Florian Hoxha (born 22 February 2001) is a footballer who plays as a left-back for Swiss club Grasshoppers. Born in Switzerland, he represents Kosovo at under-21 international level.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Florian Hoxha | ||
Date of birth | (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Bülach, Switzerland[1] | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Grasshoppers | ||
Number | 51 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2015 | FC Embrach | ||
2015–2019 | Grasshoppers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Grasshoppers U21 | 25 | (0) |
2021– | Grasshoppers | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Kosovo U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2021 |
Hoxha started playing football at FC Embrach until 2015, where he transferred to Grasshoppers and played with the U17 and U18 teams, where he was later promoted to the U21 team with whom he debuted on 17 March 2018 in a 2–2 away draw against FC Sursee after being named in the starting line-up.
On 31 July 2021, Hoxha was named as a first team substitute for the first time in a league match against Young Boys.[2] His debut with Grasshoppers came fifteen days later in the 2021–22 Swiss Cup first round against FC Widnau after being named in the starting line-up.[3] Six days after debut, he made his league debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Zürich after being named in the starting line-up.[4]
On 15 March 2021, Hoxha received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23.[5] Eleven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in first match against Qatar U23 after being named in the starting line-up.[6]
Grasshopper Club Zürich – current squad | |
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