Edi Sylisufaj

Edi Sylisufaj (born 8 March 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swedish club Falkenbergs FF.

Edi Sylisufaj
Personal information
Full name Edi Sylisufaj
Date of birth (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000
Place of birth Sweden[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Falkenbergs FF
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2017 Falkenbergs FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Falkenbergs FF 39 (5)
National team‡
2017 Sweden U17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 February 2017

Club career

Falkenbergs FF

Sylisufaj as a six-year-old started playing football at Falkenbergs FF.[2] On 15 October 2016, he was named as a Falkenbergs FF substitute for the first time in a Allsvenskan match against GIF Sundsvall.[3] Eight days later, Sylisufaj became the first player born in the 21st century to play in the Allsvenskan after he made his debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Norrköping after coming on as a substitute at 89th minute in place of Enock Kwakwa.[4] On 4 January 2017, Sylisufaj signed his first professional contract with first team of Falkenbergs FF after agreeing to a three-year deal.[5]

International career

Under-17

On 30 January 2017, Sylisufaj received a call-up from Sweden U17 for friendly matches against Norway U17, Poland U17 and Czech Republic U17.[6] On 9 February 2017, he made his debut with Sweden U17 in a friendly match against Norway U17 after being named in the starting line-up.[7]

Kosovo

On 17 July 2020, Zgjim Sojeva, manager of Kosovo U21 said that Sylisufaj, together with his teammate Lorik Ademi are in the process of adjusting the documentation and is expected to join the team during 2021.[8] On 7 August 2020, The Football Federation of Kosovo through a communiqué stated that has started completing the necessary documents and if everything ended on time, Sylisufaj will be called up from Kosovo U21 in September 2020 for 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England U21,[9] which did not happen due to problems with documentation.[10]

Personal life

Sylisufaj was born in Sweden to Albanian parents from Tropojë and Kosovo, he is expected to be the first player at Kosovo national teams that is originally from Albania.[11][1]

Career statistics

Club
As of 11 July 2020[12][13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkenbergs FF 2016 Allsvenskan 3000—30
2017 Superettan 5230—82
2018 6010—70
2019 Allsvenskan 19142—233
2020 6242—104
Total 395124—519
Career total 395124—519

References
  1. "Me origjinë nga Tropoja, po shkëlqen në Suedi dhe dëshiron ta bëjë krenare Kosovën/Edi Sylisufaj e ardhmja e ndritur e "Dardanëve"" [Originally from Tropoja, is shining in Sweden and wants to make Kosovo proud/Edi Sylisufaj the bright future of "Dardanians"]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 23 July 2020. Interesant është fakti se sulmuesi Sylisufaj është me origjinë shqiptare, ndërsa prindërit i ka nga Tropoja. I lindur në Suedi në 8 mars të 2000, sulmuesi i Falkenbergs ka zhvilluar 8 takime, duke shënuar 3 gola me ekipin e parë
  2. "FFF:are provtränar med Sunderland" [FFF:are training with Sunderland] (in Swedish). Hallands Nyheter. 23 October 2015.
  3. "Falkenberg vs. GIF Sundsvall 1–1". Soccerway. 15 October 2016.
  4. "Här blir Edi Sylisufaj första spelaren född på 2000-talet att spela i allsvenskan" [Here, Edi Sylisufaj becomes the first player born in the 2000s to play in the Allsvenskan]. Fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 23 October 2016.
  5. "FFF flyttar upp lovande trio" [FFF moves up promising trio] (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. 4 January 2017.
  6. "P17-truppen till La Manga" [The U17 squad to La Manga] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  7. "4–3 mot Norge i La Manga" [4–3 against Norway in La Manga] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 9 February 2017.
  8. "Konfirmohet, dy talentë të ri i bashkohen Kosovës U21" [It is confirmed, two new talents join Kosovo U21] (in Albanian). Kosova Press. 17 July 2020.
  9. "Edi Sylisufaj, futbollisti i radhës që i bashkohet Dardanëve" [Edi Sylisufaj, the next footballer who join the Dardanians] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 7 August 2020.
  10. "Prekazi tregon arsyen pse Edi Sylisufaj nuk u ftua nga Kosova" [Prekazi shows the reason why Edi Sylisufaj was not invited from Kosovo]. Zeri.info (in Albanian). 29 August 2020.
  11. "Falkenbergs FF:s Edi Sylisufaj, 20, aktuell för Kosovo" [Falkenbergs FF's Edi Sylisufaj, 20, current for Kosovo] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 19 July 2020. Förbundet har kontaktat mig och berättat att de haft koll på mig en längre tid. De tycker att jag har gjort det bra i Falkenberg. Det känns väldigt intressant, säger Sylisufaj vars mamma är från Kosovo
  12. "Edi Sylisufaj – Spelarstatistik" [Edi Sylisufaj – Player statistics] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  13. Edi Sylisufaj at Soccerway
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