Florijana Ismaili
Florijana Ismaili (1 January 1995 – 29 June 2019) was a Swiss footballer. She played as a forward. She captained BSC YB Frauen in the Women's Nationalliga A and played for the Switzerland national team. She started playing for the national team in 2014 and was part of her country's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Aarberg, Switzerland | ||
| Date of death | 29 June 2019 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Lake Como, Lombardy, Italy | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | FC Walperswil | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2019 | BSC YB Frauen | ||
| National team | |||
| 2014–2019 | Switzerland | 14 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
29 June 2019, Ismaili went missing while swimming at Lake Como in Tuscany, northern Italy.[1] On 2 July, her dead body was found in the lake.[2]
References
- ↑ Swiss footballer Florijana Ismaili missing after accident on Italian lake. Reuters. 30 June 2019. https://www.euronews.com/2019/07/01/swiss-footballer-florijana-ismaili-missing-after-accident-on-italian-lake. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ↑ Florijana Ismaili: Tributes paid after body of missing Swiss player is found. BBC Sport. 3 July 2019. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48851151. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
Other websites
- Florijana Ismaili Archived 2019-07-01 at the Wayback Machine at FIFA.com
Template:Switzerland squad 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
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