| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Weil am Rhein, Germany | ||
| Date of death | October 11, 2010 (aged 20) | ||
| Place of death | Weil am Rhein, Germany | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2007 | FC Wil | ||
| 2004-2006 | Concordia Basel | ||
| 2006-2009 | BSC Old Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008-2009 | BSC Old Boys | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Albania U-21 | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Shpëtim Hysenaj (1990 – 11 October 2010) was a Kosovan football midfielder who played for FC Wil, Concordia Basel and BSC Old Boys in Switzerland in his very short playing career.
Born in Weil am Rhein, Germany to parents from the northern city of Kosovska Mitrovica in Yugoslavia, Hysenaj was on the books of Swiss side FC Wil before moving to Concordia Basel and then BSC Old Boys to play professionally. In 2009 he received an offer to join FC Winterthur but failed a medical and was diagnosed with leukaemia, which ended his short career.[1][2]
He had chosen to play for Albania and was part of the Albania U-21 training camp in 2009, just four weeks before being diagnosed with leukemia.[1][2]
He died aged just 20 on 11 October 2010 following a 20 month battle for his life against leukemia.[1][2]