Labinot Harbuzi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Lund, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Free agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Malmö BI | ||
| 1999–2000 | Falkenbergs FF | ||
| 2000–2001 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2002–2004 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2006 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Excelsior (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Malmö FF | 50 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Gençlerbirliği | 40 | (4) |
| 2012 | Manisaspor | 15 | (0) |
| 2012-2014 | Syrianska FC | 36 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2003 | Sweden U17 | 20 | (5) |
| 2004 | Sweden U19 | 15 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Sweden U21 | 26 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Labinot Harbuzi (born 4 April 1986) is a Swedish footballer of Kosovar-Albanian descent who plays as a midfielder.
Early life
Harbuzi's family migrated to Sweden. His father, Ismet, was a famous table tennis player in Kosovo.[1]
Club career
Early career
Growing up in the Malmö district Rosengård, he began his career with Malmö BI, the same club where Zlatan Ibrahimović began his career. Being a very hot prospect in his young years, he was spotted by Swedish Malmö FF.
Feyenoord
At 15 years old, he was signed by Dutch club Feyenoord where he started playing professional football in the club's reserve team and youth team.[2] In 2005 he was loaned to their satellite club Excelsior where he played 9 league games.
Malmö FF
In the spring of 2006, he returned to Malmö FF and made his Allsvenskan debut that same year.[3] In 2009 he made history when he became the first goalscorer in the then newly built Swedbank Stadion.
Gençlerbirliği
On 11 July 2009, Harbuzi signed with the Turkish club Gençlerbirliği S.K. His contract with the side started in January 2010, when his contract with Malmö FF expired.[4] He has since scored 5 goals, gaining 11 assists, a promising returning for a Bosman signing. He has received great praise from Gençlerbirliği fans and head coach, Fuat Çapa. He left Gençlerbirliği on 20 December 2011 after coming to a mutual agreement with the club to terminate his contract.[5]
International career
He was a Swedish under-21 international, making his debut against Republic of Ireland on 28 February 2006.[6] He also played in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
In 2011, Harbuzi declared to the media in two different interviews that, given his ethnicity and also his feelings about being an Albanian, he desires to be part of Albania's national football team in the future and is eagerly awaiting a convocation and has been in contact with the Albanian Football Association.[7]
References
- ↑ "Harbuzi har det som krävs | SvD". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 June 2009.
- ↑ "Www.Feyenoord.Nl Labinot Harbuzi Keert Terug Naar Zweden". Feyenoord.nl. 25 March 2006.
- ↑ "Labinot hem som en bättre spelare – Sport – Sydsvenskan-Nyheter Dygnet Runt". Sydsvenskan. 4 April 1986.
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ UEFA u-21 2009 player profile
- ↑ "Labinot Harbuzi: Dua të luaj me Shqipërinë". Gazeta Shqip. 13 July 2011.