Valon Berisha
Valon Berisha (born 7 February 1993) is a Norwegian football player. In 2020 he had his first games for Ligue 1 club Reims.[1][2][3]
.jpg) Berisha with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valon Berisha | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2009 | Egersund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Egersund | 31 | (11) |
| 2009–2012 | Viking | 56 | (4) |
| 2012– | Red Bull Salzburg | 48 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Norway U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011 | Norway U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011– | Norway U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2012– | Norway | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 December 2013 | |||
Before that, he played as a midfielder for Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga.[4]
Career
Berisha was born in Stockholm. His family is of Albanian origin. They moved from Kosovo to Sweden before he was born. His younger brother Veton also plays professional football for Viking Stavanger in Norway. He started football at the local club Egersunds IK. On 20 June 2008, when he was 15 years old, he played his first senior match for EIK against Staal Jørpeland IL in the Norwegian Third Division. His good performance attracted the interest of Viking Stavanger, a top club of Norway. He signed with them in March 2009. In July 2012 Berisha went on to Red Bull Salzburg together with his fellow Norwegian Håvard Nielsen. Unlike Nielsen he was soon part of the starting team of Salzburg.
International career
Valon Berisha was part of every youth national team in Norway. For the Under-17, U-19 and U-21 teams he played 29 games and scored 3 goals. With the U-21 he played in the European Under-21 Championship 2013 in Israel and reached the semifinal. His first match in the senior team was on January 15, 2011. It was a friendly match against Denmark League XI (unofficial national football team run by the Danish Football Association).
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Berisha in action with Red Bull Salzburg in 2017
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References
- ↑ (in fr) Valon Berisha, le juste milieu!. Stade de Reims. 9 July 2020. https://stade-de-reims.com/valon-berisha-le-juste-milieu/.
- ↑ (in de) Valon Berisha verlässt Lazio und wechselt zu Stade Reims. 10 July 2020. https://www.spox.com/at/sport/fussball/international/frankreich/2007/Artikel/valon-berisha-verlaesst-lazio-und-wechselt-zu-stade-reims.html.
- ↑ (in fr) ASM-SDR (2–2) : un bon point pour commencer. Stade de Reims. 23 August 2020. http://www.stade-de-reims.com/asm-sdr-2-2-un-bon-point-pour-commencer/.
- ↑ http://redbulls.com/soccer/salzburg/en/Valon-Berisha.html