Enis Alushi (born 22 December 1985) is a Kosovan retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Enis Alushi
Alushi with FC St. Pauli in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-12-22) 22 December 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1994 TV Oberhundem
1995–1998 Borussia Dortmund
1998–2003 Sportfreunde Siegen
2003–2004 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 1. FC Köln II 70 (5)
2006–2007 1. FC Köln 1 (0)
2007SV Wehen Wiesbaden (loan) 8 (0)
2007–2008 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 5 (0)
2007–2008SV Wehen Wiesbaden II 19 (4)
2008–2012 SC Paderborn 131 (5)
2012–2014 1. FC Kaiserslautern 18 (1)
20131. FC Kaiserslautern II 3 (0)
2014–2016 FC St. Pauli 44 (2)
2016–2018 1. FC Nürnberg 5 (0)
2017 1. FC Nürnberg II 1 (0)
2017Maccabi Haifa (loan) 12 (0)
Total 317 (17)
International career
2004 Germany U19 5 (1)
2005–2006 Germany U20 10 (0)
2014–2017 Kosovo 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

1. FC Nürnberg edit

On 28 July 2016, Alushi joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg.[1] His debut with 1. FC Nürnberg came on 6 August in first matchday of 2016–17 2. Bundesliga against Dynamo Dresden, starting the match before being substituted off in the last minute for Even Hovland.[2]

Loan at Maccabi Haifa edit

On 17 January 2017, Alushi joined Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Haifa, on a five-month-long loan.[3] On 30 January 2017, he made his debut in a 2–2 home draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv after being named in the starting line-up.[4]

Return from loan edit

On 5 August 2017, Alushi after return from loan made his debut with reserve team in a 4–0 home win against FC Pipinsried, starting the match before being substituted off in the 74th minute for Issaka Mouhaman.[5] On 19 May 2018, it was confirmed that Alushi had left 1. FC Nürnberg.[6]

Retirement edit

On 17 June 2019, His wife, Fatmire Alushi via a photo on their official Instagram account announced the retirement of Enis and the starting the work as football agent.[7][8]

International career edit

Kosovo edit

On 2 March 2014, Alushi received a call-up from Kosovo for the first permitted by FIFA match against Haiti[9] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.

Personal life edit

Alushi was born in Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia from Kosovo Albanian parents. In June 2011, he began dating fellow footballer Fatmire Bajramaj and the couple announced its engagement the following year. Shortly after, in September 2012, both suffered anterior cruciate ligament injuries in matches within 72 hours of each other.[10] The couple got married in December 2013.[11]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[12][13]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Köln II 2003–04 Regionalliga Nord 3 0 0 0 3 0
2004–05 23 1 1 0 24 1
2005–06 29 3 1 0 30 3
2006–07 Oberliga Nordrhein 15 1 0 0 15 1
Total 70 5 2 0 72 5
1. FC Köln 2006–07 2. Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2006–07 (loan) Regionalliga Süd 8 0 0 0 8 0
SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2007–08 2. Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 5 0
SV Wehen Wiesbaden II 2007–08 Oberliga Hessen 19 4 19 4
SC Paderborn 2008–09 3. Liga 32 0 0 0 2[a] 0 34 0
2009–10 2. Bundesliga 33 3 0 0 33 3
2010–11 34 0 1 0 35 0
2011–12 32 2 2 2 34 4
Total 131 5 3 2 2 0 136 7
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 8 0
2013–14 11 1 2 0 13 1
Total 18 1 3 0 0 0 21 1
1. FC Kaiserslautern II 2013–14 Regionalliga Südwest 3 0 3 0
FC St. Pauli 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 18 1 0 0 18 1
2015–16 26 1 1 0 27 1
Total 44 2 1 0 45 2
1. FC Nürnberg 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 5 0 1 0 6 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 5 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
1. FC Nürnberg II 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 1 0 1 0
Maccabi Haifa (loan) 2016–17 Israeli Premier League 12 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 317 17 10 2 3 0 330 19

International edit

Appearances and goals by national team and year[14]
National team Year Apps Goals
Kosovo 2014 3 0
2015 1 0
2016 3 0
2017 3 0
Total 10 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Club verstärkt sich mit Enis Alushi" [Club strengthens with Enis Alushi] (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 28 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Spielanalyse/Dynamo Dresden–1. FC Nürnberg 1:1" [Match analysis/Dynamo Dresden–1. FC Nürnberg 1:1] (in German). Kicker. 6 August 2016. Nürnbergs neuer Coach Alois Schwartz stellte mit Alushi nur einen externen Neuzugang in seine Startelf
  3. ^ "Enis Alushi verlässt den Club auf Leihbasis" [Enis Alushi leaves the club on loan] (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 17 January 2017. Der Mittelfeldspieler wechselt bis zum Sommer in die israelische Liga zu Maccabi Haifa
  4. ^ "מכבי חיפה מול מכבי תל אביב" [Maccabi Haifa vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv] (in Hebrew). Maccabi Haifa F.C. 30 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Aufstellung/1. FC Nürnberg II–FC Pipinsried 4:0" [Line-up/1. FC Nürnberg II–FC Pipinsried 4:0]. Sport.de (in German). 5 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Alushi wird Nürnberg verlassen" [Alushi will leave Nuremberg] (in German). Kicker. 19 May 2018. Enis Alushi und der 1. FC Nürnberg gehen ab der Spielzeit 2018/19 getrennte Wege. Wohin Alushi wechselt, ist noch unklar
  7. ^ "After 15 years of professional football, you are now going a new way as a player agent of a major agency, the football you remain loyal because you love him very much". Instagram. Fatmire Alushi. 17 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Zyrtare: Pensionohet reprezentuesi i Kosovës, Enis Alushi" [Official: The Kosovo representative is retired, Enis Alushi] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 17 June 2019. Lajmin rreth pensionimit të lojtarit e ka dhënë bashkëshortja e saj, e cila ka qenë lojtare e futbollit, Fatmire Bajramaj, e njohur më mirë si Lira
  9. ^ "Kosova shpall listën anti-Haiti" [Kosovo announces the anti-Haiti list]. Albeu (in Albanian). 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  10. ^ Westhoff, Alex (17 June 2013). "Gemeinsam leiden, alleine kämpfen" [To suffer together, to fight alone]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German).
  11. ^ "Bajramaj, prej dje, Fatmire Alushi" [Bajramaj, from yesterday, Fatmire Alushi]. Albinfo (in Albanian). 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Enis Alushi » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  13. ^ Enis Alushi at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Enis Alushi". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

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