Besart Ibraimi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Besart Ibraimi | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Uskana, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Sevastopol | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| 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 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011– | Sevastopol | 40 | (12) |
| 2011 | → Tavriya Simferopol (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Metalurh Zaporizhya (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Macedonia | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
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.
Early life
Ibrahimi began playing football in his hometown Uskana for the youngsters of FK Vlazrimi.
Career
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]
International career
Ibrahimi has earned seven caps for the Macedonia national football team and is a former member of the U-21 team.[8]
Honours
He was voted as the best player in Macedonia for 2009.[9]
References
- ↑ "ALSAT-M – IBRAHIMI FUTBOLLIST I VITIT". alsat-m.tv.
- ↑ "Mazedonischer Nationalspieler Besart Ibraimi jetzt ein Schalker" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "FC Schalke 04: Neuzugang Nummer 6" (in German). Merkur Online. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "Macedonia international Besart Ibraimi joins Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ↑ "Das Aluminium stellt sich in den Weg" (in German). kicker.de. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "Besart Ibraimi: FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04.
- ↑ "Ibraimi nga Schalke 04 kalon në Sevastopol". indeksonline.net.
- ↑ "U-21, katër shqiptarë kundër Shqipërisë" (in Albanian). Parajsa.com. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "Schalke holt Ibraimi – Hoogland kommt im Sommer" (in German). transfermarkt.de.
External links
- Profile at MacedonianFootball.com
- Besart Ibraimi at National-Football-Teams.com
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