Imran Bunjaku (born 18 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Swiss Challenge League side Aarau as a midfielder.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1992-10-18) 18 October 1992 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aarau | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Grasshoppers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Grasshoppers II | 61 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Grasshoppers | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2021 | Schaffhausen | 133 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Grasshoppers | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Aarau (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Aarau | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2014 | Albania U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2014– | Kosovo | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2011 | |||
Before the 2021–22 season, he returned to Grasshoppers after six-and-a-half seasons at Schaffhausen. On 30 August 2021, he moved to Aarau on loan.[3] On June 14 2022, he signed a one year contract with an option to extend with Aarau, after his contract at Grasshoppers was not renewed.[4]
Originating from Kosovo with ethnic Albanian parents and born in Switzerland, Bunjaku was eligible to play for Switzerland, Albania and Kosovo if a national team should be formed, but in March 2011 he answered the call by Albania's Under-21 coach Artan Bushati for a non official friendly tournament held in Slovenia.[5]
He officially gained Albanian citizenship on 26 August 2011 along with his Grasshopper team mate Mërgim Brahimi, in order to compete in the UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[6][7]
Since 2014 Bunjaku also received call-up from Kosovo[8] and he made his debut for Kosovo in a May 2014 friendly match against Senegal and has, as of January 2019, earned a total of 3 caps, scoring 1 goal. [9] However, he yet to make his competitive debut.
FC Aarau – current squad | |
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