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Atdhe Nuhiu (Albanian pronunciation: [ˈatðɛ nuhiˈu]; born 29 July 1989) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian club SC Rheindorf Altach.

Atdhe Nuhiu

Nuhiu with Rapid Wien in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Atdhe Nuhiu[1]
Date of birth	(1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth	Pristina, SAP Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	SC Rheindorf Altach
Number	9
Youth career
1999–2005	Wels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Wels	51	(17)
2008–2010	Austria Kärnten	20	(2)
2009–2010	→ Ried (loan)	27	(6)
2010–2013	Rapid Wien	59	(13)
2012–2013	→ Eskişehirspor (loan)	28	(2)
2013–2020	Sheffield Wednesday	242	(40)
2020–2021	APOEL	23	(0)
2021–	Rheindorf Altach	30	(5)
National team‡
2007	Austria U19	1	(3)
2008	Austria U20	2	(3)
2008–2010	Austria U21	13	(7)
2017–2021	Kosovo	19	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:44, 5 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:25, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

SV Ried

On 31 August 2009, on the deadline day, Nuhiu completed a transfer to SV Ried on loan for the 2009–10 season.[4] He scored his first goal for the team on 23 September 2009 in team's 1–1 away draw at Austria Wien,[5] just eleven days after making his debut in a losing effort against SV Mattersburg.[6]

Rapid Wien

On 8 June 2010, Nuhiu joined fellow Austrian Bundesliga side SK Rapid Wien on a three-year contract with an option of a further one.[7] His salary was reported to be €1.2 million per season, plus various bonuses depending on his performances.[7] He choose squad number 15, and made his competitive debut on 22 August in the Bundesliga matchday 5 against SV Mattersburg, partnering his patriot Hamdi Salihi in an eventual 2–0 home win.[8] Nuhiu opened his scoring account later on 13 November by scoring a last-minute equaliser against the same opponent, with the match ending 2–2.[9]

Sheffield Wednesday

2013–14 season

Nuhiu signed a three-year contract on a free transfer for Sheffield Wednesday on 25 July 2013. On 3 August 2013, Nuhiu scored on his debut against Queens Park Rangers. Nuhiu also scored in the comprehensive 6–0 win over Leeds United on 11 January 2014. On 1 March 2014 he scored against Middlesbrough from penalty spot in a match finished in the victory 1–0. On 12 April 2014, Nuhiu scored twice to give his team a 3–3 draw against Blackburn Rovers, where he was included in the starting line up and scored respectively the 2nd goal in the 72nd minute and the 3rd in the 5th minute of second-half stoppage time. Nuhiu scored in the next consecutive fixture on 17 April 2014 against AFC Bournemouth finished in the victory 2–4, where Nuhiu scored the opening goal of the match in the 16th minute. He continued his scoring form for another consecutive match, as he scored in the 3–2 home defeat of Sheffield Wednesday against Charlton Athletic on 21 April 2014, where Nuhiu scored a quick goal in the 3rd minute and also gave the assist for the second goal scored by Chris Maguire in the 8th minute.

2014–15 season

On 23 August 2014, Nuhiu scored twice in the 2–3 victory against Middlesbrough, helping the team to extended their unbeaten Championship start to four matches.[10] On the last day of the season, Nuhiu scored an important stoppage-time equalizer which meant opponents Watford came second and Bournemouth won the league.[11][12] During this season, Nuhiu was Sheffield Wednesday's top scorer with 11 goals in all competitions.

2017–18 season

On the final day of the 2017–18 season, Sheffield Wednesday defeated Norwich 5–1 for the second successive year in a row and in that game Wednesday won a penalty in the remaining minutes of the game and Nuhiu scored and completed the hat-trick and got his first hat-trick in his professional footballing career. That goal made Nuhiu Wednesday's top scorer at the end of the season. In May 2018, he signed a 2 year contract extension running through May 2020; Nuhiu left Wednesday after the end of the 2019-2020 season.

APOEL

On 11 September 2020, it was announced that he had signed for Cypriot club APOEL.[13] After one season his contracted was terminated on 18 June 2021.[14]

Rheindorf Altach

On 30 June 2021, Nuhiu signed a two-year contract with Rheindorf Altach, marking his return to the Austrian Bundesliga.[15] He made his competitive debut on 17 July, in the first round of the 2021–22 edition of the Austrian Cup, also scoring his first goal in a surprising 2–1 loss to third-tier Regionalliga side SC Kalsdorf.[16] He made his league debut in a 1–0 defeat to LASK at home a week later on 24 July, where he played 63 minutes before being replaced by Noah Bischof.[17] His first goal came against his former club Rapid Wien on 15 August, a converted penalty-kick in injury time to secure a 2–1 win.[18]

