Valmir Berisha

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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|6|6|df=y}}

|birth_place = Deçan, FR Yugoslavia

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|position = Striker

|currentclub = Malisheva

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|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013

|youthclubs1 = Halmstad

|youthyears2 = 2014

|youthclubs2 = Roma

|years1 = 2014–2015

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|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2014–2015

|clubs2 = → Panathinaikos (loan)

|caps2 = 1

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2015–2016

|clubs3 = Cambuur

|caps3 = 6

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2017–2019

|clubs4 = Aalesund

|caps4 = 23

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2018

|clubs5 = → Fjölnir (loan)

|caps5 = 18

|goals5 = 2

|years6 = 2019–2020

|clubs6 = Velež Mostar

|caps6 = 9

|goals6 = 1

|years7 = 2020–2021

|clubs7 = Chindia Târgoviște

|caps7 = 44

|goals7 = 4

|years8 = 2021–2022

|clubs8 = Sliema Wanderers

|caps8 = 21

|goals8 = 3

|years9 = 2022

|clubs9 = Oțelul Galați

|caps9 = 12

|goals9 = 0

|years10 = 2023

|clubs10 = Minaur Baia Mare

|caps10 = 7

|goals10 = 1

|years11 = 2023–2024

|clubs11 = 1599 Șelimbăr

|caps11 = 8

|goals11 = 1

|years12 = 2024

|clubs12 = Liria Prizren

|caps12 = 10

|goals12 = 1

|years13 = 2024–

|clubs13 = Malisheva

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|goals13 = 4

|nationalyears1 = 2013

|nationalteam1 = Sweden U17

|nationalcaps1 = 16

|nationalgoals1 = 10

|nationalyears2 = 2014

|nationalteam2 = Sweden U18

|nationalcaps2 = 2

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|nationalyears3 = 2014–2015

|nationalteam3 = Sweden U19

|nationalcaps3 = 8

|nationalgoals3 = 5

|nationalyears4 = 2016

|nationalteam4 = Sweden Olympic

|nationalcaps4 = 2

|nationalgoals4 = 0

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Valmir Berisha (born 6 June 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malisheva in Kosovo.

Club career

=Roma=

Having played for Halmstads BK as a youth, Berisha signed a 2.5-year contract with Roma in January 2014.{{cite news|author=Matthew Scott|title=Valmir Berisha rejected Borussia Dortmund and Juventus to join Roma|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/3753/germany/2014/02/02/4589305/roma-new-boy-berisha-reveals-dortmund-juventus-snubs|website=Goal.com|access-date=25 March 2018|date=2 February 2014}}

==Loan to Panathinaikos==

He joined Panathinaikos on loan during the 2014–15 season. He made his Superleague debut on 3 May 2015 against PAE Kerkyra replacing Nikos Karelis after 80 minutes in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/03/greece/super-league/pae-ao-kerkyra/panathinaikos-fc/1739619/|title=Kerkyra vs. Panathinaikos|publisher=Soccerway|date=3 May 2015|access-date=25 March 2018}}

=Cambuur=

In July 2015, he again left Roma temporarily, moving to Dutch club SC Cambuur on loan for the 2015–16 with the option of a further season.{{cite news|title=Transfert: La Roma prête encore Valmir Berisha|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transfert-la-roma-prete-encore-valmir-berisha/571756|access-date=25 March 2018|work=L'Équipe|date=4 July 2015|language=fr}}

=Aalesund=

After Cambuur, he moved to Aalesunds FK in 2017, but was loaned out to Fjölnir in 2018, where he stayed until his loan ended in January 2019.

=Velež Mostar=

On 19 February 2019, Berisha signed for First League FBiH club FK Velež Mostar on a 1-year contract with the possibility of an extension for one more year.{{cite news|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/berisha-i-zvanicno-u-fk-velez/307179|title=Berisha i zvanično u FK Velež!|date=19 February 2019|access-date=19 February 2019|language=bs|author=A. Pašić|publisher=sportsport.ba}} He made his debut for Velež on 16 March 2019, in a 2–0 home league win against NK Jedinstvo Bihać.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/16/bosnia-herzegovina/1st-league/fk-vele-mostar/nk-jedinstvo-bihac/2941052/|title=Velež Mostar vs Jedinstvo Bihać|date=16 March 2019|access-date=16 March 2019|language=en|website=us.soccerway.com}}

He scored his first goal for Velež on 27 April 2019, in a 4–0 home league win against FK Rudar Kakanj.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/rodeni-briljirali-velez-razbio-rudar/316417|title=Rođeni briljirali: Velež razbio Rudar!|date=27 April 2019|access-date=27 April 2019|language=bs|author=S. Mlaćo|publisher=sportsport.ba}} On 25 May 2019, Berisha won the First League of FBiH with Velež after the club beat NK Bosna Visoko 0–2 away and got promoted to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/velez-se-nakon-tri-godine-vratio-u-premijer-ligu-bih/190525065|title=Velež se nakon tri godine vratio u Premijer ligu BiH|date=25 May 2019|access-date=25 May 2019|language=bs|author=K.H.|publisher=Klix.ba}} He scored his first Premier League goal for Velež on 20 July 2019, in a 1–3 home loss against FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/beganovic-nadmudrio-rahimica-gorka-dobrodoslica-za-fk-velez-u-premijer-ligu/326672|title=Beganović nadmudrio Rahimića: Gorka dobrodošlica za FK Velež u Premijer ligu|date=20 July 2019|access-date=20 July 2019|language=bs|author=S. Mlaćo|publisher=sportsport.ba}} Berisha left Velež in January 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/elmir-kuduzovic-i-valmir-berisha-napustili-velez/200120063|title=Elmir Kuduzović i Valmir Berisha napustili Velež|date=20 January 2020|access-date=20 January 2020|language=bs|author=D.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}}

=Chindia Târgoviște=

On 23 January 2020, Berisha signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Chindia Târgoviște.{{cite web|url=https://www.afcchindiatargoviste.ro/stiri/seniori/391/bun-venit-diallo-i-berisha#.XkAcXI7VLGg|title=Bun venit, Diallo și Berisha!|access-date=23 January 2020|date=23 January 2020|author=Mihaitalazarica|publisher=Chindia Târgoviște|language=ro}}

=Sliema Wanderers=

Berisha moved to Sliema, Malta with Sliema Wanderers F.C. for season 2021-22.{{Cite web|url=https://sportsdesk.com.mt/2021/09/19/gudja-united-stun-sliema-wanderers-with-second-half-comeback-for-first-win/|title = Gudja United stun Sliema Wanderers with second-half comeback for first win|date = 19 September 2021}}

International career

Berisha was a member of the Swedish under-17 national team that finished third at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and finished as the top scorer in the competition with seven goals.{{Cite web|title=Valmir Berisha - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/valmir-berisha/6dcda51e-dde9-40b8-a58f-d6b614f3ae18/|access-date=2021-07-06|website=www.svenskfotboll.se.|language=sv}}{{Cite web|title="Mycket hype, när man blir skyttekung i VM"|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/dddv6q|access-date=2021-07-06|website=www.aftonbladet.se|date=28 November 2017 |language=sv}} He represented the Sweden Olympic football team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Personal life

He was born in Kosovo to Kosovo Albanian parents before moving to Sweden at a young age.{{Cite web|title=Då: Ungdomsproffs i Roma • Nu: På Island • "Har ett fantastiskt liv utomlands"|url=https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/sjalvklart-hade-jag-velat-ha-en-karriar-som-gick-spikrakt-uppat/|access-date=2021-07-06|website=www.expressen.se|date=15 August 2018 |language=sv}}