
2011 Germany U18 2 (0)
2012 Germany U19 1 (0)
2015– Kosovo 24 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:10, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2018

Club career

Halimi first played for a local club VfL Germania 1894 and joined the youth academy of Eintracht Frankfurt, when he was six years old. In 2007, he transferred to the youth academy of SV Darmstadt 98, where he played until 2009. Where he went to play in the youth team of 1. FC Nürnberg. In the 2011–12 season, he played two matches in the Regionalliga Süd for 1. FC Nürnberg II. In the following season he played 17 matches in the Regionalliga Bayern for the reserves of Nürnberg, where he scored one goal.

On 12 July 2013, Halimi was signed to the VfB Stuttgart II. On 21 September 2013, he made his professional debut in a 3. Liga match against Rot-Weiß Erfurt and he ended the season with 14 matches and one goal. In order to gain more playing time, Halimi signed with Stuttgarter Kickers for the 2014–15 season.[1] In one season he made two goals in 37 league matches for the Kickers and was chosen as the Player of the Month of 3. Liga for November 2014.[2]

On 12 July 2015, Halimi signed Bundesliga side Mainz 05, on a four-year contract[3] and was immediately loaned out to 2. Bundesliga outfit FSV Frankfurt for the entirety of the 2015–16 season.[4] In the following season, he played for the Mainz 05 II in the 3. Liga.

For the 2017–18 season. Halimi joined Danish Superliga side Brøndby, on a season-long loan.[5] On 13 July 2017, he made his debut with Brøndby in the second qualifying round of 2017–18 UEFA Europa League against the Finnish side VPS after coming on as a substitute at 64th minute in place of Kamil Wilczek.

I really missed my teammates and the club. Never before have I experienced having such a strong bond to a club or any teammates before, as I did in Brøndby last season.

— Halimi on returning to Brøndby IF, August 2018.[6]

On 30 August 2018, Halimi returned to Danish Superliga side Brøndby, on a two-year contract.[7][8] On 2 September 2018, he made his debut in a 2–2 home draw against Midtjylland after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Lasse Vigen.

On 2 September 2019, Halimi joined 2. Bundesliga side Sandhausen, on a two-year contract.[9] On 21 September 2019, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against VfL Bochum after being named in the starting line-up.

International career

From 2011, until 2012, Halimi has been part of Germany at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U18 and U19 teams and he with these teams played 3 matches. On 7 October 2015, he received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Equatorial Guinea,[10] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[11]

Personal life

Halimi was born in Frankfurt, Germany to Kosovo Albanian parents from the village Malishevë of Gnjilane.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 24 September 2020[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Nürnberg II 2011–12 Regionalliga Südwest 2000——20
2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern 17100——171
Total 191000000191
VfB Stuttgart II 2013–14 3. Liga 14100——141
Stuttgarter Kickers 2014–15 37210—20402
Total 513100020543
Mainz 05 2015–16 Bundesliga 0000——00
2016–17 0000——00
Total 0000000000
FSV Frankfurt (loan) 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 26420——284
Mainz 05 II 2016–17 3. Liga 24400——244
Brøndby 2017–18 (loan) Danish Superliga 2975140—388
2018–19 701100—81
SV Sandhausen 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 14100——141
2020–21 0000——00
Total 141000000141
Career total 1702092402017122
  1. Including other competitions, such as Württemberg Cup

International
As of 6 September 2020[14][15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo
201520
201630
201741
201860
201980
202010
Total241
As of 13 November 2017[15]
Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Halimi goal.
List of international goals scored by Besar Halimi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 13 November 2017 (2017-11-13) Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium, Mitrovica, Kosovo  Latvia 4–3 4–3 Friendly [16]

References
  1. "Kickers Verpflichten Halimi" (in German). Stuttgarter Kickers. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ""SPIELER DES MONATS" HALIMI: "SIEGE FÜHLEN SICH EINDEUTIG BESSER AN"" (in German). German Football Association. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. "HALIMI WECHSELT NACH MAINZ" (in German). Stuttgarter Kickers. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. "Für Halimi geht die Reise weiter" (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. "Brøndby lejer Besar Halimi" (in Danish). bold.dk. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. "Halimi: Har savnet klubben". Brøndby IF. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  7. "Besar Halimi tilbage i Brøndby IF" [Besar Halimi returns to Brøndby IF] (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 30 August 2018.
  8. "Unë u riktheva", Besar Halimi me një video unike zyrtarizohet si futbollist i ri i Brondbyt" ["I was back", Besar Halimi with a unique video officially became Brondby's new footballer] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 30 August 2018.
  9. "Besar Halimi wechselt an der Hartwald" [Besar Halimi changes at the Hartwald] (in German). SV Sandhausen. 2 September 2019.
  10. "Kosova publikon listën e lojtarëve kundër Guinesë" [Kosovo publishes the list of players against Guinea] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 7 October 2015.
  11. "Kosova shkëlqeu kundër Guinesë Ekuatoriale" [Kosovo excelled against Equatorial Guinea] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 October 2015.
  12. "A e dini prej nga është super-lojtari i Kosovës, Besar Halimi?" [Do you know where the Kosovo super-player, Besar Halimi, comes from?]. GazetaOlle (in Albanian). 15 November 2017.
  13. "Besar Halimi". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  14. "Besar Halimi". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  15. "Halimi, Besar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  16. "Kosovo (4–3) Latvia". eu-football.info. 13 November 2017.
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