Ibrahim Drešević (Albanian: Ibrahim Dreshaj; born 24 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük. Born in Sweden, he represents the Kosovo national team. He previously represented Sweden at youth international level.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Fuxerna,[1] Lilla Edet, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Fatih Karagümrük | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Norrby | ||
2011–2016 | Elfsborg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Elfsborg | 31 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Heerenveen | 89 | (2) |
2022– | Fatih Karagümrük | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
2014–2017 | Sweden U19 | 11 | (1) |
2019– | Kosovo | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:06, 03 September 2022 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022 |
His debut with Elfsborg came on 25 August 2016 in a 0–7 biggest away win in the second round of 2016–17 Svenska Cupen against IK Gauthiod after coming on as a substitute at 61st minute in place of Joakim Nilsson.[3] Drešević made his first Allsvenskan appearance on 10 September after being named in the starting line-up in a 1–1 home draw against Kalmar.[4]
On 31 January 2019, Drešević signed a three-and-half-year contract with Eredivisie club Heerenveen.[5] His debut with Heerenveen came sixteen days later in a 2–2 home draw against PSV after coming on as a substitute at 79th minute in place of Jizz Hornkamp.[6]
On 24 June 2022, Drešević signed a two-year contract with Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük.[7] His debut with Fatih Karagümrük came on 21 August in a 4–1 away defeat against Beşiktaş after being named in the starting line-up.[8]
From 2014, until 2017, Drešević has been part of Sweden at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17 and U19 teams and he with these teams played thirteen matches and scored one goal.
On 22 May 2019, Drešević received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Montenegro and Bulgaria,[9] but he was not available for these matches after FIFA did not permit him to play for Kosovo due to problems with his documentation.[10] On 23 August 2019, FIFA gave permission for Drešević to play for Kosovo.[11] His debut with Kosovo came on 10 October 2019 in a friendly match against Gibraltar after being named in the starting line-up.[12]
Drešević was born in Fuxerna,[1] Lilla Edet, Sweden to Albanian parents from Tuzi, Montenegro.[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Elfsborg | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2017 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
2018 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
Heerenveen | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2019–20 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
2020–21 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
Total | 89 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 2 | ||
Fatih Karagümrük | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 123 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 143 | 3 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Kosovo | |||
2019 | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
2021 | 7 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 0 |
Një nga risitë është edhe futbollisti nga Tuzi, Ibrahim Dresheviq (Dreshaj) i cili ka zgjedhur të përfaqësoi Kosovën
Fatih Karagümrük S.K. – current squad | |
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