Kristian Nushi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristian Nushi | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Klina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC St. Gallen | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1999 | KF Prishtina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2003 | FC Spiez | ? | (?) |
| 2003–2007 | FC Wil 1900 | 99 | (18) |
| 2007–2009 | FC Aarau | 59 | (4) |
| 2009– | FC St. Gallen | 131 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kristian Nushi (born 21 July 1982) is a Kosovar Albanian football player. He is a midfielder and plays for FC St. Gallen in Switzerland. He plays for the Kosovo national football team at international level.
Career
Nushi began his career in Kosovo and started to train with local club KF Prishtina. In 1999, aged 17 he moved to Switzerland to play for FC Spiez in Canton Bern. For the 2002/03 season he moved to FC Wil of the Swiss Super League. In the 2003/04 the club suffered relegation to the Challenge League. In four years at FC Wil Nushi played 99 games and scored 18 goals.
He joined FC Aarau[1] on 28 June 2007, competing in the top tier of Swiss Football League, the Swiss Super League.
On 30 May 2009, it was announced that Nushi would be joining FC St.Gallen, newly promoted to the Swiss Super League after being relegated to the Challenge League the previous year, for the 2009/10 season. Nushi has reportedly agreed to a 3-year deal.
International career
Nushi scored his first international goal in his debut for Kosovo national football team in the 1–0 win over Saudi Arabia, in Ankara, Turkey, on 15 June 2007.[2] He played in Kosovo's first official FIFA-sanctioned match on 5 March 2014 in a friendly against Haiti which ended in a 0-0 draw. [3]
Career honours
- Winner of the Swiss Cup 2004 with FC Wil.
References
- ↑ Kristian Nushi for two years at FC Aarau
- ↑ Kosovo 1:0 Saudi Arabia (Futbolli.com)
- ↑ "Kosovo draw with Haiti in historic first FIFA friendly". 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
External links
- FC Aarau Profile (German)
- Soccerway profile (English)
- Football.ch profile (German)
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