Eris Abedini

Eris Abedini (born 29 August 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Granada B and the Kosovo national under-21 team.

Eris Abedini
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998
Place of birth Sorengo, Switzerland[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Granada B
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2011 AC Malcantone
2011–2012 Lugano
2012 AC Malcantone
2012–2016 Lugano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Lugano U21 5 (2)
2016–2017 → Chiasso (loan) 21 (0)
2017–2020 Lugano 9 (0)
2017–2018 → Chiasso (loan) 24 (0)
2019 → Winterthur (loan) 11 (0)
2019–2020 → Wil (loan) 35 (1)
2020– Granada B 0 (0)
National team‡
2017 Switzerland U19 1 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U20 5 (0)
2019– Kosovo U21 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 October 2020

Professional career

A youth product of FC Lugano, Abedini begun his senior career with a 2-year loan at FC Chiasso.[2] Abedini made his professional debut for Lugano in a 1-1 Swiss Super League tie with FC Zürich on 19 May 2018.[3]

Abedini was loaned out to FC Winterthur on 4 January 2019, for the rest of the season.[4] On 16 July 2019 Abedini joined FC Wil on a contract until June 2021.[5]

On 3 October 2020, Abedini joined Segunda División B side Granada B, on a one-year contract with an option for two more season.[6] On 8 November 2020, he was called up from first team for the league match against Real Sociedad at away, becoming the first ever Kosovan to make it to club's first team. He was an unused substitute in Granada defeat 2–0 at Anoeta Stadium.

International career

Abedini was born in Switzerland and is of Kosovan Albanian descent.[7] Abedini was a youth international for Switzerland before switching allegiance to Kosovo.[8]

References
  1. Eris Abedini at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Eris Abedini a Lugano - FC Lugano". www.fclugano.com.
  3. "Lugano vs. Zürich - 19 May 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  4. Trainingsstart und Neuverpflichtung, fcwinterthur.ch, 4 January 2019
  5. Eris Abedini lascia il Lugano per il Wil, cdt.ch, 16 July 2019
  6. "El Recreativo Granada incorpora a Eris Abedeni" [Recreativo Granada sign Eris Abedeni [sic]] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. "Eris Abedini, emër premtues në futbollit evropian". 25 May 2017.
  8. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Team". www.football.ch.
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