| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Besart Ibraimi | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kičevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sevastopol | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2006 | Napredok | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | Vlazrimi | 32 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Napredok | 43 | (14) |
| 2008–2010 | Renova | 42 | (25) |
| 2010–2011 | Schalke 04 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | Sevastopol | 22 | (9) |
| 2011 | → Tavriya Simferopol (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Macedonia | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Besart Ibraimi (Macedonian: Бесарт Ибраими; born 17 December 1986 in Kičevo, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian professional football player who currently plays for Ukrainian club Sevastopol.
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Ibrahimi began playing football in his hometown Kičevo for the youngsters of FK Vlazrimi.
Ibrahimi began his professional career 2005 with FK Vlazrimi, earning 32 caps and scoring four goals, before joining FK Napredok in January 2007. He played for FK Napredok for one season, 2007–08, playing 43 games and scoring 14 goals.[1] In September 2008, he signed for FK Renova.[2] He left Macedonia and his club FK Renova[3] on 12 January 2010 for German Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04.[4] He made his Schalke debut on 6 February 2010 in an away game against SC Freiburg coming on in the 77th minute as a substitute.[5]
Ibraimi only made two appearances for the first team of Schalke 04 before he was transferred to the Schalke 04 II team in the summer of 2010.[6] Ibraimi could participate in training with Schalke 04 II but since he is a non EU player, he could not play in league games for Schalke 04 II. After a half year, he signed on 26 January 2011 with the Ukrainian club PFK Sevastopol.[7]
Ibrahimi has earned seven caps for the Macedonia national football team and is a former member of the U-21 team.[8]
He was voted as the best player in Macedonia for 2009.[9]
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