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Enis Bardhi (Macedonian: Eнис Барди; born 2 July 1995) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Turkish club Trabzonspor and the North Macedonia national team.

Enis Bardhi

Bardhi playing for Macedonia in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Enis Bardhi[1]
Date of birth	(1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Skopje, Macedonia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Trabzonspor
Number	29
Youth career
	Shkupi
2013	Brøndby
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Prespa Birlik	10	(5)
2014–2017	Újpest	79	(20)
2017–2022	Levante	148	(23)
2022–	Trabzonspor	4	(2)
National team‡
2012–2013	Macedonia U17	1	(0)
2013–2014	Macedonia U19	4	(0)
2014–2017	Macedonia U21	14	(4)
2015–	North Macedonia	51	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022

Club career

Early career

Born in Skopje to Albanian parents, Bardhi started his early career at KF Skupi. He later joined the Brøndby IF's youth system in 2013. In November of that year, however, he agreed to a one-year professional deal with Swedish Football Division 2 club KSF Prespa Birlik.[2] He featured in ten matches and scored five goals for the club during his spell, helping in their narrow escape from relegation.[3]

Újpest

In August 2014, Bardhi moved to Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest on trial,[4] and signed a three-year contract late in the month.[5]

Levante

On 17 July 2017, Bardhi agreed to a three-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD for an estimated €1.5 million.[6][7] He made his La Liga debut on August 21, starting in a 1–0 home win against Villarreal CF.[8]

On 26 August, he scored his debut goal in the top tier, a direct free kick in a 2–2 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[9]

Trabzonspor

On 12 August 2022, Bardhi moved to Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.[10]

International career

Bardhi was born in Macedonia to an Albanian-Kosovar family and was thus eligible to represent Macedonia, Albania or Kosovo. Bardhi desired to represent Albania, stating "I do not believe there is an Albanian born in Skopje, with Albanian families, who would not want to play for Albania".[11] Redi Jupi, who was appointed as scouting manager for the Albanian Football Association, never approached Bardhi or responded to Bardhi's agents. With Football Federation of Macedonia showing genuine interest and Bardhi viewing the Albanian Football Association's handling of the situation and response as unprofessional, he accepted the call-up for Macedonia.[11]

However, Jetmir Salihu, a representative for the Albanian Football Association, dismissed Bardhi's claim, unveiling all the text messages between him and the player, showing that Bardhi was never interested in playing for Albania in the first place.[12] He also accused the player of trying to damage the image of the association with the aim to be seen as a hero to Albanian people, stating: "Since 2010 I've had hundreds of such cases, footballers that have refused the national team and at the end they came out with such statements because they want to make FSHF guilty so they can win the sympathy of Albanians."[12]

Bardhi represented North Macedonia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels before making his senior international debut on 27 March 2015, coming on as a first-half substitute for Artim Položani in a 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying home loss against Belarus.[13]

Bardhi was part of North Macedonia's UEFA Euro 2020 squad, starting in all three of their group stage games.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 May 2022[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Prespa Birlik	2014	Swedish Division 2	10	5	—		—		10	5
Újpest	2014–15	NB I	21	2	6	0	3	0	30	2
	2015–16		29	6	5	1	—		34	7
	2016–17		29	12	4	1	—		33	13
	Total		79	20	15	2	3	0	97	22
Levante	2017–18	La Liga	26	9	4	0	—		30	9
	2018–19		36	3	2	0	—		38	3
	2019–20		30	7	2	0	—		32	7
	2020–21		26	1	4	1	—		30	2
	2021–22		30	3	2	0	—		32	3
	Total		148	23	14	1	—		162	24
Career total			237	48	29	3	3	0	269	51

International

As of match played 12 June 2022[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
North Macedonia	2015	4	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	5	1
	2018	8	2
	2019	8	2
	2020	4	0
	2021	11	4
	2022	7	3
Total		49	12

Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bardhi goal.[16]

List of international goals scored by Enis Bardhi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 October 2017	Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia	Liechtenstein	3–0	4–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	16 November 2018	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein		1–0	2–0	2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
3	19 November 2018	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia	Gibraltar	1–0	4–0
4	25 March 2019	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Slovenia	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
5	9 September 2019	Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	2–0	2–0
6	28 March 2021	Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia	Liechtenstein	1–0	5–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	11 November 2021	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	2–0	5–0
8				3–0
9				5–0
10	5 June 2022	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar	Gibraltar	1–0	2–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
11	12 June 2022	Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia		1–0	4–0
12	17 November 2022	Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia	Finland	1–1	1–1	Friendly

Honours

Újpest

• Szuperkupa: 2014
• Magyar Kupa runner-up: 2015–16

Individual

• Macedonian Footballer of the Year: 2017

References

External links

• Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
• HLSZ (in Hungarian)
• Enis Bardhi at BDFutbol
• Enis Bardhi – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Enis Bardhi at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Enis Bardhi

Enis Bardhi (mazedonisch Енис Барди; UEFA-Schreibweise: Enis Bardi[1]; * 2. Juli 1995 in Skopje) ist ein nordmazedonischer Fußballspieler albanischer Herkunft, der seit Juli 2017 beim spanischen Erstligisten UD Levante unter Vertrag steht. Der offensive Mittelfeldspieler ist seit März 2015 nordmazedonischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Enis Bardhi

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[es] Enis Bardhi

Enis Bardhi (Skopje, 2 de julio de 1995) es un futbolista macedonio, de origen albanés, que juega de centrocampista en el Trabzonspor de la Superliga de Turquía. Es internacional con la selección de fútbol de Macedonia del Norte.[1]

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[fr] Enis Bardhi

Enis Bardhi (en macédonien : Енис Барди), né le 2 juillet 1995 à Skopje (Macédoine), est un footballeur international macédonien qui évolue au poste de milieu offensif à Trabzonspor.

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[it] Enis Bardhi

Enis Bardhi (Skopje, 2 luglio 1995) è un calciatore macedone di etnia albanese, centrocampista del Trabzonspor e della nazionale macedone.

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[ru] Барди, Энис

Энис Барди (макед. Енис Барди; алб. Enis Bardhi; родился 2 июля 1995 года в Скопье, Македония) — македонский футболист, полузащитник турецкого клуба «Трабзонспор» и сборной Северной Македонии.

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