Berisha began his senior career at Kategoria Superiore clubs Kukësi and Laçi, before returning to his native Kosovo at Besa Pejë in 2019. In the summer of that year, he moved to Kosovo Superleague club Ballkani, with which he won several domestic honours following loans at Liria Prizren and Malisheva. In 2024, he signed for Romanian team Petrolul Ploiești.
Club career
Early career and Albania
Berisha started his junior career at his hometown club Ballkani, from where he was transferred to Albanian side Kukësi in 2017. He was initially assigned to the under-17 and under-19 teams,[1] and on 6 February 2018 was promoted to the first team.[2] On 10 March that year, he was named as a substitute for the first time in a Kategoria Superiore match against Teuta Durrës.[3]
Following his debut season, Berisha was sent on a one-year loan to Liria Prizren on 7 September 2020.[6] On 21 August 2021, he returned from his loan and extended his contract until 2025.[7] Berisha played his first match after his return a day later against Dukagjini, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute for Ermal Krasniqi.
Loan to Malisheva
Berisha played for Ballkani during the first half of the 2021–22 campaign, but moved on loan to fellow league team Malisheva on 1 February 2022.[8] He made his debut 12 days later against Prishtina, being named in the starting lineup.[9]
Berisha made six appearances in the group stage of the latter competition, but only started in a 0–1 away loss to CFR Cluj on 3 November. On 21 January 2023, he started in the 1–0 victory over Llapi in the 2022 Kosovar Supercup.[12]
Berisha won his second national title with Ballkani at the end of the 2022–23 season. His side qualified again to the Europa Conference League, and this time he started in all six matches of the group stage, including the 2–0 home win over Dinamo Zagreb on 5 October 2023.[13]
Petrolul Ploiești
On 5 February 2024, Berisha signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Petrolul Ploiești,[14] for a rumoured fee of €200,000 plus 20% interest on a future sale.[15] He made his debut eleven days later, scoring a late winner in a 2–1 home Liga I victory over Politehnica Iași.[16]
On 14 August 2024, Berisha moved to German side Hansa Rostock for an undisclosed transfer fee.[18]
International career
In 2019, Berisha was called up by the Kosovo national under-19 team for a training camp held between 7 and 9 May.[19] On the 20th that month, he received another call-up for the friendlies against Albania,[20] but was an unused substitute in both matches.
^"Kombëtarja U19 mban grumbullim treditor" [The U19 national team holds a three-day training camp] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