International career

Nuhiu has played for the Austria U21 side, however on 10 September 2009 he made declarations to the media that he would not play for Austria, but rather for Albania as it is his dream to play for his own nation.[19] In addition, when he scored two goals against the Albanian U21s in a qualifier match, he refused to celebrate.[20] On that occasion he was wearing red-and-black boots to honor Albania.[21] In an interview in April 2014, Nuhiu declared that it is his only intention to play for Austria, although he admitted that he had been in talks with other associations previously.[22] On 7 November 2014, Nuhiu reiterated his desire to play for Austria, should a call-up arise.[23]

On 18 November 2010, Nuhiu stated in an interview to the media that the problem with playing for Albania was citizenship, as he had Austrian citizenship and to receive Albanian citizenship he needed to give it up, as Austria did not permit dual citizenship.[24] Media reported that he was called by the coach of Albania, Gianni de Biasi, for the friendly match against Armenia, on 14 August,[25] but De Biasi did not include him in the final call up. However, on 20 August 2013 media reported that Nuhiu had started the procedures to get an Albanian passport in order to be able to represent the senior Albania national team in the future.[26]

Kosovo

On 19 September 2014, Nuhiu returned declaring that he would play for Kosovo, when it was fully recognised by UEFA and FIFA.[27] On 20 September 2016, Muharrem Sahiti, the assistant manager of Kosovo, said that Nuhiu was in Kosovo to complete the procedures of the Kosovo passport.[28] On 4 January 2017, Nuhiu announced that he had received Kosovo citizenship and is ready for the next challenge.[29] On 20 March 2017, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Iceland,[30] made his début after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 2–1 defeat.[31]

On 16 May 2021, Nuhiu through an Instagram post announced his international retirement.[32] He collected 19 caps between 2017 and 2020 for Kosovo and scored three goals.

Personal life

Atdhe Nuhiu was born on 29 July 1989 in Pristina, Kosovo to Albanian parents originally from Preševo.[33]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 August 2021[34]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wels	2006–07	Regionalliga	21	6	0	0	—		21	6
	2007–08		30	11	0	0	—		30	11
	Total		51	17	0	0	—		51	17
Austria Kärnten	2008–09	Austrian Bundesliga	17	2	2	2	—		19	4
	2009–10		3	0	1	1	—		4	1
	Total		20	2	3	3	—		23	5
Ried (loan)	2009–10	Austrian Bundesliga	27	6	2	0	—		29	6
Rapid Wien	2010–11	Austrian Bundesliga	28	5	2	1	8[lower-alpha 1]	2	38	8
	2011–12		31	8	2	1	—		33	9
	Total		59	13	4	2	8	2	71	17
Eskişehirspor (loan)	2012–13	Süper Lig	28	2	8	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	1	40	3
Sheffield Wednesday	2013–14	Championship	38	8	5[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		43	8
	2014–15		43	8	4[lower-alpha 3]	3	—		47	11
	2015–16		41	3	9[lower-alpha 4]	2	—		50	5
	2016–17		20	0	3[lower-alpha 5]	0	—		23	0
	2017–18		28	11	7[lower-alpha 6]	3	—		35	14
	2018–19		34	4	4	1	—		38	5
	2019–20		38	6	3	1	—		41	7
	Total		242	40	35	10	—		277	50
APOEL	2020–21	Cypriot First Division	23	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	26	1
SC Rheindorf Altach	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	3	0	1	1	—		4	1
Career total			453	80	53	16	15	4	516	99

International

As of 6 September 2020[35][36]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kosovo	2017	7	1
	2018	6	1
	2019	4	1
	2020	1	0
Total		18	3

As of 6 September 2020[35]

Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nuhiu goal.

List of international goals scored by Atdhe Nuhiu

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	24 March 2017	Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania	Iceland	1–2	1–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	[37]
2	10 September 2018	Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo	Faroe Islands	2–0	2–0	2018–19 UEFA Nations League D3	[38]
3	14 November 2019	Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	1–0	1–2	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	[39]

References

External links

• Atdhe Nuhiu at Soccerway
• Sheffield Wednesday profile Archived 18 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine

На других языках

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[de] Atdhe Nuhiu

Atdhe Nuhiu (* 29. Juli 1989 in Pristina, SFR Jugoslawien) ist ein kosovarischer Fußballspieler auf der Position eines Stürmers, der auch die österreichische Staatsbürgerschaft besitzt. Seit der Saison 2021/22 steht er beim SCR Altach unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Atdhe Nuhiu

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[fr] Atdhe Nuhiu

Atdhe Nuhiu, né le 29 juillet 1989 à Pristina, est un footballeur international kosovar qui évolue au poste d'attaquant au SCR Altach.

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[it] Atdhe Nuhiu

Atdhe Nuhiu (Pristina, 29 luglio 1989) è un calciatore kosovaro con cittadinanza albanese, attaccante dell'Altach.

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[ru] Нухиу, Атде

Атде Нухиу (алб. Atdhe Nuhiu; 29 июля 1989, Приштина, Косово, СФРЮ) — косоварский футболист, нападающий австрийского клуба «Райндорф Альтах» и национальной сборной Косова.

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