Valton Behrami

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Valton Behrami

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2004|3|16}}

| birth_place = Geneva, Switzerland

| height = 1.82m{{cite web | title=Detail | website=Swiss Football League | url=https://www.sfl.ch/spieler/spielerdetail/ | language=de | access-date=2023-06-06}}

| position = Left-back

| currentclub = Servette

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = FC Onex

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Meyrin

| youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = Étoile Carouge

| youthyears4 = 2017–2022 | youthclubs4 = Servette

| years1 = 2022– | clubs1 = Servette U21 | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022– | clubs2 = Servette | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2023 | clubs3 = → Bellinzona (loan) | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2024 | clubs4 = → Delémont (loan) | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2022

| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U19

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2023–

| nationalteam2 = Kosovo U21

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 18 January 2025

| ntupdate = 22 March 2024

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Valton Behrami (born 16 March 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Servette. Born in Switzerland, he represented it internationally on junior level before switching allegiance to Kosovo.

Career

Behrami is a youth product of FC Onex, Meyrin and Étoile Carouge, before moving to Servette as a U15 to finish his development. He made his senior and professional debut with Servette in a 2–1 Swiss Super League win over Sion on 20 March 2022.{{cite web | last=Schnorhk | first=Valentin | title=Football: Le mois qui a changé la vie de Valton Behrami | website=Le Matin | date=2022-04-23 | url=https://www.lematin.ch/story/le-mois-qui-a-change-la-vie-de-valton-behrami-329959748688 | language=fr | access-date=2023-06-06}} On 1 November 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club until 2025.{{cite web | title=Trotz Verletzung - Behramis Vertrag wird verlängert | website=maroons - Deutschschweizer Fans des Servette FC | url=https://www.maroons.ch/de/News/Newsmeldung?newsid=2882&appview=1%3Fact%3Dlist | access-date=2023-06-06}} On 7 March 2023, he was loaned to the Swiss Challenge League club Bellinzona for the second half of the 2022–23 season.{{cite web | title=Live Sport und News | website=sport.ch | url=https://sport.ch/bellinzona-ac/1091147/genfer-aussenverteidiger-wird-bis-zum-saisonende-in-der-challenge-league-spielpraxis-sammeln | language=de | access-date=2023-06-06}}

International career

Born in Switzerland, Behrami is of Kosovan descent. He is a former youth international for Switzerland, having played for the Switzerland U19s.

In November 2023, Behrami debuted for the Kosovo U21 squad.{{cite web|publisher=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2037377/|title=Kosovo U21 v Bulgaria U21 report|date=17 November 2023}}

Playing style

Behrami is a versatile full-back who played as striker and centre-back as a youth. He can also slot in as a winger), and can contribute offensively with goals.{{cite web | last=Oppliger | first=Dylan | title=Valton Behrami & Sidiki Camara – Eine neue Generation von Servette-Talenten | website=Bolzplazz | date=2022-03-23 | url=https://www.bolzplazz.com/post/valton-behrami-sidiki-camara-eine-neue-generation-von-servette-talenten | language=de | access-date=2023-06-06}}