Lirik Vishi

Lirik Vishi

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Langenthal, Switzerland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2011	Solothurn
2012–2020	Basel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Basel U21	52	(13)
2020–2022	Basel	3	(0)
2022–2023	Yverdon	25	(5)
2023–2024	Bellinzona	15	(1)
International career^‡
2017	Switzerland U16	3	(1)
2020	Switzerland U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2020

Lirik Vishi (born 13 June 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Langenthal, Vishi played his early football by local club Solothurn and moved to the youth section of FC Basel in January 2012. Since then he has passed through all the junior levels for his club. In the 2019–20 season he made a total of 13 appearances with the U21 team in the Swiss Promotion League, the third tier of the Swiss football league system. On 21 June 2020, Vishi made his debut for the club's first team coming on as a substitute in the second half, but the team was beaten 2–1 loss by FC Luzern.^[1]

On 1 July 2020 to the start of their 2020–21 season the club announced that they had signed a two year professional contract with Vishi.^[2]

On 9 August 2022, Vishi moved to Yverdon on a two-year deal.^[3]

Personal life

Vishi is of Kosovan descent.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 June 2020.^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Basel U21	2019–20	Swiss Promotion League	14	1	–		–		0	0	14	1
Basel	2019–20	Swiss Super League	3	0	0	0	–		0	0	3	0
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Career total			17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1

Notes

References

1. "Luzern vs. Basel 2–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
2. FC Basel 1893 (2020). "Profivertrag für Lirik Vishi". Professional contract for Lirik Vishi. FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
3. "LIRIK VISHI S'ENGAGE AU MUNICIPAL !" (in French). Yverdon. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
4. "Lirik Vishi". Sport (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
5. Lirik Vishi at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2020.