Medon Berisha
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 October 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Münsingen, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Bern | ||
2015–2022 | Young Boys | ||
2022–2023 | Lecce | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Young Boys II | 16 | (1) |
2023– | Lecce | 6 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Albania U19 | 2 | (0) |
2022 | Kosovo U21 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Albania U21 | 11 | (3) |
2024– | Albania | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Medon Berisha (born 21 October 2003) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lecce. Born in Switzerland, a former youth international for Albania, he played for the Kosovo U21 in a pair of matches before switching back to play for the Albania national team.
Early life[edit]
Berisha was born in Münsingen, Switzerland to Kosovar Albanian parents from Kaçanik. He started playing football at the age of five.[1]
Club career[edit]
As a youth player, Berisha joined the youth academy of Italian side Lecce, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[2]
International career[edit]
Berisha was called up by the Albania U19 squad, however after having bureaucratic difficulties of retrieving the Albanian passport, he switched alliances to Kosova, making a few appearances for the Kosova U21 side. After all the citizenship problems with Albania were resolved, Albania U21 coach Alban Bushi offered Berisha the captaincy, which he accepted, representing Albania in the qualification for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
On 27 May 2024, Berisha was called up to the preliminary UEFA Euro 2024 Albanian squad by Sylvinho.
Style of play[edit]
Berisha mainly operates as a midfielder and is known for his passing ability.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Berisha received an Albanian passport in August 2023.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Medon Berisha: Dua Kombëtaren dhe Champions". rtsh.al.
- ^ "Medon Berisha, le talent de Lecce qui devrait exploser dans le football italien". koha.net.
- ^ "Chi è Medon Berisha?". seriebnews.com. 27 September 2022.
- ^ "PËR DHËNIE TË SHTETËSISË SHQIPTARE" [FOR GIVING THE ALBANIAN CITIZENSHIP] (in Albanian). Qendra e Botimeve Zyrtare. 14 August 2023.
External links[edit]
- Medon Berisha at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the canton of Bern
- Men's association football midfielders
- Albanian men's footballers
- Albania men's youth international footballers
- Albania men's under-21 international footballers
- Albanian expatriate men's footballers
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Kosovan men's footballers
- Kosovo men's under-21 international footballers
- Kosovan expatriate men's footballers
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Swiss men's footballers
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Swiss people of Albanian descent
- Sportspeople of Albanian descent
- Serie A players
- US Lecce players
- Albanian football midfielder stubs