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Blendi Idrizi (born 2 May 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Jahn Regensburg, on loan from Bundesliga club Schalke 04, and the Kosovo national team.

Blendi Idrizi

Idrizi with Schalke 04 in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Bonn, Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Jahn Regensburg (on loan from Schalke 04)
Youth career
2011–2012	Blau-Weiß Friesdorf
2012–2014	Bonner SC
2014–2015	TSC Euskirchen
2015–2017	1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Blau-Weiß Friesdorf	25	(16)
2018–2019	Alemannia Aachen	28	(4)
2019–2020	Fortuna Köln	13	(1)
2020–2021	Schalke 04 II	36	(8)
2021–	Schalke 04	25	(2)
2022–	→ Jahn Regensburg (loan)	9	(0)
National team‡
2019–2020	Kosovo U21	3	(0)
2021–	Kosovo	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:54, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022

Club career

Early career and return to Blau-Weiß Friesdorf

Idrizi at the age of 13 started playing football in Blau-Weiß Friesdorf, where after one year it was transferred to Bonner SC. He besides being was part of Bonner SC, he was part even of TSC Euskirchen (2014–2015) and 1. FC Köln (2015–2017).[3] In the 2017–18 season, Idrizi returns to his former team, Blau-Weiß Friesdorf, but now as a senior team's player and scores 16 goals in 25 games.[3]

Alemannia Aachen

On 14 May 2018, Idrizi joined Regionalliga West side Alemannia Aachen.[4] On 29 July 2018, he made his debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Viktoria Köln after coming on as a substitute at 58th minute in place of Mahmut Temür.[5]

Fortuna Köln

On 25 June 2019, Idrizi joined Regionalliga West side Fortuna Köln.[6] On 10 August 2019, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Wattenscheid 09 after being named in the starting line-up.[7]

Schalke 04

On 29 January 2020, Idrizi joined Regionalliga West side Schalke 04 II.[8] Three days later, he made his debut in a 2–0 home win against his former club Bonner SC after coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute in place of Jason Ceka.[9]

On 12 May 2021, Idrizi made his first team debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Hertha BSC, starting the match before being substituted off in the 77th minute for Steven Skrzybski.[10] Three days after debut, he scored his first goal for Schalke 04 in his second appearance for the club in a 4–3 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt in Bundesliga.[11]

Loan to Jahn Regensburg

On 30 August 2022, Idrizi joined 2. Bundesliga side Jahn Regensburg, on a season-long loan.[12]

International career

Under-21

On 22 May 2017, Idrizi received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a three-day training camp.[13] On 9 October 2019, he received again a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Albania U21,[14] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute in place of Gezim Pepsi.[15]

Senior

On 25 May 2021, Idrizi received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against San Marino and Malta.[16] Seven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against San Marino after being named in the starting line-up.[17]

Personal life

Idrizi was born in Bonn, Germany to Kosovo Albanian parents from Gjilan.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 9 November 2022.[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blau-Weiß Friesdorf	2017–18	Oberliga Mittelrhein	25	16	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	16
Alemannia Aachen	2018–19	Regionalliga West	28	4	—		5[lower-alpha 1]	2	33	6
Fortuna Köln	2019–20	Regionalliga West	13	1	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	14	1
Schalke 04 II	2019–20	Regionalliga West	5	2	—		—		5	2
	2020–21	Regionalliga West	31	6	—		—		31	6
	Total		36	8	—		—		36	8
Schalke 04	2020–21	Bundesliga	3	1	0	0	—		3	1
	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	22	1	2	0	—		24	1
	Total		25	2	2	0	—		27	2
Jahn Regensburg (loan)	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	7	0	1	0	—		8	0
Career total			134	31	3	0	7	2	144	33

International

As of match played on 12 June 2022.[20]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kosovo
	2021	3	0
	2022	3	0
Total		6	0

Honours

Schalke 04

• 2. Bundesliga: 2021–22

References

External links

• Blendi Idrizi at DFB (also available in German)
• Blendi Idrizi at kicker (in German)
• Blendi Idrizi at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Blendi Idrizi

Blendi Idrizi (* 2. Mai 1998 in Bonn) ist ein kosovarisch-deutscher Fußballspieler. Er steht als Leihspieler des FC Schalke 04 beim SSV Jahn Regensburg unter Vertrag und ist kosovarischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Blendi Idrizi

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[fr] Blendi Idrizi

Blendi Idrizi, né le 13 mars 1999 à Bonn, est un footballeur international kosovar qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain à Jahn Regensburg, prêté par le Schalke 04.

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[it] Blendi Idrizi

Blendi Idrizi (Bonn, 2 maggio 1998) è un calciatore kosovaro, centrocampista dello Jahn Ratisbona in prestito dallo Schalke 04 e della nazionale kosovara.

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