Destan Bajselmani (born 8 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Dutch club PEC Zwolle. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Kosovo at international level.
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 23)[1][2] | ||
Place of birth | Enschede, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | PEC Zwolle | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2015 | Twente | ||
2015–2020 | PEC Zwolle | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | PEC Zwolle | 9 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Kosovo | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2021 |
On 5 October 2019, Bajselmani made his debut as a professional footballer in a 1–0 away defeat against Heerenveen after coming on as a substitute at 33rd minute in place of injured Gustavo Hamer.[3] On 16 June 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle after agreeing to a two-year deal.[4]
On 6 November 2020, Bajselmani received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Albania U21 and Turkey U21,[5] but due to injury, could not be part of the national team.
On 25 May 2021, Bajselmani received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against San Marino, Malta,[6] Guinea and Gambia.[7] Seven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against San Marino after being named in the starting line-up.[8]
Bajselmani was born in Enschede, Netherlands to Kosovo Albanian parents from Suva Reka and Skenderaj.[9]
Unë jam i lindur në Holandë, por familja ime është nga Suhareka e nga Skenderaj
PEC Zwolle – current squad | |
---|---|
|
![]() ![]() | This biographical article relating to association football in Kosovo is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |