Fidan Aliti (born 3 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Zürich. Born in Switzerland, he originally represented Albania at the international level, before switching in 2017 to represent Kosovo.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Binningen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zürich | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2006 | Concordia Basel | ||
| 2006–2010 | Basel | ||
| 2010–2011 | Old Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Old Boys | 55 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Luzern U21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Luzern | 18 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Slaven Belupo | 22 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 49 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Kalmar | 47 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Zürich (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2021– | Zürich | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Albania | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Kosovo | 39 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2020 | |||
Aliti is a product of various Swiss youth teams such as Basel, Concordia Basel and Old Boys. On 9 February 2014, he made his debut with Luzern in a 2–1 away defeat against Thun after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of Claudio Lustenberger.[1]
On 3 September 2015, Aliti joined Moldovan National Division side Sheriff Tiraspol.[2] On 13 September 2015, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol after coming on as a substitute at 33rd minute in place of Mihajlo Cakic.[3]
On 2 September 2016, Aliti joined Croatian First Football League side Slaven Belupo, on a two-year contract.[4] On 11 September 2016, he made his debut in a 3–2 home defeat against Lokomotiva after being named in the starting line-up.[5]
On 31 August 2017, Aliti completed a transfer to Skënderbeu Korçë by signing for the next three seasons and received squad number 6 for the 2017–18 season.[6] He made his debut in a 8–0 thrashing away win in the first round of 2017–18 Albanian Cup against Adriatiku Mamurras after being named in the starting line-up.[7] He made his first Albanian Superliga appearance on 18 September after being named in the starting line-up in a 1–1 away draw against Kamza.[8]
Aliti in the group stage of 2017–18 UEFA Europa League made six appearances, three of them as starter and collecting 374 minutes as Skënderbeu Korçë was eliminated.[9] On 4 March 2018, he scored his first goal for Skënderbeu Korçë in a 4–0 win against Laçi in Matchday 23 of 2017–18 Albanian Superliga.[10]
Aliti concluded the first season by making 30 league appearances and helping Skënderbeu Korçë to win the title for the 8th time,[11] he in the cup played seven times as the tournament ended in conquest, meaning that Skënderbeu Korçë has achieved the domestic double for the first time in history.[12]
On 12 August 2018, Aliti commenced his second season with the club by winning the 2018 Albanian Supercup against Laçi and he scoring the equalizer with a header in the second half in an eventual 3–2 win at Selman Stërmasi Stadium.[13]
On 3 February 2019, Aliti joined Allsvenskan side Kalmar, on a four-year contract.[14]
In October 2020, Aliti was loaned to Swiss Super League side FC Zürich.
In March 2021, FC Zürich signed Aliti to a permanent contract. On 27 May 2022, Zürich announced that Aliti had signed a new contract to keep him with the club through summer 2025.[15]
On 20 May 2014, Aliti received a call-up from Albania for the friendly matches against Romania, Hungary and San Marino.[16] On 31 May 2014, he made his debut with Albania in a friendly match against Romania after coming on as a substitute at 79th minute in place of Ansi Agolli.
On 4 November 2016, Aliti decided to represent Kosovo at senior international level and he is the first player that comes from the Preševo Valley.[17] On 7 November 2016, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Turkey.[18] On 11 June 2017, Aliti made his debut with Kosovo in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Turkey after being named in the starting line-up.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Old Boys | 2010–11 | Swiss 1. Liga | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Swiss 1. Liga | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 1. Liga Promotion | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
| Luzern U21 | 2013–14 | Swiss 1. Liga | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Luzern | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2015–16 | Moldovan National Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Moldovan National Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Slaven Belupo | 2016–17 | Prva HNL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2017–18 | Kategoria Superiore | 30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Kategoria Superiore | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 2 | ||
| Kalmar FF | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 199 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 223 | 10 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
| Kosovo | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | |
Sheriff Tiraspol[19]
Skënderbeu Korçë[19]
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